Tear Down These Walls

Billy Ocean | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jive
• ASIN: B0000004VN
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,453 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Billy Ocean's music was irresistibly pop, with some of his songs ranking as the catchiest, most radio-friendly music the '80s had to offer.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun 80s album!, January 10, 2001

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duggalolly (beyond the waterfall) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tear Down These Walls (Audio CD)

One of Billy Ocean's best releases, this album features a nice mix of funky upbeat cuts ("Stand And Deliver", "Gun For Hire") and romantic "Quiet Storm" ballads ("The Colour Of Love", "Here's To You"). The highlight of the album is the FULL-LENGTH version of the huge hit "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" (the version on his Greatest Hits CD was a shorter radio edit). This album is filled with fun pop music, but there are enough sophisticated touches to keep it interesting (such as a trumpet solo on the uptempo song "Pleasure"). For fans of elegant 80s music, this will be a nice addition to your collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This album is Awesome!, September 11, 2005

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R. Johnson "#1 Queen Fan" (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tear Down These Walls (Audio CD)

Wow, this album is off the chain. Probably the best 80's music I've ever heard. Billy Ocean is very underated, and this is definitely his best album. Every song is dynamite, and the production is fantastic. Buy the darn thing, its excellent feel good music and you won't be disappointed.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album to follow Love Zone!, November 6, 2004

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Preston (nc) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tear Down These Walls (Audio CD)

This Billy Ocean album is still one of my favorites! For him to follow the very successful Love Zone album with this platinum album is an understatement. The big hits were Get Out of My Dreams, The Colour of Love, and Tear Down These Walls, but they're no contest to my favorites here. They are the grooving Gun For Hire and the rumbling Pleasure. Some other songs I like are Soon as You're Ready, Calypso Girl, and Because of You. But Gun is still strong today with that superb horn section, the danceable rhythms and other aspects. I played that song over and over on the tape in 1988! One of 1988's best albums to be released in at a time when 1987 songs and albums were number one hits in May, June and the summer of '88.