UB40

Formed 1979, Mosley, Birmingham, UK
Label: Graduate
Musicians: Alistair Campbell (vcls, gtr); Robin Campbell (gtr, vcls); Astro [=Terry Wilson] (vcls); Michael Virtue (kbds); Earl Falconer (bs); Brian Travers (sx); Jim Brown (drms); Norman Hassan (pcssn)
Producers: Bob Lamb/UB40
Writers: Robin Campbell/Ali Campbell/Michael Virtue/Earl Falconer
GRAD 6 King/Food For Thought 1 Mar 1980 65-55-40-20-10-5-4-4-6-13-35-51-68 Pts: 228
    from the album Signing Off (8/80)  
Writers: UB40
GRAD 8 My Way Of Thinking/I Think It's Going To Rain Today 7 Jun 1980 72-29-19-8-7-6-10-14-34-52 Pts: 165
GRADLP 2 Signing Off LP 30 Aug 1980 17-2-2-3-5-10-16-24-27-28-22-23-32-24-25-29-27-24 Pts: 121
    sales: 100000  
    10 Jan 1981 19-20-19-19-22-38-32-33-33-39-41-45-45-64-63-66-60-73-66-69-53-41-48-33-33-49-47-63-51-51-53-42-32-38-36-47-75-69-58-77-99-100 Pts: 98
    16 Jan 1982 80-96-82-90-67-89-81-86-91 Pts: 9
Writers: UB40
GRAD 10 Earth Dies Screaming/Dream A Lie 25 Oct 1980 34-25-14-11-10-11-18-22-38-41 Pts: 147
    10 Jan 1981 55 Pts: 4
Label: DEP International
DEP 1 Present Arms LP 30 May 1981 11-2-3-4-7-5-9-16-14-16-14-13-7-7-8-10-16-22-31-35-48-63-58-65-89-93-xx-xx-xx-82-77-70 Pts: 162
    16 Jan 1982 70-79-67-79-72-86-87-98 Pts: 8
Producers: Ray Falconer/UB40
Writers: UB40
DEP 2 One In Ten 1 Aug 1981 54-23-16-10-7-9-12-26-33-50 Pts: 154
    from the album Present Arms (5/81)  
Producers: Ray 'Pablo' Falconer
DEP 3 UB44 LP 2 Oct 1982 4-4-11-22-46-59-85-98 Pts: 42
    sales: 100000  
Producers: UB40/Ray 'Pablo' Falconer
Writers: Neil Diamond
DEP 7 Red Red Wine 13 Aug 1983 36-9-1-1-1-2-2-3-8-16-20-29-39-51 Pts: 498
    sales: 500000; from the album Labour Of Love (9/83)  
DEP 5 Labour Of Love LP 17 Sep 1983 1-2-2-3-4-5-5-5-6-13-25-17-17-16-18-18 Pts: 165
    sales: 300000  
    14 Jan 1984 11-16-15-16-20-20-25-32-29-29-16-17-21-16-20-30-38-33-41-42-34-49-57-51-60-56-57-48-79-46-51-64-46-48-71-48-44-45-39-46-43-52-54-94-85-87-90-xx-98-xx-86 Pts: 139
    12 Jan 1985 82-92-79-90-75-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-87-75-xx-81-xx-xx-91 Pts: 9
    25 Jan 1986 98 Pts: 1
Writers: Winston Tucker
DEP 8 Please Don't Make Me Cry 8 Oct 1983 38-15-12-10-11-15-31-51 Pts: 123
    from the album Labour Of Love (9/83)  
Producers: UB40/Howard Gray
Writers: UB40
DEP 11 If It Happens Again 15 Sep 1984 33-17-9-12-16-27-37-48 Pts: 111
    from the album Geffery Morgan (10/84)  
LPDEP 6 Geffery Morgan LP 13 Oct 1984 3-5-13-20-31-46-51-57-59-66-65-69 Pts: 50
    12 Jan 1985 95 Pts: 1
Producers: UB40/Ray 'Pablo' Falconer
LPDEP 10 Baggariddim LP 7 Sep 1985 20-14-21-26-28-37-46-45-33-27-26-35-41-44-53-59-48 Pts: 55
    sales: 60000  
    11 Jan 1986 52-61-72-97-97 Pts: 6
Writers: UB40
DEP 22 Don't Break My Heart 19 Oct 1985 35-19-7-5-3-3-6-12-20-27-24 Pts: 261
    11 Jan 1986 63 Pts: 3
Producers: UB40
DEP 23 Sing Our Own Song 5 Jul 1986 22-6-5-8-13-21-37-52-72-80 Pts: 152
    from the album Rat In The Kitchen (7/86)  
DEP 11 Rat In The Kitchen LP 2 Aug 1986 8-9-14-23-26-29-35-36-40-50-69-76-95-xx-96 Pts: 47
    17 Jan 1987 60-49-60-61-84-98 Pts: 7
Producers: various
UBTV 1 The Best Of UB40 - Volume 1 LP 31 Oct 1987 3-5-3-3-6-8-10-15-14-14 Pts: 95
    sales: 1800000  
    16 Jan 1988 27-28-35-39-48-43-55-70-60-61-70-90-84-81-73-83-97-xx-xx-xx-xx-90-63-77-72-84-98-97-93-94-92-92-88-89-79 Pts: 45
    17 Jun 1989 52-70-73 Pts: 4
    17 Mar 1990 66-59-68-57-64-xx-68-68-64-64-60-60-67-60-66-69-69-73-62-57-51-53-48-55-69-54-59 Pts: 33
    19 Jan 1991 74-57-61-59-69-72-68-69-58-60-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-74-xx-xx-xx-xx-68-69-68-64-71-75-74-xx-68 Pts: 30
    9 Jan 1993 69-xx-68-xx-xx-74 Pts: 4
    12 Jun 1993 74-67-69-75-70-62-xx-51-69-66-62-65 Pts: 18
    14 Jan 1995 63-66-84-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-87-80-72-63-60-61-70-70-79-97-xx-xx-152-109-108-98-99-117-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-177-140-150 Pts: 20
    6 Apr 1996 120-74-77-68-104-xx-164-136-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-117-82-102-98 Pts: 6
    9 May 1998 186-168-194-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-185-186-192-181  
    13 Feb 1999 113-xx-196-200-192  
      67 Pts: 1
Producers: UB40
Writers: Eugene Record/Stan McKenny
DEP 33 Homely Girl 11 Nov 1989 24-7-6-6-12-21-26-39 Pts: 154
    Original: Chi-Lites (Apr 1974); from the album Labour Of Love II (12/89); The first Reggae version of "Homely Girl" was by Jackie Robinson.  
    13 Jan 1990 73 Pts: 1
DEP 14 Labour Of Love II LP 2 Dec 1989 9-12-16-14-19 Pts: 28
    sales: 300000  
    13 Jan 1990 19-19-27-25-34-42-48-46-49-22-22-16-8-6-8-8-5-3-4-6-8-14-9-10-14-16-19-14-12-13-12-15-20-24-26-27-34-42-47-61-56-59-67-72-73-66-67-67-63-60-56 Pts: 234
    12 Jan 1991 57-55-58-50-49-60-74-63-xx-60-73-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-75 Pts: 23
Writers: Kendrick Patrick
DEP 35 Kingston Town 24 Mar 1990 30-11-4-4-5-6-9-12-15-28-42-62 Pts: 256
    sales: 200000; from the album Labour Of Love II (12/89)  
Writers: Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss
DEP 40 (Can't Help) Falling In Love With You 15 May 1993 4-2-2-1-1-2-3-4-8-10-14-18-27-35-46-64 Pts: 368
    sales: 600000; from the album Promises And Lies (7/93); from the film 'Sliver'; based on 'Plaisir D'Amour'  
DEP 15 Promises And Lies LP 17 Jul 1993 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-7-9-11-15-17-26-23-29-40-40-42-40-32-18-13-14 Pts: 629
    sales: 300000  
    15 Jan 1994 12-17-13-19-26-38-51-60-67-64-70 Pts: 85
Producers: UB40/Gerry Parchment/Delroy McLean
Writers: UB40
DEP 41 Higher Ground 14 Aug 1993 8-8-8-11-14-24-37-46-71 Pts: 95
    from the album Promises And Lies (7/93)  
Producers: various
DEPDD 1 Labour Of Love Volumes I and II LP 5 Nov 1994 15-6-5-7-13-15-18-19-24 Pts: 168
    sales: 100000  
    14 Jan 1995 31-38-43-47-53-83-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-102-137 Pts: 23
Producers: UB40/John Shaw/Gerry Parchment/Delroy McLean
UBTV 2 The Best Of UB40 Volume 2 LP 4 Nov 1995 12-14-22-20-26-37-45-44-46 Pts: 82
    sales: 100000  
    13 Jan 1996 75-78-126-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-133-83-94-83-137-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-151-105-124-139 Pts: 5
CADEP 16 Guns In The Ghetto LP 5 Jul 1997 7-14-30-38-49-62-58-64-61-91-123-191 Pts: 67
    sales: 60000  
Producers: UB40/Armstrong/Canaan
Writers: Johnny Osborne
DEP 50 Come Back Darling 3 Oct 1998 10-19-27-37-53-74-86-100-127-150-172-158-183 Pts: 42
DEPCD 18 Labour Of Love III LP 17 Oct 1998 8-20-30-38-47-60-61-47-55-53-52-108 Pts: 68
    sales: 100000  
    16 Jan 1999 151-174-xx-xx-42-76-97-124-118-194-xx-xx-xx-129-129-136-196 Pts: 6
Label: Virgin
Producers: UB40/Falconer/Lamb
DUBTVX 3 The Very Best Of UB40 - 1980-2000 LP 28 Oct 2000 7-11-15-20-23-17-21-20-17-25 Pts: 139
    sales: 300000  
    13 Jan 2001 40-52-59-83-85-103-152-153-168-163-124-167-192-191-xx-xx-186-182-125-70-101-133-109-98-146-70-38-43-60-80-98-116-137-190-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-179-180-183-183-194 Pts: 19
    6 Apr 2002 31-37-47-65 Pts: 9
Producers: UB40/various
5847242 Labour Of Love - Vol I, II & III LP 7 Jun 2003 10-7-9-14-21-27-29-33-39-36-38-43-58-62-61-61 Pts: 67
    sales: 100000  
Label: DEP International
Producers: UB40
Writers: Winifred Lovett
DEPDX 59 Kiss And Say Goodbye   19-36-52-75 Pts: 12
    Original: Manhattans (Jul 1976)  
DEPCD 23 Who You Fighting For LP   20-36-51-60-70 Pts: 12

Robert Palmer & UB40

Label: EMI
Musicians: Robert Palmer (vcls); Alistair Campbell (vcls, gtr); Robin Campbell (gtr, vcls); Astro [=Terry Wilson] (vcls); Michael Virtue (kbds); Earl Falconer (bs); Brian Travers (sx); Jim Brown (drms); Norman Hassan (pcssn)
Producers: Robert Palmer
Writers: Bob Dylan
EM 167 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 27 Oct 1990 19-10-6-7-8-17-29-40-46-72 Pts: 162

UB40 & Chrissie Hynde

Label: DEP International
Musicians: Alistair Campbell (vcls, gtr); Robin Campbell (gtr, vcls); Astro [=Terry Wilson] (vcls); Michael Virtue (kbds); Earl Falconer (bs); Brian Travers (sx); Jim Brown (drms); Norman Hassan (pcssn); Chrissie Hynde (vcls)
Producers: UB40/Ray 'Pablo' Falconer
Writers: Sonny Bono
DEP 20 I Got You Babe 27 Jul 1985 22-7-3-2-1-2-3-6-14-25-35-54-70 Pts: 396
    Original: Sonny & Cher (Aug 1965)  
Label: DEP International
Musicians: Alistair Campbell (vcls, gtr); Robin Campbell (gtr, vcls); Astro [=Terry Wilson] (vcls); Michael Virtue (kbds); Earl Falconer (bs); Brian Travers (sx); Jim Brown (drms); Norman Hassan (pcssn); Chrissie Hynde (vcls)
Producers: UB40
Writers: Donnie Fritts/Eddie Hinton
DEP 29 Breakfast In Bed 11 Jun 1988 30-9-6-8-7-10-17-26-37-58-72 Pts: 182

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