Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)

"Caribbean Queen " is a 1984 song by Trinidadian-British singer Billy Ocean. Co-written and produced by Keith Diamond, it climbed to number one on both the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Black Singles chart, and number six on the UK Singles Chart. The song won Ocean the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, making him the first British artist to win in that category.
The song is written and recorded in the key of D minor. The saxophone solo is played by Vernon Jeffrey Smith.

History

The song was initially released in the UK as "European Queen" in May 1984, but it did not achieve success. As suggested by people at the record company, it was re-recorded for different parts of the world—resulting in the versions "Caribbean Queen" and "African Queen".
In the US, the song was released under the title "Caribbean Queen ". It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 85 on the chart dated 11 August 1984. Twelve weeks later it hit number one and stayed at the top of the chart for two consecutive weeks. The song charted for 26 weeks. This version then also achieved success in Europe:

Charts