''The Best of UB40 – Volume One'' is a compilation album by the British
reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...
band
UB40
UB40 are an English reggae band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart and has also achieved considerable international success. They have been nominated for the Grammy ...
. It was released in 1987 and includes a selection of the band's hits from 1980 to 1986.
The pub on the cover of the album is the Eagle and Tun, frequented by UB40 as it is close to their
DEP International
Dep International was a British record label founded in 1980 in music, 1980 by members of British group UB40. It specialised in reggae and dub music. The label went into administration (law), administration in October 2006 and into liquidation ...
recording studios in
Digbeth
Digbeth is an area of central Birmingham, England. Following the remodelling of the Birmingham Inner Ring Road, Inner Ring Road, Digbeth is now considered a district within Birmingham City Centre. As part of the Big City Plan, Digbeth is under ...
, Birmingham. ''The Best of UB40 – Volume One'' was re-released in July 1995 along with the release of ''
The Best of UB40 – Volume Two''.
Track listing
Side 1
#"
Food for Thought" – 4:09
from ''Signing Off
''Signing Off'' is the debut album by British reggae band UB40, released in the UK on 29 August 1980 by Dudley-based independent label Graduate Records. It was an immediate success in their home country, reaching number 2 on the UK albums chart, ...
''
#"
King
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
" – 4:35
from ''Signing Off''
#"
My Way of Thinking
"My Way of Thinking" is a song by British reggae band UB40, released as their second single in June 1980. It was released as a double A-side with a cover of Randy Newman's "I Think It's Going to Rain Today", and peaked at number six on the UK ...
" – 4:31
from '' The Singles Album''
#"
One in Ten" – 4:32
from '' Present Arms''
#"
Red Red Wine
"Red Red Wine" is a song originally written, performed and recorded by American singer Neil Diamond in 1967 that appears on his second studio album, '' Just for You''. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a person who finds that drinki ...
" – 5:21
from ''Labour of Love
''Labour of Love'' is the fourth studio album by British reggae band UB40, and their first album of cover versions. Released in the UK on 12 September 1983, the album is best known for containing the song "Red Red Wine", a worldwide number-one ...
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#"
Please Don't Make Me Cry" – 3:26
from ''Labour of Love''
#"
Many Rivers to Cross
"Many Rivers to Cross" is a song written and recorded in 1969 by Jimmy Cliff. It has since been recorded by many musicians, most successfully by UB40, Cher and Annie Lennox and it was sung in the Caribbean by Alison Hinds and Tessanne Chin.
...
– 4:31
from ''Labour of Love''
Side 2
#"
Cherry Oh Baby" – 3:18
from ''Labour of Love''
#"
If It Happens Again" – 3:44
from '' Geffery Morgan''
#"
I Got You Babe
"I Got You Babe" is a song performed by American pop and entertainment duo Sonny & Cher and written by Sonny Bono. It was the first single taken from their debut studio album, '' Look at Us'' (1965). In August 1965, the single spent three weeks ...
" – 3:09
from '' Baggariddim''
#"
Don't Break My Heart" – 3:49
from ''Baggariddim''
#"
Sing Our Own Song
"Sing Our Own Song" is a song written and performed by British reggae group UB40. It features backing singers Jaki Graham, Mo Birch and Ruby Turner and appeared as the ninth and final track on their seventh album, ''Rat in the Kitchen'' (1986). ...
" – 3:59
from ''Rat in the Kitchen
''Rat in the Kitchen'' is the seventh album by UB40, released in July 1986. This album contained two UK hits, " Sing Our Own Song" (UK No. 5 in 1986) and "Rat in Mi Kitchen" (UK No. 12 in 1987). The album itself reached 8 in the UK album charts ...
''
#"
Rat in Mi Kitchen" – 6:56
from ''Rat in the Kitchen''
#"
Maybe Tomorrow" – 3:23
Previously unreleased
CD version
#"Food for Thought" – 4:11
from ''Signing Off''
#"King" – 4:34
from ''Signing Off''
#"My Way of Thinking" – 3:24
from ''The Singles Album''
#"The Earth Dies Screaming" – 4:38
from ''The Singles Album''
#"Dream a Lie" – 3:38
from ''The Singles Album''
#"
Don't Let It Pass You By" – 7:45
from ''Present Arms''
#"
Don't Slow Down" – 4:28
from ''Present Arms''
#"One in Ten" – 4:32
from ''Present Arms''
#"Red Red Wine" – 3:03
from ''Labour of Love''
#"Please Don't Make Me Cry" – 3:26
from ''Labour of Love''
#"Many Rivers To Cross" – 4:31
from ''Labour of Love''
#"Cherry Oh Baby" – 3:18
from ''Labour of Love''
#"If It Happens Again" – 3:44
from ''Geffery Morgan''
#"I Got You Babe" – 3:09
from ''Baggariddim''
#"Don't Break My Heart" – 3:49
from ''Baggariddim''
#"Sing Our Own Song" – 4:08
from ''Rat in the Kitchen''
#"Rat in Mi Kitchen" – 3:08
from ''Rat in the Kitchen''
#"Maybe Tomorrow" – 3:23
Previously unreleased
Note
* "I Got You Babe" features
Chrissie Hynde
Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American-British musician. She is a founding member of the rock band the Pretenders and is the band's lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter; she and drummer Martin Chambers are the ...
.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Notes
1987 compilation albums
UB40 compilation albums
Virgin Records compilation albums
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