"Sea of Love '' is a song written by Philip Baptiste (better known as Phil Phillips) and George Khoury. Phillips ' 1959 recording of the song peaked at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It became a gold record. It was the only top - 40 chart song for Phillips, who never recorded another hit. In the UK, Marty Wilde covered the song, his version peaked at No. 3, and Phillips ' version failed to chart there.
who sang the original song sea of love
Phil Phillips