UB40
Named after a British unemployment form, UB40 brought politically conscious reggae out of Birmingham and into the mainstream. The 'Labour of Love' covers project gave them a global number one with 'Red Red Wine' and made reggae a permanent fixture of 80s pop radio.
Origin: Birmingham, England · Years active: 1978–present
Biography
Named after a British unemployment form, UB40 brought politically conscious reggae out of Birmingham and into the mainstream. The 'Labour of Love' covers project gave them a global number one with 'Red Red Wine' and made reggae a permanent fixture of 80s pop radio.
Key 1980s albums
- Present Arms (1981)
- Labour of Love (1983)
- Rat in the Kitchen (1986)
- Labour of Love II (1989)
Essential songs
- Red Red Wine (1983)
- Kingston Town (1989)
- One in Ten (1981)
- Please Don't Make Me Cry (1983)
- I Got You Babe (1985)
Genres
ska-reggae · pop · new-wave
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