The Best of UB40, Vol. 1

UB 40

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 14, 1995)
• Original Release Date: November 14, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B000000WAE
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #198,693 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Food for Thought

2. One in Ten

3. Red, Red Wine

4. Please Don't Make Me Cry

5. If It Happens Again

6. I Got You Babe

7. Don't Break My Heart

8. Sing Our Own Song

9. Rat in Mi Kitchen

10. Breakfast in Bed

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The second volume of the venerable British pop-reggae group's greatest hits is drawn from their generally lesser late '80s and early '90s work. By then, they'd found a formula that produced hits (gently percolating covers of pop classics and lightweight originals) and stuck to it. They'd pretty much abandoned the fiery (and specifically British) politics and deep-bass reggae of their early years, but losing the edges of their style also truncated the joy of its highs. The result is pleasant and easy to listen to as the music slips into a bobbing groove. Their covers of "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" and "Can't Help Falling In Love" are impeccably skillful where once they'd have been ecstatic. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bathtime, Rex!, July 24, 1999

By A Customer

I love UB40 because they present so many listening options. When you actually want to listen to MUSIC, heaven forbid, you can play some of the early stuff - 'Signing Off' and 'Present Arms' being the albums to check out (they are poorly represented on Vol. 1 and not represented on Vol. 2). When you're washing the dishes or giving the dog a bath, then you can let the great bulk of UB40's recorded output wash gently over and around, but not of course, through, you. It's all very pleasant and the essential similarity of the polite, saccahrine-sweet covers they specialise in has a cumulative effect: you and Rex will both be gently bobbing your heads by the time you towel him off. Alarmingly, some worrying signs of Songwriting are beginning to creep back into UB40's muzak: particularly 'Higher Ground' from the Promises & Lies album, and 'Bring Me Your Cup', a song so downright sensuous that Rex is likely to do very strange things to your leg unless you're careful. Woof woof!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Volume One vs. Volume 1, November 17, 2005

By	A. Gross (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased Volume One within the past month. This CD has only 10 tracks on it, whereas Volume 1 has 18 as mentioned in an earlier review. So if you are buying this...I recommend you verify what you're looking for!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good collection, but..., December 26, 2002

By	"-arto-" (Turku, Finland) - See all my reviews

This is a good collection, but I'd buy "The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000" instead. It has almost all these tracks and more. The only songs missing from "The Very Best..." are "Breakfast In Bed" and "Please Don't Make Me Cry". The latter is a great song, but I wouldn't buy this cd for just one track. (It is also included in "Labour of Love")