See all 7 pictures

Play Lighthouse Family Radio

Lighthouse Family

1,688,471 plays (201,958 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

104 shouts

Add to my Library Share

The Lighthouse Family were a British duo from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. They consisted of vocalist Tunde Baiyewu (born November 25, 1968 in London) and keyboard player Paul Tucker, (born 12 August 1968, in Crystal Palace, London) and formed in 1993 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England after meeting at college. Their 1995 debut album Ocean Drive sold more than 1.6 million copies in the UK alone and established them as a popular easy listening duo throughout Europe.

The Lighthouse Family split up in early 2003 due to “a heavy promotional schedule and the incredible international success of ‘Whatever Gets You Through The Day’.”

This led to both men pursuing individual projects. Tunde has embarked on a solo career, and has already released an album called Tunde in late 2004, while Tucker joined a rock band, The Orange Lights.

According to their management, the band has not split up despite being inactive: “there is always the possibility of another Lighthouse Family album one day.”

Both Baiyewu and Tucker were working in bars when they first met; together, they recorded demos of a number of songs Tucker had written during the late 1980s. Among these, a demo of “Ocean Drive” attracted the attention of Polydor Records A&R director Colin Barlow, who, in 1993, signed the band to a six-month development deal.

The band were funded for the recording of additional demos, and teamed with songwriters Martin Brammer (formerly of Kane Gang), Tim Kellett (formerly of Simply Red), and Tim Laws (co-writer of “Dreams” by Gabrielle). Eventually, the band was signed to record an album proper; finished in August 1994, Ocean Drive also included songs written by Shaun Ward (also of Simply Red), Junior Giscombe, and Alan Glass, and was produced by Mike Peden.

Tagged as:

pop, soul, britpop, easy listening, alternative
See more…

Similar Artists

Top Albums

Postcards From Heaven
Lighthouse Family
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.49
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
Greatest Hits
Lighthouse Family
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
Ocean Drive
Lighthouse Family
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.49
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes $9.90
- Buy Album
- Amazon $5.86
- eBay Search
The Very Best of Lighthouse Family
Lighthouse Family
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $14.98
- eBay Search

Top Tracks

1	High full track	1,524
2	Lifted full track	555
3	Ocean Drive full track	504
4	Ain't No Sunshine full track	435
5	Lost In Space full track	290
6	Run full track	285
7	Raincloud full track	241
8	Question of Faith full track	228
9	Loving Every Minute full track	215
10	Happy full track	202
11	Goodbye Heartbreak full track	154
12	Postcard From Heaven full track	139
13	(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be) Free/One	122
14	Absolutely Everything full track	84
15	Once in a Blue Moon full track	74

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

kijul wrote:
Wednesday evening

Tunde's voice is awesome!

View Profile | Leave kijul a shout
PhoenixBloom wrote:
15 days ago

Me and my dad like these, my fave is '(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be) Free/One' <3

View Profile | Leave PhoenixBloom a shout
sarahlikesPEAS wrote:
October 2009

Free ♥

View Profile | Leave sarahlikesPEAS a shout
Dayzi63 wrote:
October 2009

The black man is soooo cute! I just think he is so nice and if I ever saw him, he'd ask me out on dates and... Lets not go that far! lol

View Profile | Leave Dayzi63 a shout
ginsinuk wrote:
October 2009

Easy listening at its... easiest. :D

View Profile | Leave ginsinuk a shout
johny016 wrote:
October 2009

High, Ain't No Sunshine and (I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be) Free/One are memorable. Great music

View Profile | Leave johny016 a shout
Dyint wrote:
September 2009

rainhcloud...the best

View Profile | Leave Dyint a shout
Lorenacklein wrote:
August 2009

High! ♥

View Profile | Leave Lorenacklein a shout
davelieser wrote:
August 2009

one of the most loved band of my dead father so i`m ever thinking for him when i listen to high

View Profile | Leave davelieser a shout
cliquott wrote:
July 2009

One of the bands of my childhood.

View Profile | Leave cliquott a shout
KcLKcL wrote:
July 2009

My favorite are High & Postcards From Heaven.. Good ol' days....

View Profile | Leave KcLKcL a shout
creepingdeathv2 wrote:
July 2009

lol the "easiest listening" that you'll ever come across...they make good music...

View Profile | Leave creepingdeathv2 a shout
johny016 wrote:
June 2009

so few listeners. High is a masterpiece and so is Lost in the space and Ain't No Sunshine cover.

View Profile | Leave johny016 a shout
davelieser wrote:
June 2009

sad that they don´´t make new music

View Profile | Leave davelieser a shout
bigdazza1979 wrote:
June 2009

My favorite is the song Postcard from heaven great song!

View Profile | Leave bigdazza1979 a shout
Johnny89V wrote:
June 2009

We are gonna beeeeee forever you and meeee

View Profile | Leave Johnny89V a shout
SC10n wrote:
June 2009

"one day we gonna get so high" - hehe ;p

View Profile | Leave SC10n a shout
senorcorazon wrote:
May 2009

wonderfull music, I like it!

View Profile | Leave senorcorazon a shout
AlexanderHilly wrote:
May 2009

I see what you did there.

View Profile | Leave AlexanderHilly a shout
onise wrote:
May 2009

i get lifted so high listening to ocean drive, i get lost in space, loving every minute. yes, now i know how it feels to be free. wonderful songs. Absolutely everything.

View Profile | Leave onise a shout

See all 104 shouts

Videos

Listeners

ktmBEN
Listening now
to Ain't No Sunshine
Drummererft
Listening now
to Ocean Drive
Nye-Kun
Listening now
to High - 7" Edit
ofael
Top Listener
bizarrock
Top Listener
SamOW
Top Listener

Recent Activity

liliaoneill, bluemoon85 and 22 other people added Lighthouse Family to their libraries. 1 hour ago
DeMarc tagged Lighthouse Family with ‘pop’. Tuesday evening
Oliverdenley, MrsDing, uebungsleiter and 40 other people added Lighthouse Family to their libraries. Tuesday afternoon
nataliawise tagged Lighthouse Family with easy listening, britpop, soul and one other tag. last week
etteirrah, mant1804, Steevie_Bonsai and 6 other people added Lighthouse Family to their libraries. last week
QuimDias1944 tagged Lighthouse Family with ‘media player’. last week
Beffy456, Apt1108, AureliaTortelia and 14 other people added Lighthouse Family to their libraries. last week