2008 greatest hits album by UB40
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 .
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores 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
Title Writer(s) Album 1. "(I Can't) Help Falling in Love with You" George Weiss , Hugo Peretti , Luigi Creatore Promises and Lies , 19933:26 2. "One In Ten" UB40 Present Arms , 19804:33 3. "Red Red Wine" Neil Diamond Labour of Love , 19833:04 4. "If It Happens Again" UB40 Geffery Morgan , 19843:43 5. "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" Al Green , Teenie Hodges Labour of Love II , 19894:04 6. "Sing Our Own Song" UB40 Rat in the Kitchen , 19864:00 7. "I Got You Babe" (featuring Chrissie Hynde ) Sonny Bono Baggariddim , 19853:09 8. "Groovin' (Out On Life)" Byron Lee Labour of Love II, 1989 3:41 9. "My Way Of Thinking" UB40 Signing Off , 19803:23 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 , 19983:28 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 , 19883:20 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 , 19953:53 21. "Swing Low" (featuring The United Colours Of Sound) Charlie Skarbek , Wallace WillisHomegrown , 20033:26 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
Jimmy Brown
Robin Campbell
Earl Falconer
Norman Hassan
Matt Doyle
Ali Campbell
Yomi Babayemi
Jimmy Lynn
Brian Travers
Mickey Virtue
Astro
Duncan Campbell
Studio albums Compilation albums Live albums Remix albums Singles See also