Ocean

Ocean was a Canadian gospel/soft rock band formed in 1970 in Toronto, Ontario. The group consisted of Greg Brown (vocals, keyboard), Jeff Jones (bass, vocals), Janice Morgan (guitar, vocals), Dave Tamblyn (guitar), and Chuck Slater (drums). Their breakthrough came with the release of their debut album Put Your Hand in the Hand in 1971. The album included eight songs, featuring covers by Robbie Robertson and Gene MacLellan. The band's most notable achievement was the album's title track, which peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and reached number 4 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1971. This song was later inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006. Ocean's second album, Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance, was released in 1972 in both the U.S. and Canada by the Kama Sutra label. The band had additional hits in Canada with "We've Got a Dream" and "One More Chance", both written by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway. Despite their success, Ocean disbanded in 1975 after releasing two albums. In 1987, the band suffered the loss of drummer Chuck Slater, who took his own life that year.

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