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: 80's In The Mix Vol. 1 (CD5)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 80's In The Mix Vol. 1 (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 80's In The Mix Vol. 3 (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Sunshine Reggae Hits
Genre: Reggae
Title: 80's In The Mix Vol. 4 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 80's In The Mix Vol. 4 (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 80's In The Mix Vol. 5 (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Best Hits 80-90 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Disco, Pop
Title: The Best Hits 80-90 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Disco, Pop
Title: The Best Hits 80-90 (CD5)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Disco, Pop
Title: Lo Mejor Del Pop Internacional Vol. 33 (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: Rewind: The 80s Album (CD3)
Title: Hot 50 House Music Vol. 06
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Club/Dance
Title: The Best 80s Songs (CD2)
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Now That's What I Call Music 01 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Now That's What I Call Music 01 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Reggae, Pop, Funk
Title: 100x Reggae (Made In Jamaica) (Universal 2012) (CD1)
Genre: Reggae
Title: Hit History 1980
Title: Hit History 1983
Title: Hit History 1984
Title: NOW Thats What I Call A Million (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 80 Los Exitos Dance De 1980
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Every Breath You Take
Title: Melodia FM - Siente La Buena Musica (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: 12 Inch 80's New Wave (CD3)
Genre: Indie Rock, Disco, Pop Rock
Title: Super Cover Hits
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Mastermix - DJ Beats Volume 23
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: NOW That’s What I Call The 90s (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Rock Line, Vol. 4
Genre: Rock
Title: Original Hits - 80s 12' (CD4)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: The Last Supper (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Het Gevoel Van De Top Editie 2014 (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop Rock, Dance Pop
Title: Best Of The Eighties (CD4)
Title: Top 2000 - Editie 2014 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Of 12 Inch - Vol. 3 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Love Song (CD3)
Genre: Industrial, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Club/Dance, EBM
Title: I Love Hits 80's 90's (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Best Of 80-90 (CD4)
Genre: Club/Dance, Disco House
Title: Type Magic 90s Charts (CD2)
Title: The Best 90s Collection (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100X Liefde 2015 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Dance Classics - Pop Edition Vol. 9 (CD1)
Genre: Eurodance, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Dance Classics - Pop Edition Vol. 10 (CD2)
Genre: Eurodance, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: S 12'' - 72 Original Hits (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: S 12'' - 72 Original Hits (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The 80-90’ Retro Hits (CD2)
Title: 80s 12'' - 72 Original Hits (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, New Wave, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
Title: 80s 12'' - 72 Original Hits (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, New Wave, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
Title: Love Stories
Title: Now That's What I Call Music
Title: Original Hits: 80s 12″
Title: Reggae The Definitive Collection (CD2)
Genre: Latin
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