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UB40 are a British dub / reggae pop music band formed in 1978 in Birmingham.
The band is one of the most culturally diverse dub reggae bands with musicians of English, Scottish, Irish, Yemeni and Jamaican parentage. The band is named from the paper form issued by the UK government’s Department of Health and Social Security at the time of the band’s formation for claiming unemployment benefit (UB40 = Unemployment Benefit, Form 40).
UB40 were influenced by the many Blues Parties they attended as teenagers in the multiracial Balsall Heath area of Birmingham, their love of ska and reggae inspired such original tracks as
King, Madam Medusa, Food For Thought, Signing Off and One In Ten.
Their early music style was unique, with a heavy influence of analogue synthesizers, psychedelic rock guitar, saxophone and dub producer techniques which were later perfected by the late Pablo Falconer.
Ali and Robin Campbell have a musical heritage, being sons of Ian Campbell, a folk musician.
The band purchased its first instruments with compensation money Ali Campbell received after a bar fight. They have had a number of hits, most commercially and to amusement of the band, “Red Red Wine”, a cover version of a Neil Diamond song (in an arrangement similar to that of Tony Tribe’s version). Their most successful single release is the cover of the Elvis Presley balladCan’t Help Falling In Love which was intended to be the main title to the 1992 Sharon Stone movie Sliver and was a Number One hit across Europe and in the U.S.
The band is one of the most culturally diverse dub reggae bands with musicians of English, Scottish, Irish, Yemeni and Jamaican parentage. The band is named from the paper form issued by the UK government’s Department of Health and Social Security at the time of the band’s formation for claiming unemployment benefit (UB40 = Unemployment Benefit, Form 40).
UB40 were influenced by the many Blues Parties they attended as teenagers in the multiracial Balsall Heath area of Birmingham, their love of ska and reggae inspired such original tracks as
King, Madam Medusa, Food For Thought, Signing Off and One In Ten.Their early music style was unique, with a heavy influence of analogue synthesizers, psychedelic rock guitar, saxophone and dub producer techniques which were later perfected by the late Pablo Falconer.
Ali and Robin Campbell have a musical heritage, being sons of Ian Campbell, a folk musician.
The band purchased its first instruments with compensation money Ali Campbell received after a bar fight. They have had a number of hits, most commercially and to amusement of the band, “Red Red Wine”, a cover version of a Neil Diamond song (in an arrangement similar to that of Tony Tribe’s version). Their most successful single release is the cover of the Elvis Presley ballad
Can’t Help Falling In Love which was intended to be the main title to the 1992 Sharon Stone movie Sliver and was a Number One hit across Europe and in the U.S.
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Best Of Labour Of Love
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Bring It On Home To Me
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The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000
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Labour Of Love
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Cherry Oh Baby
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Food For Thought
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Higher Ground
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Don't Break My Heart
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One In Ten
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Bring Me Your Cup
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King
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Red Red Wine (Edit)
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Rat in Mi Kitchen
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If It Happens Again
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(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You
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Shoutbox
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Katarzyna16 wrote:
My music kings.;*;*;*
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lewiej wrote:
UB r the best x x
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Kanetoad1992 wrote:
Tyler is guilty.
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sarie80sfan wrote:
I love Ali.
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green11420 wrote:
It's not possible for someone to not like UB40. It just isn't.
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Toyakisslove wrote:
Like UB40
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super_alice wrote:
mmm...
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lindsatthedisco wrote:
LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. *-*
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LilianRodin wrote:
Love!!!!!!! listening to the ubies xxx
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RBSN92 wrote:
Nice music, just to relaaaax. (=
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Phantomasss wrote:
"I got you babe" is the best reggae song i've ever heard :)
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itsbeatnick wrote:
picked up a copy of labour of love at a flea market on a whim... had never even heard of them before, it was well worth one dollar
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ahertca wrote:
he's awesome and very talented. i also love the fact that he cares for the environment
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Zamari wrote:
"Can't Help Falling in Love" is one of the best covers ever.
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niepoprawna_ wrote:
big up! <33
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galening wrote:
嗯 好
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Ez-tracks wrote:
hmm
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chilledvondub wrote:
bring me your cup
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DevilMadeMeDoIt wrote:
RED RED WIIIIIIIIIINE
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eireann87 wrote:
<3 <3 <3
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UB40
Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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UB40, Manchester MEN
Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom
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UB40
Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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