Ocean - Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance

Tracks

Side 1

		Track Name	Length
	1	Things I'm Going Through	03:42
	2	One More Chance	03:17
	3	Whistle Stop	03:53
	4	Wild Country	03:09
	5	Hosanna	04:10

Side 2

		Track Name	Length
	1	Make the Sun Shine	02:50
	2	Mud Island	05:50
	3	Helplessly Hoping	02:24
	4	(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman	03:36
	5	Funnier Man	07:11

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Ocean emerged at the turn of the 1970s from the Ontario club and coffeehouse circuit, coalescing around longtime friends Greg Brown and Dave Tamblyn, who had grown up in London, Ontario before relocating to Toronto. The band took shape within the Yorkville scene as Canadian pop and rock artists were beginning to gain sustained international attention.

The group’s lineup consisted of Greg Brown on vocals and keyboards, Jeff Jones on bass and vocals, Janice Morgan on guitar and vocals, Dave Tamblyn on guitar, and Chuck Slater on drums. Recording in Toronto’s professional studio environment, Ocean signed to Yorkville Records in Canada, with U.S. releases handled through Kama Sutra.

Ocean achieved international success in 1971 with their recording of ‘Put Your Hand In The Hand,’ written by Gene MacLellan. Although the song had already been recorded by Anne Murray, Ocean’s version became the definitive hit, reaching No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, charting across Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and establishing the band’s profile well beyond the Canadian market. The song’s overtly spiritual theme drew attention from both popular and religious audiences, generating an unusual cultural crossover for a Canadian pop single of the period.

The group’s debut album paired ‘Put Your Hand In The Hand’ with original material and selected covers, recorded at Bay Studios in Toronto and mastered at Bell Sound. Ocean followed with a second album, Give Tomorrow’s Children One More Chance, which broadened their repertoire to include material by Cook–Greenaway, Robbie Robertson, Stephen Stills, and others, alongside songs written within the band.

Between 1970 and 1973, Ocean maintained a steady radio presence through a series of singles, including ‘Deep Enough For Me,’ which also charted, as well as ‘We Got A Dream,’ ‘One More Chance,’ and ‘Make The Sun Shine.’ In addition to their two albums, Ocean recorded six singles for the Yorkville label, reflecting continued studio activity during their peak years.

Ocean toured extensively following their breakthrough, though the pressures of international success and management challenges eventually curtailed the group’s momentum.

Subsequent reissues, foreign-language releases, and split-credit singles kept ‘Put Your Hand In The Hand’ in circulation for decades, long after the band’s original recording period had ended.
-Robert Williston

Musicians
Greg Brown: vocals, keyboards
Jeff Jones: bass, vocals
Janice Morgan: guitar, vocals
Dave Tamblyn: guitar
Chuck Slater: drums

Songwriting
‘Things I’m Going Through’ written by Jeff Jones
‘One More Chance’ written by Cook–Greenaway
‘Whistle Stop’ written by Robbie Robertson
‘Wild Country’ written by Greg Brown and Wayne Faro
‘Hosanna’ written by J. Brown
‘Make The Sun Shine’ written by K. Stella
‘Mud Island’ written by D. Weiss and M. Unobsky
‘Helplessly Hoping’ written by Stephen Stills
‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ written by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, and Jerry Wexler
‘Funnier Man’ written by P. Craigie

Production
Produced by Greg Brown

Artwork
Art direction by Glen Christensen
Cover by Wilson McLean

Notes
Published by Bay Music
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