Ocean – Put Your Hand In The Hand

Ocean – Put Your Hand In The Hand

A landmark of Canadian pop history, Put Your Hand In The Hand is the 1971 debut album from Toronto's Ocean, best remembered for its title track - a gospel-tinged pop anthem that became a genuine worldwide phenomenon. Released as a single in February 1971, the song reached No. 2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, and topped the charts in Belgium, New Zealand, and Norway. 

Written by Gene MacLellan and first recorded by Anne Murray, Put Your Hand in the Hand became Ocean's signature hit and helped define the era's wave of spiritually-tinged "Jesus Rock", sitting alongside classics like Spirit In The Sky and Day By Day. The song's overtly spiritual theme drew attention from both popular and religious audiences, creating an unusual cultural crossover for a Canadian pop single of the period.

Beyond the hit single, the album showcases Ocean's warm harmonies and soft rock sensibilities across original material and thoughtful covers, including the enduring fan favourite Deep Enough For Me. The band - Greg Brown, Jeff Jones, Janice Morgan, Dave Tamblyn, and Chuck Slater - recorded the album in Toronto, capturing a defining moment in early-70s Canadian music. A must-have for collectors of gospel rock, soft rock, and classic Canadiana.

Tracklist:

Side A

1. Put Your Hand In The Hand
2. Pleasure Of Your Company
3. We Got A Dream
4. Deep Enough For Me

Side B

1. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
2. The One Who's Left
3. Stones I Throw
4. No Other Woman