ABC - Be Near Me (Ecstasy Mix) (UK 12'') (1985)

ABC - Be Near Me (Ecstasy Mix) (UK 12'') (1985)

"Ocean Blue" is a song by the English new wave band ABC that was released as the fourth single from their third studio album How to Be a ... Zillionaire! The song peaked at No. 51 on the UK Singles Chart; the song failed to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The single was the only single from the album not to chart on the Hot 100; their next single to chart there would be "When Smokey Sings" the following year. The single version was re-recorded with drummer David Palmer after the release of the album, also referred to as the "Pacific Mix". SIDE A: Ocean Blue (Atlantic Mix) 5:11 Arranged By [Strings] – Anne Dudley Mixed By – Julian Mendelsohn Tower Of London (Instrumental) 3:37 Mixed By – Julian Mendelsohn SIDE B: Be Near Me (Ecstasy Mix) 4:46 Mixed By – Martyn Webster Ocean Blue (Pacific Mix) 3:37 Mixed By – Julian Mendelsohn VINYL GRADE: Vinyl: Near Mint Sleeve: Near Mint RELEASE INFORMATION: Label: Neutron Records ‎– NTX 110 Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM Country: UK Released: 1985 Genre: Electronic Style: Synth-pop CREDITS: Engineer – Martyn Webster Photography By – David Levine (11) Sleeve – Design KB*, Keith Breeden Written-By, Producer – Martin Fry Written-By, Producer, Arranged By – Mark White NOTES: From the LP "How to Be a ... Zillionaire!"