Ocean (band)

Not to be confused with The Ocean (band), a heavy metal band formed in 2000.
Not to be confused with Oceán, a Czech synth-pop band.
Ocean
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresGospel rock, soft rock, Christian music
Years active1970 (1970)–1975 (1975)
LabelsYorkville, Kama Sutra
Past members
  • Greg Brown
  • Jeff Jones
  • Janice Morgan
  • Dave Tamblyn
  • Chuck Slater

Ocean was a Canadian gospel/soft rock band formed in 1970 in Toronto, Ontario. They are best known for their 1971 single "Put Your Hand in the Hand". The single peaked at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,[1] and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[2]

"Put Your Hand in the Hand" was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, in 2006.[3]

  1. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 178.
  3. ^ "Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame: Put Your Hand in the Hand". Retrieved 7 April 2019.