The Best of UB40 – Volume One
| The Best of UB40 – Volume One | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 26 October 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1986 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 36:22 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| UB40 chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
The Best of UB40 – Volume One is a compilation album by the British reggae band UB40. It was issued in 1987 and includes all the chart topping hits from 1980 to 1986. The album includes 13 solo tracks as well as a track that the band performed with Chrissie Hynde from The Pretenders.
The pub on the cover is the Eagle and Tun, frequented by UB40 as it is close to DEP International in Digbeth, Birmingham. The Best of UB40 - Volume One was re-released in July 1995 along with the release of Volume Two.
Track listing
Side 1
- Food for Thought – 4:09 from Signing Off
- King – 4:35 from Signing Off
- My Way of Thinking - 4:31 from The Singles Album
- One in Ten – 4:32 from Present Arms
- Red Red Wine – 5:21 from Labour of Love
- Please Don't Make Me Cry – 3:26 from Labour of Love
- Many Rivers To Cross - 4:31 from Labour of Love
Side 2
- Cherry Oh Baby – 3:18 from Labour Of Love
- If It Happens Again – 3:44 from Geffery Morgan
- I Got You Babe – 3:09 from Baggariddim
- Don't Break My Heart – 3:49 from Baggariddim
- Sing Our Own Song – 3:59 from Rat in the Kitchen
- Rat in Mi Kitchen – 6:56 from Rat in the Kitchen
- Maybe Tomorrow - 3:23 Previously unreleased
CD Version
- Food for Thought – 4:11 from Signing Off
- King – 4:34 from Signing Off
- My Way of Thinking – 3:24 from The Singles Album
- The Earth Dies Screaming – 4:38 from The Singles Album
- Dream A Lie – 3:38 from The Singles Album
- Don't Let It Pass You By – 7:45 from Present Arms
- Don't Slow Down – 4:28 from Present Arms
- One in Ten – 4:32 from Present Arms
- Red Red Wine – 3:03 from Labour of Love
- Please Don't Make Me Cry – 3:26 from Labour of Love
- Many Rivers To Cross – 4:31 from Labour of Love
- Cherry Oh Baby – 3:18 from Labour of Love
- If It Happens Again – 3:44 from Geffery Morgan
- I Got You Babe – 3:09 from Baggariddim
- Don't Break My Heart – 3:49 from Baggariddim
- Sing Our Own Song – 4:08 from Rat in the Kitchen
- Rat in Mi Kitchen – 3:08 from Rat in the Kitchen
- Maybe Tomorrow – 3:23 Previously unreleased
The duet with Chrissie Hynde is a cover version of the 1960s song "I Got You Babe" Originally performed by Sonny and Cher.
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[4] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[5] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[6] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Sweden (GLF)[7] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | 6× Platinum | 1,800,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Notes
- ^ The Best of UB40 – Volume One at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: UB40". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Les Certifications & Les Ventes". Info Disc. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (UB 40; 'Best Of UB 40 Vol. 1')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – UB 40 – Best Of UB 40 Vol. 1" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 11 March 2019. Enter Best Of UB 40 Vol. 1 in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1988 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
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