Greatest Hits (UB40 album)
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by English reggae group UB40, released in 2008.[1] The album includes all 21 tracks from 11 studio albums and the compilation The Best of UB40: Volume Two.
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| Released | 30 September 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–2003 | |||
| Genre | Reggae, rock | |||
| Length | 1:15:34 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Producer | Ray Falconer, Bob Lamb, UB40, Howard Gray, Dan Armstrong, Danny Canaan | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
David Jeffries from AllMusic says the two sides of UB40's career is represented in Greatest Hits from "the ultra-slick, easy to swallow side of the band" with tracks like "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" mixed in with "the underdog with roots reggae attitude and dubby production" numbers like "One in Ten". He calls it a "one-disc, nonjudgmental document of UB40 done right."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "(I Can't) Help Falling in Love with You" | George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore | Promises and Lies, 1993 | 3:26 |
| 2. | "One In Ten" | UB40 | Present Arms, 1980 | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Red Red Wine" | Neil Diamond | Labour of Love, 1983 | 3:04 |
| 4. | "If It Happens Again" | UB40 | Geffery Morgan, 1984 | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" | Al Green, Teenie Hodges | Labour of Love II, 1990 | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Sing Our Own Song" | UB40 | Rat in the Kitchen, 1986 | 4:00 |
| 7. | "I Got You Babe" (featuring Chrissie Hynde) | Sonny Bono | Baggariddim, 1985 | 3:09 |
| 8. | "Groovin' (Out On Life)" | Byron Lee | Labour of Love II, 1989 | 3:41 |
| 9. | "My Way Of Thinking" | UB40 | Signing Off, 1980 | 3:23 |
| 10. | "The Way You Do the Things You Do" | Smokey Robinson, Robert Rogers | Labour of Love II, 1989 | 3:02 |
| 11. | "Higher Ground" | UB40 | Promises and Lies, 1993 | 4:21 |
| 12. | "Please Don't Make Me Cry" | Winston Groovy | Labour of Love, 1983 | 3:26 |
| 13. | "Kingston Town" | Kentrick Patrick | Labour of Love II, 1989 | 3:50 |
| 14. | "Come Back Darling" | Johnny Osbourne | Labour of Love III, 1998 | 3:28 |
| 15. | "Don't Break My Heart" | UB40 | Baggariddim, 1985 | 3:50 |
| 16. | "Cherry Oh Baby" | Eric Donaldson | Labour of Love, 1983 | 3:17 |
| 17. | "Breakfast in Bed" (featuring Chrissie Hynde) | Eddie Hinton, Donnie Fritts | UB40, 1988 | 3:20 |
| 18. | "Rat in Mi Kitchen" | UB40 | Rat in the Kitchen, 1986 | 3:06 |
| 19. | "Homely Girl" | Eugene Record, Stan McKenny | Labour of Love II, 1989 | 3:25 |
| 20. | "Until My Dying Day" | UB40 | The Best of UB40 – Volume Two, 1995 | 3:53 |
| 21. | "Swing Low" (featuring The United Colours Of Sound) | Charlie Skarbek, Wallace Willis | Homegrown, 2003 | 3:26 |
| Total length: | 1:15:34 | |||
Personnel
- Ali Campbell - guitar, vocals
- Mickey Virtue - keyboards
- Astro - percussion, trumpet, vocals
- Jimmy Brown - drums
- Robin Campbell - guitar, vocals
- Earl Falconer - bass guitar
- Brian Travers - saxophone
- Chrissie Hynde - Vocals (I Got You, Babe and Breakfast In Bed)
Production
- Dan Armstrong - Producer
- Danny Canaan - Producer
- Frank Collura - Compilation Producer
- Ray Falconer - Producer
- Howard Gray - Producer
- Susan Lavoie - Art Direction
- Sam Nelson - Compilation Producer
- Gerry Parchment - Producer
- Will Ragland - Design
- Charlie Skarbek - Producer
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2008 | Virgin Records[3] | CD | 509992/ 37509 20 |
References
- UB40 - Greatest Hits at LastFM
- UB40 – Greatest Hits: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- UB40 - Greatest Hits at Discogs
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