Ocean was a gospel rock band formed in 1970 in Toronto, Ontario, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. They are best known for their million-selling 1971 single "Put Your Hand in the Hand

Put Your Hand in the Hand

"Put Your Hand in the Hand" is a Gospel pop song composed by Gene MacLellan and first recorded by Canadian singer Anne Murray from her third studio album Honey, Wheat and Laughter....

", penned by Gene MacLellan

Gene MacLellan

Gene MacLellan was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Prince Edward Island.Among his notable compositions were "Snowbird", made famous by Anne Murray, "Put Your Hand in the Hand, "The Call", "Pages of Time" and "Thorn in My Shoe"...

. The gramophone record

Gramophone record

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 sold over one million copies and received a gold disc

Music recording sales certification

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 awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America

Recording Industry Association of America

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 on 3 May 1971. Ocean consisted of Greg Brown (vocals, keyboard), Jeff Jones

Jeff Jones (musician)

Jeff Jones is a Canadian bass guitar player. He first gained fame as a member of the gospel rock band Ocean. Their million-selling 1971 single "Put Your Hand in the Hand" was penned by Gene MacLellan. The gramophone record received a gold disc awarded by the Recording Industry Association of...

 (bass, vocals), Janice Morgan (guitar, vocals), Dave Tamblyn (guitar), and Chuck Slater (drums). The album was recorded in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

 in 1970 and originally released on the highly collectable Yorkville label in Canada. The album contained eight songs written by such notables as Robbie Robertson

Robbie Robertson

Robbie Robertson, OC; is a Canadian singer-songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for his membership as the guitarist and primary songwriter within The Band. He was ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time...

 and Gene MacLellan. The album was picked up in the U.S. by the Kama Sutra

Kama Sutra Records

Kama Sutra Records was started in 1964 by Arthur "Artie" Ripp, Hy Mizrahi and Phil Steinberg as Kama Sutra Productions, a production house. The word "Kama Sutra" is a Sanskrit terminology....

 label that also released the band's second album in both the U.S. and Canada. Ocean managed another hit in Canada with the song "I've Got a Dream" written by the British

British people

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 songwriting team of Cook and Greenway, but they failed to make any impact in the U.S. and disbanded in 1975 after only two albums.

Albums

Year	Album	Chart Positions
		CAN	US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
1971	Put Your Hand in the Hand	47	60
1972	Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance	—	—

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions					Album
		CAN	CAN AC	CAN Country	US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	US AC Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
1971	"Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand "Put Your Hand in the Hand" is a Gospel pop song composed by Gene MacLellan and first recorded by Canadian singer Anne Murray from her third studio album Honey, Wheat and Laughter.... "	10	6	34	2	4	Put Your Hand in the Hand
	"Deep Enough for Me"	54	—	—	—	—
	"We Got a Dream"	47	—	—	—	—
1972	"Make the Sun Shine"	75	19	—	—	—	Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance
	"One More Chance"	12	1	—	—	—
1973	"I Have a Following"	83	—	—	—	—	single only

External links

• [ AllMusic Guide entry for Ocean]
• CanadianBands.com entry for Ocean