UB 40 - King Town and Red Red Wine
Albums
Year 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 -
1 Labour Of Love reached number fifteen in the U.S. in 1988 with the re-popularization of "Red Red Wine".
[edit] Singles
Year Song 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)
* James (Jimmy) Brown - born 20 November 1957, Birmingham - drums
* Ali Campbell - born Alistair Campbell, 15 February 1959, Birmingham - guitar, lead vocals
* Robin Campbell - born 25 December 1954, Birmingham - lead guitar, vocals
* Earl Falconer - born 23 January 1957, Birmingham - bass guitar, vocals
* Norman Hassan - born 26 January 1958, Birmingham - percussion, trombone, vocals
* Brian Travers - born 7 February 1959, Birmingham - saxophone
* Mickey Virtue - born Michael Virtue, 19 January 1957, Birmingham - keyboards
* Astro - born Terence Wilson, 24 June 1957, Birmingham - toasting vocals, percussion, trumpet
And guest members include(d):
* Patrick Tenyue (trumpet) (1983--94)
* Henry Tenyue (trombone) (1983--94)
* Martin Meredith (saxophone) (1997— )
* Laurence Parry (trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone) (1995— )
