UB40
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Biography
[Edit]Named after a British unemployment benefit form, pop-reggae band UB40 were formed in a welfare line in 1978, and their multiracial lineup reflected the working-class community their members came from. The band consolidated its street credibility with political topics appealing to dissatisfied youth and got a boost from fans of the waning 2-Tone ska revival movement. Brothers Robin (lead guitar) and Ali Campbell (guitar, lead vocals) formed the centerpiece of the group, which also included bassist Earl Falconer, keyboardist Mickey Virtue, saxophonist Brian Travers, drummer Jim Brown, percussionist Norman Hassan, and toaster Terence "Astro" Wilson. The band purchased its first instruments with compensation money Ali Campbell received after a bar fight, even though few of the members knew how to play them.
But by the end of the year, the group was invited to tour with the Pretenders. Their "Food for Thought" single reached the U.K. Top Ten in 1980, beginning a long streak of chart appearances. Signing Off and Present Arms were big sellers in Britain, if not America, and addressed the political issues of the day in songs like "One in Ten," a Top Ten hit blasting Margaret Thatcher for the country's unemployment rate. Released in 1983, Labour of Love, an album of reggae cover songs, gave the group its first chart album in America and first number one U.K. hit with Neil Diamond's "Red Red Wine." Several albums of original material sold well in the U.K., but only respectably in the U.S., where the group's biggest hit was a Top 30 cover of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe" featuring the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde.
In 1988, the group performed "Red Red Wine" at a Nelson Mandela tribute concert, and a Phoenix radio station trotted the single out for a second go-round. Listener response was far more enthusiastic, and "Red Red Wine" reentered the charts and went all the way to the top. Finally having hit on a way to conquer the lucrative American market, UB40 responded with another covers album, Labour of Love II, which produced Top Ten singles with versions of the Temptations' "The Way You Do the Things You Do" and Al Green's "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)." The group scored a huge hit in America with Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love," which was initially featured in the Sharon Stone film Sliver and spent seven weeks at number one. By this time, UB40 had largely abandoned their trademark left-wing politics and were concentrating more on perfecting their reggae oldies covers than their original material; however, the gimmick resulted in huge sales figures in both the U.S. and U.K., with Promises and Lies reaching number six in the States and number one in Britain.
In the spring of 1998, UB40 released Presents the Dancehall Album in the U.K. A third Labour of Love collection followed a year later. In fall 2002, UB40 bounced back with yet another collection. The Fathers of Reggae, which appeared on Virgin in November, highlighted the band's roots in reggae in a selection of classics. In 2003, the band scored a major hit in the U.K. when its version of the spiritual "Swing Low" with the multicultural choir United Colours of Sound became the official anthem for the 2003 English Rugby team. The song was featured on the 2003 album Homegrown. As their 2005 album, Who You Fighting For?, was being released, an announcement was made that the band would be working with Birmingham's Repertory Theatre to stage a new musical in the spring of 2006. Two years later their album Twentyfourseven became their last with vocalist Ali Campbell and keyboardist Michael Virtue. Their 2010 release Labour of Love IV introduced Ali’s brother Duncan as the group’s new lead singer. They also released a remastered 2CD & DVD version of Signing Off as a 30th Anniversary Special, which the band also toured across America and Europe. In 2011, five founder members -Robin Campbell, Brian Travers, Terence Wilson, Norman Hassan and James Brown - started bankruptcy proceedings against the existing group over debts accrued by their label, DEP International. Alongside former singer Ali Campbell, they were declared bankrupt that year. In 2013, they announced their details of their eighteenth studio album. Entitled Getting Over The Storm, it featured covers of country music songs by the likes of Willie Nelson, George Jones,Randy Travis and many more.
Collections
Title: Hi-Res Masters: Reggae (CD1)
Genre: Reggae
Title: Hi-Res Masters: Reggae (CD2)
Genre: Reggae
Title: Now - Yearbook ’80-’84: The Final Chapter (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 80s Complete (800 Tracks From 80s) (CD9)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Old But Gold 80's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Nouvel An - Années 90 2022 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Old Music Alert 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Iconic Pop 2023
Genre: Pop
Title: Now Yearbook 1986 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Reggae, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: NOW Yearbook Extra 1980 - 1984: The Final Chapter (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Love Songs Nineties
Title: Reggae Collected 2023
Genre: Reggae
Title: Love Songs Nineties 2023
Genre: Pop
Title: Love Songs Eighties 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Road Trip In The World... Ever! 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Valentines In The World... Ever! 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Best 80s Love Songs In The World... Ever! 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Hard NRG, Rock, Punk Rock, Disco, Italo Disco, Eurodisco, Pop
Title: Blockbusters: 60 Smashes From Massive Movies (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Mastermix DJ Beats 124
Genre: Electronica
Title: Tubes Pour L'ete - Annees 80 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: End Of School Kids Songs 2023
Genre: Kids
Title: Sommer Klassiker 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Feel Good Summer By Digster Pop 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Best Summertime In The World... Ever! (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 80s Summer Essentials 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Mastermix DJ Edits Summer 2 2023
Genre: Electronica
Title: I80's Always On My Mind! Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: 1990 Best Of By UDiscover
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 1991 Best Of By UDiscover (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 1991 Best Of By UDiscover (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 1993 Best Of By UDiscover (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 1993 Best Of By UDiscover (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 90's Drive - POP 2023
Genre: Pop
Title: Pasaporte A Los 90s 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Pasaporte A Los 80s 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: I90's Rockstars Hits! 2023
Title: Estrellas De Los 80 Vol. 1 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Estrellas De Los 90 Vol. 1
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Éxitos De Los Años 80 (CD1) / Exitos De Los Anos 80 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Estrellas De Los 80 Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Exitos Remember: Mi Cinta Romantica 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 230 DJ Loaded - Intentions Timed 2023 (CD4)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Punk Rock, Reggae, World Music, Country, Alternative, Dubstep, Folk
Title: DMC Commercial Collection 487 2023
Genre: Electronica
Title: Now That's What I Call 40 Years Vol. 1 - 1983-1993 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Songs About Wine 2023
Title: 101 80s Hits (CD5)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 101 80s Hits (CD4)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: The Magic Of Pop Music 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Capodanno 80's Party 2023
Title: Dj Cool Winter Party (CD4)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Fiesta Ochentera 2024
Title: NOW Yearbook 1990 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Reggae, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: # 1 Nineties (CD3)
Featuring albums
Title: Bringing Out The Dead - Music From The Motion Picture
Artist: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Genre: Pop
Title: Ed TV (Music From The Motion Picture)
Artist: Ed TV Soundtrack
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Nostalgie Love Volume 3 (CD1)
Artist: The Young Professionals
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: Grand 12-Inches 15
Artist: Ben Liebrand
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: The Real Summer Classics (CD3)
Artist: Fetenhits
Genre: Eurodance, Reggaeton, World Music, Latin, Synth Pop
Title: Throwback Reggae Dancehall
Artist: Ministry Of Sound
Genre: Reggae, Lovers Rock, Dancehall, Reggae Fusion
Title: Rights Tracks Massive 2CD (CD1 - Redrums Distance Tracks)
Artist: Coming Soon
Genre: Trip Hop, House, Electro, Dancefloor, Latin, Country, Dance Pop, Trap
Title: Mastermix DJ Beats: Summer Volume 2
Artist: DJ Beats
Genre: Eurodance, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, New Wave, Reggae Fusion, Disco, Synth Pop