Rat in the Kitchen

Rat in the Kitchen
Studio album by UB40
Released	28 July 1986
Genre	Reggae
Length	43:06
Label	DEP International
Producer	UB40
UB40 chronology
Baggariddim (1985) Rat in the Kitchen (1986) UB40 (1988)

Rat in the Kitchen is the seventh album by UB40 released in July 1986. This album contained two UK hits, "Sing Our Own Song" (UK #5 in 1986) and "Rat in Mi Kitchen" (UK #12 in 1987).

Track listing

All tracks composed by UB40

1. "All I Want to Do" - 5:33
2. "You Could Meet Somebody" - 4:52
3. "Tell It Like It Is" - 3:36
4. "The Elevator" - 3:25
5. "Watchdogs" - 4:18
6. "Rat in Mi Kitchen" - 6:58
7. "Looking Down at My Reflection" - 3:27
8. "Don't Blame Me" - 3:36
9. "Sing Our Own Song" - 7:21

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	(not rated)

Personnel

• The guest vocalists who appeared on the album were Mo Birch, Jaki Graham & Ruby Turner
• Herb Alpert (co-founder of A&M Records) played trumpet on "Rat in Mi Kitchen"

Follow-up

Following the success of the album, UB40 decided to record a new "sister" studio album. The eventual album, UB40, saw release in 1988 and contained eleven further tracks, including the single "Dancing with the Devil".