UB40 – Collected - 180 Gram Vinyl - 2XLP

Early 1980, UB40 scored their first success with "Food For Thought", reaching high positions in the charts. By the time they released their first album they were already so successful that they had signed off on unemployment benefit, leading to the stamped Signing Off featured on form 40, for the sleeve of their debut album. UB40. Collected has captured all the different phases of the band in one complete album, from classic hits combined with the new! 

The members of UB40 chose their name after a piece of paper most of them were all too familiar with: Unemployment Benefit form 40, in short: UB40. The name was put on posters and the band was promoted even before each member fully understood his instrument. With "Present Arms In Dub", they managed to make first dub album ever to reach the album charts in the U.K., with the poignant songs "One In Ten" and "Don't Slow Down". In 1983 the band put on a new project, Labour Of Love, boasting ten cover versions of Jamaican hits, which became a huge worldwide hit and the band's first number one album. 

Besides original UB40 songs like Food For Thought and Rat In Mi Kitchen, Labour Of Love tracks Red Red Wine, Cherry Oh Baby and Please Don't Make Me Cry, there are collaborations with Chrissie Hynde (I Got You Babe, Breakfast In Bed"), Afrika Bambaataa (Reckless) and Robert Palmer (I'll Be Your Baby Tonight) on Collected. 

TRACK LIST:

A1        Tyler
A2        Burden Of Shame
A3        I Think It's Going To Rain Today
A4        Food For Thought
A5        Don't Do The Crime
B1        One In Ten
B2        Sardonicus
B3        Please Don't Make Me Cry
B4        Cherry Oh Baby
B5        Red Red Wine
B6        If It Happens Again
B7        Don't Slow Down
C1        I Got You Babe
C2        Don't Break My Heart
C3        Sing Our Own Song
C4        Rat In Mi Kitchen
C5        All I Want To Do
C6        Maybe Tomorrow
C7        Reckless
D1        Breakfast In Bed
D2        Homely Girl
D3        Kingston Town
D4        I'll be your Baby Tonight
D5        Tears From My Eyes
D6        Here I Am (Come And Take Me)
D7        (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You