who sang the original song sea of love
Sea of Love (song) "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.[1] It became a gold record. It was the only top-40 chart song for Phillips, who never recorded another hit.[2] In the UK, Marty Wilde covered the song, his version peaked at No. 3, and Phillips' version failed to chart there.