UB40 Return

01/04/06
. (Special Ops) On the 25th anniversary of their recording debut, the multiplatinum British eight-member reggae supergroup UB40 are returning to their musical roots with their new album, WHO YOU FIGHTING FOR?, to be released Jan. 24 on Rhino Records. The 13-track album, which Mojo Magazine called a �return to form for the UK�s best selling reggae act,� features tight arrangements and frontman Ali Campbell�s heartfelt, distinct vocals at the fore of a collection of originals and five covers of classic 70�s era soul and reggae. Much of the album features songs infused with political, spiritual and romantic messages such as �Plenty More,� �Sins Of The Fathers� and �One Woman Man.� The album has already garnered two Top 40 hits in the UK with the Indian-flavored �Reasons� and �Kiss and Say Goodbye.�

As befits a band who have had international hits with their interpretations of other people�s songs��Red Red Wine� (1983) and �(I Can�t Help) Falling In Love� (1993) topped the charts in Britain and America�UB40 have excelled once more in their choice of covers on WHO YOU FIGHTING FOR?. This time, they have gone for The Jamaicans� lilting �The Things You Say You Love,� The Manhattans� Seventies soul classic �Kiss And Say Goodbye,� Matumbi�s �After Tonight,� a pivotal song in the history of British reggae, �I�ll Be On My Way,� a Lennon-McCartney tune which they recorded for a BBC session in 1963 (and was not released until 1994), and Gene Chandler�s 1970 hit �Good Situation.� �To some extent, reggae has never received the recognition that it truly deserves,� says drummer James Brown. �But, if it hadn�t been for reggae, there wouldn�t be any garage, drum and bass or hip-hop. A lot of today�s dance music wouldn�t exist if it hadn�t been for dub.�

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