1980-83
7/13/2005, AMG
This US compilation gathers the best of the early days of the UK's top White reggae band, displaying their love of dub and some of their best songs of the period, such as...
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Baggariddim
7/13/2005, AMG
Baggariddim combines a thoroughly appealing three-song EP, highlighted by the catchy "Don't Break My Heart" and a duet with Chrissie Hynde on Sonny & Cher's "I Got You...
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CCCP - Live In Moscow
7/13/2005, AMG
It's hard to imagine what A&M had in mind, releasing a live album by a group that hadn't really broken in the U.S. yet. Nevertheless, the record actually spent eight weeks...
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Labour Of Love
7/13/2005, AMG
Named after the unemployment form in England, UB40 was never the most creative or talented group of musicians. However, what they lacked in talent they made up for with an...
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Labour Of Love II
7/13/2005, AMG
UB40 repeats their formula for even more success, with reggae versions of "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" and "The Way You Do the Things You Do." ~ William Ruhlmann, All...
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Little Baggariddim
8/4/2007, AMG
The British version of The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000 offers a large collection of songs that are often associated with the group ("Red Red Wine") and many that...
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Present Arms
7/13/2005, AMG
The popular perception of UB40 as a band who cling to the coattails of true reggae artists is partially merited, given their '90s karaoke-quality interpretations of popular...
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Promises And Lies
7/13/2005, AMG
Carried by the hit "Can't Help Falling in Love," Promises and Lies finishes UB40's transition from a reggae band to an adult-contemporary band that plays reggae-pop. Fans of...
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Signing Off
8/4/2007, AMG
So ubiquitous is UB40's grip on the pop-reggae market today, that it will be difficult for younger fans to comprehend just how their arrival shook up the British musical...
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UB40
1/1/1988, LAUNCH, Lesley Holdom
The best record UB40's ever done. But it sort of got "lost" when "Red, Red Wine" hit in 1988 from a five year-old album. And listening to Ali sing with Chrissie Hynde's...
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UB40
7/13/2005, AMG
UB40 was the first indication that the band was abandoning the political inclinations of their earlier work and concentrating solely on pop-reggae. Of course, pop informed...
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The Best Of UB40, Vol. Two
7/13/2005, AMG
The Best of UB40, Vol. 2 concentrates on the group's '90s recordings, when the band concentrated on pop-reggae crossovers instead of genuine reggae. There are a number of...
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Labour Of Love III
3/23/1999, LAUNCH, Rob O'Connor
If you're like me, you probably stay up nights worrying about where the future of music is going. I mean, what happens if it falls into the WRONG HANDS? The horror, the...
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The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000
7/13/2005, AMG
While the two previous Best of UB40 collections neatly divided the band's output between their more political early period and their later, covers-oriented pop success, they...
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UB40 Present The Fathers Of Reggae
7/13/2005, AMG
For a U.K.-based group that spent their entire tenure paying homage to the great singers and songwriters of the Island Nation (Jamaica), the oft-scoffed-at UB40 pull off...
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