Kingston Town (song)

"Kingston Town" is a 1970 song by Lord Creator released as a single on producer Clancy Eccles' Clandisc label. It was also recorded in 1989 by reggae group UB40 and was released as the second single from their album Labour of Love II, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart and number one in France and the Netherlands.

Not to be confused with "Jamaica Farewell" by Lord Burgess, made famous by Harry Belafonte.

"Kingston Town"
Single by Lord Creator
B-side"Holly Holly" (by The Fabulous Flames)
Released1970
GenreReggae
LabelClandisc
Songwriter(s)Kentrick Patrick
Producer(s)Clancy Eccles

In June 2007, the copyright holders of the song, Sparta Florida Music Group, started legal action against Paris Hilton and Warner Chappell Music for plagiarism due to alleged similarities between "Kingston Town" and Hilton's song "Stars Are Blind". It was wrongly stated that UB40 was the suing party, which the band later confirmed as being incorrect on their website.[1]

UB40 version
"Kingston Town"
Single by UB40
from the album Labour of Love II
B-side"Lickwood"
Released19 March 1990 (1990-03-19)
GenreReggae
Length3:52
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Kentrick Patrick
Producer(s)UB40
UB40 singles chronology
"Homely Girl"
(1989)		 "Kingston Town"
(1990)		 "Wear You to the Ball"
(1990)

English reggae band UB40 covered "Kingston Town" in 1989 and released it as a single in early 1990. It became the group's sixth top-five hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four for three weeks in April 1990. Throughout the rest of 1990, the song charted in a number of countries, topping the Dutch Top 40 for two weeks in May and the French Singles Chart for three weeks in October and November. Infodisc estimates it is the 426th-best-selling single of all time in France with 581,000 copies sold.

In Australia, the song did not reach the top 100 on the ARIA Singles Chart during its original release. However, in 1991, after a re-release of "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" reached number three, "Kingston Town" was re-released and peaked at number 17 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Track listings

5-inch CD (Virgin / DEPX 35)

  1. "Kingston Town" (7-inch version) – 3:52
  2. "Lickwood" – 5:04
  3. "Kingston Town" (extended mix) – 5:16

7-inch vinyl, 3-inch CD and cassette (Virgin / DEP 35 (7"), DEPX 35 (CDS), DEP C35 (CS))

  1. "Kingston Town" – 3:52
  2. "Lickwood" – 5:04

12-inch vinyl (Virgin / DEP 35-12)

  1. "Kingston Town" (extended mix) – 5:16
  2. "Lickwood" – 5:04
  3. "Kingston Town" (7-inch version) – 3:52

Charts and sales

References
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  4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7 no. 44. 3 November 1990. p. IV. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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  16. "Jaaroverzichten 1990" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  17. "Eurochart Hot 100 of 1990" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7 no. 51. 22 December 1990. p. 60. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via World Radio History.
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  21. "1990 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. 2 March 1991. p. 41.
  22. "French certifications for singles, database". Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
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