UB40 are an English reggae band formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart and achieved significant international success. They were nominated four times for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album and received a Brit Award nomination for Best British Group in 1984. UB40 have sold more than 100 million records worldwide. The original line‑up was ethnically diverse, including musicians of English, Welsh, Irish, Jamaican, Scottish and Yemeni descent. Their hit singles include their debut track “Food for Thought” and two Billboard Hot 100 number‑one hits: “Red Red Wine” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love”. Both songs also topped the UK Singles Chart, as did their version of “I Got You Babe”, recorded with Chrissie Hynde. Their two most successful albums, Labour of Love (1983) and Promises and Lies (1993), both reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. UB40 and the English ska band Madness share the record for the most weeks spent by a group in the UK Singles Chart during the 1980s, with 214 weeks each. The band’s line‑up remained stable for nearly 29 years, from March 1979 until January 2008, when frontman Ali Campbell left the group, followed shortly by keyboardist Mickey Virtue. Another member, Astro, continued with UB40 until November 2013, when he left to join Campbell and Virtue in forming a separate group called “UB40 featuring Ali Campbell.” In 2014, the original band—now consisting of co‑founding members Jimmy Brown (drums), Robin Campbell (guitar), Earl Falconer (bass), Norman Hassan (percussion), Brian Travers (saxophone), and new vocalist Duncan Campbell—sought legal advice and took action against the Campbell/Virtue/Astro group over their potentially confusing use of the UB40 name.
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Red Red Wine
Kingston Town
(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You
I Got You Baby…
Homely Girl
Here I Am Baby
Every breath you take
Bring Me Your Cup
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