UB40
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UB40 - brytyjski zespół muzyczny grający muzykę reggae.
Nazwa zespołu pochodzi od brytyjskiego dokumentu dla bezrobotnych. Powstał w 1978 w Birmingham, największą popularność zdobył w składzie:
- Ali Campbell (wokalista i gitarzysta)
- Robin Campbell (gitarzysta i wokalista)
- Michael Virtue (klawiszowiec)
- Brian Travers (saksofonista)
- Norman Lamount Hassan (puzonista)
- Terence Astro Wilson (trębacz)
- Earl Falconer (basista)
- James Brown (perkusista)
Tworzył efektownie aranżowane piosenki, bazujące na wzorcu rytmicznym reggae (np. King, Food For Thought, My Way Of Thinking, The Earth Dies Screaming, Don't Slow Down, One In Ten), nagrywał też własne wersje znanych przebojów (m.in. I Think It's Going To Rain Today R. Newmana, Red Red Wine Neila Diamonda, Please Don't Make Me Cry W. Tuckera, Many Rivers To Cross Jimmy'ego Cliffa, Falling in Love Elvisa Presleya i I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Boba Dylana). Muzycy UB40 współpracowali m.in z Robertem Palmerem, Pato Bantonem, Bittym McLeanem, Chrissie Hynde, Madness, Hunterz.
W 2008 wokalista Ali Campbell opuścił grupę i postanowił skoncentrować się na swojej karierze solowej.
[edytuj] Dyskografia
[edytuj] Albumy
| Rok | Album | UK | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Signing Off | 2 | - |
| 1981 | Present Arms | 2 | - |
| 1981 | Present Arms in Dub | 38 | - |
| 1982 | UB44 | 4 | - |
| 1982 | The Singles Album | 17 | - |
| 1983 | UB40 Live | 44 | - |
| 1983 | More UB40 Music | - | - |
| 1983 | Labour of Love 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 1984 | Geffery Morgan | 3 | 60 |
| 1985 | Baggariddim | 14 | - |
| 1985 | Little Baggariddim | - | 40 |
| 1985 | The UB40 File | - | - |
| 1986 | Rat in the Kitchen | 4 | 53 |
| 1987 | UB40 CCCP: Live in Moscow | - | 121 |
| 1987 | The Best of UB40 - Volume One | 3 | - |
| 1988 | UB40 | 12 | 44 |
| 1989 | Labour of Love II | 3 | 30 |
| 1993 | Promises and Lies | 1 | 6 |
| 1994 | Labour of Love, Volumes I and II (re-issue) | 5 | - |
| 1995 | The Best of UB40 - Volume Two | 12 | - |
| 1997 | Guns in the Ghetto | 7 | 176 |
| 1998 | UB40 Present the Dancehall Album | - | - |
| 1998 | Labour of Love III | 8 | - |
| 2000 | The Very Best of UB40 | 7 | - |
| 2001 | Cover Up | 29 | - |
| 2002 | UB40 Present the Fathers of Reggae | - | - |
| 2003 | Homegrown | 49 | - |
| 2003 | Labour of Love, Volumes I, II and III (re-issue) | 7 | - |
| 2005 | Who You Fighting For? | 20 | - |
| 2008 | Dub Sessions (download only) | - | - |
[edytuj] Single
| Rok | Piosenka | UK singles | U.S. Hot 100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "King"/"Food for Thought" | 4 | - |
| 1980 | "My Way of Thinking" / "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" | 6 | - |
| 1980 | "The Earth Dies Screaming" / "Dream a Lie" | 10 | - |
| 1981 | "Don't Let It Pass You By" / "Don't Slow Down" | 16 | - |
| 1981 | "One in Ten" | 7 | - |
| 1982 | "I Won't Close My Eyes" | 32 | - |
| 1982 | "Love Is All Is All Right" | 29 | - |
| 1982 | "So Here I Am" | 25 | - |
| 1983 | "I've Got Mine" | 45 | - |
| 1983 | "Red Red Wine" | 1 | 34 |
| 1983 | "Please Don't Make Me Cry" | 10 | - |
| 1983 | "Many Rivers to Cross" | 16 | - |
| 1984 | "Cherry Oh Baby" | 12 | - |
| 1984 | "If It Happens Again" | 9 | - |
| 1984 | "Riddle Me" | 59 | - |
| 1985 | "I'm Not Fooled" / "The Pillow" | 59 | - |
| 1985 | "I Got You Babe" (with Chrissie Hynde) | 1 | 28 |
| 1985 | "Don't Break My Heart" | 3 | - |
| 1986 | "Sing Our Own Song" | 5 | - |
| 1986 | "All I Want to Do" | 42 | - |
| 1987 | "Rat in my Kitchen" | 12 | - |
| 1987 | "Watchdogs" | 39 | - |
| 1987 | "Maybe Tomorrow" | 14 | - |
| 1988 | "Reckless" (with Afrika Bambaataa) | 17 | - |
| 1988 | "Where Did I Go Wrong" | 26 | - |
| 1988 | "Red Red Wine" (U.S. re-issue) | - | 1 |
| 1988 | "Breakfast in Bed" (with Chrissie Hynde) | 6 | - |
| 1988 | "Come out to Play" | 77 | - |
| 1989 | "I Would Do for You" | 45 | - |
| 1989 | "Homely Girl" | 6 | - |
| 1990 | "Kingston Town" | 4 | - |
| 1990 | "Wear You to the Ball" | 35 | - |
| 1990 | "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (with Robert Palmer) | 6 | - |
| 1990 | "Impossible Love" | 47 | - |
| 1990 | "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" | 46 | 7 |
| 1990 | "The Way You Do the Things You Do" | 49 | 6 |
| 1991 | "Groovin'" | - | 90 |
| 1992 | "One in Ten" (remix by 808 State) | 17 | - |
| 1993 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | "Higher Ground" | 8 | 45 |
| 1993 | "Bring Me Your Cup" | 24 | - |
| 1994 | "C'est La Vie" | 37 | - |
| 1994 | "Reggae Music" | 28 | - |
| 1995 | "Until My Dying Day" | 15 | - |
| 1997 | "Tell Me Is It True" | 14 | - |
| 1997 | "Always There" | 53 | - |
| 1998 | "Come Back Darling" | 10 | - |
| 1998 | "Holly Holy" | 31 | - |
| 1999 | "The Train Is Coming" | 30 | - |
| 2000 | "Light My Fire" | 63 | - |
| 2001 | "Since I Met You Lady" (with Lady Saw) / "Sparkle of My Eyes" | 40 | - |
| 2002 | "Cover Up" | 54 | - |
| 2003 | "Swing Low" | 15 | - |
| 2005 | "Kiss and Say Goodbye" | 19 | - |
| 2005 | "Reasons" (with Hunterz and The Dhol Blasters) | 75 | - |
| 2006 | "Who You Fighting For" (download only) | - | - |
