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.
Title: 5 Album Set (Signing Off/Present Arms/UB44/Labour of Love/Geffery Morgan)
Artist: UB40
Genre: Reggae
Title: One In Ten (Remixes)
Genre: Electronica, House, Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Collections
Title: Top Of The Pops 1988 CD2
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Top Of The Pops 1991 CD4
Genre: Electronica, House, Euro House, Hip Hop/R&B, Reggae, Roots Reggae
Title: Top Of The Pops 1993 CD1
Title: Pure 90s Pop CD2
Genre: Rock
Title: Pure 90s Pop CD3
Genre: Rock
Title: 101 Housework Songs (AU Edition) (CD 5)
Genre: Pop
Title: Pop Classics Top 100 2012
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 Number Ones (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits Of The 80'S (CD6)
Genre: House, New Wave, Disco, Italo Disco, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
Title: Massive Hits! Nineties (CD2)
Genre: House, Hip Hop/R&B, Power Pop, Pop
Title: Massive Hits! - Number 1s (CD3)
Genre: Latin
Title: Love Ring BEST
Genre: Pop
Title: Absolute 80s Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Sunshine Pop
Title: Absolute 90s (CD3)
Title: 101 Ultimate Beer Songs (CD5)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Best Of 1980 - 1990 Volume 02 (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Club/Dance, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Dance Pop, New Romantic
Title: The Best Of 1980 - 1990 Volume 05 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Club/Dance, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Dance Pop, New Romantic
Title: Impresindibles M80 (CD3)
Genre: World Music, Disco, Pop
Title: DMC Classic Mixes - Groups
Genre: Club/Dance, DJ/Remixes
Title: Do You Remember The Time
Genre: Gospel, Byzantine/Relegious, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Best Of British (CD2)
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Pop, Alternative
Title: 350 Famous Hits Of 90th (CD 18)
Genre: Rock, Club/Dance, Pop
Title: Alle 40 Goed 90'S Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Mastermix - Classic Cuts 121 - 80s
Genre: Pop
Title: Now Millennium Series 1984 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, World Music, Latin, Pop
Title: Love Ballads 2013 (CD4)
Title: Love 101 (CD4)
Title: 101 Ultimate 80s
Genre: Retro
Title: Now That'S What I Call Music! 56 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Country, Disco
Title: Love Ballads - 60 Super (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops Love 2013
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s Tears Love
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Alternative
Title: Radio 2 - Twee Dansant (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: This Is... 1989
Genre: Retro
Title: Chance 90s Hits
Title: Greatest Duets (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Deejays Timeless Party.... Promo (CD2)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Pure Love (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Latin, Country, Pop
Title: I Grew Up In The 80s
Genre: Pop
Title: 100% - 80'S (CD1)
Title: 100 Hits One Way Ticket
Genre: Electronica, Pop Punk
Title: Phantastic (Fantastic) Disco (Atom Records) Vol. 1
Genre: Disco, Italo Disco, Eurodisco, Pop
Title: Pure... Alternative 80s (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 90s Hits (CD3)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Pop
Title: 101 90s Hits (CD5)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Pop
Title: Het Beste Uit De Top 500 Van Het Foute Uur Van (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Feel Good 80s (CD3)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Pop
Title: 101 Love Songs (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: 90s HITS Again (CD1)
Title: Kuschelrock 27 (CD3)
Title: 80s Megabox (CD2)
Title: Nostalgie Summer Party (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Les Meilleurs Tubes 80 Version Extended Remix Vol. I
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Joe FM Zomer Top 100 Volume 2 (CD03)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits: 90s Classics (CD5)
Title: 100 Hits 80s Classics (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
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