UB40

UB40 are a British reggae/pop band who have placed more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. One of the world's best-selling music artists, UB40 have sold over 70 million records.

Their hit singles include their debut "Food for Thought" and two U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number ones with "Red Red Wine" and "Can't Help Falling in Love". Both of these also topped the UK Singles Chart, as did the band's version of "I Got You Babe".

UB40's first single, "King"/"Food for Thought" reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Their first album, Signing Off, was released in August 1980. It reached as high as No. 2 in the UK, spent 71 weeks in total on the chart and went platinum.

UB40's popularity in the United States was established when they released Labour of Love, an album of cover songs, in 1983. The album reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 8 on the Billboard 200 in the US. The album featured the song "Red Red Wine" and it stayed on the charts for over a hundred weeks.

Their most successful worldwide single release is their reggae/pop version of "(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You", which was the main title to the 1993 Sharon Stone movie Sliver and was a number one hit across Europe and in the US.

In 2002, the compilation album Young Gifted & Black was released.

In January 2008, Ali Campbell announced he would be leaving the group after 30 years. The band released their next album, TwentyFourSeven, UB40's last with the original lineup. Their next release was a collection called Love Songs, which was a compilation of hits mainly from the Labour of Love series and all featuring Ali Campbell on vocals.

In 2009, the band released the first new album with their new lead singer Duncan Campbell called Labour of Love 4. In Nov 2010, a remastered 2CD+DVD of 'Signing Off' is released as a '30th Anniversary Special Edition'.