UB40 - Signing Off

Artist: UB40 UPC:077778826125See Also: Campbell, Ali Dube, Lucky Description:Producers: Bob Lamb, UB40, Ray Pablo Falconer. Personnel: Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell (vocals, guitar); Norman Hassan (vocals, congas, percussion); Michael Virtue (strings, organ, keyboards); Brian Travers (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Jim Brown (drums). Recording information: The Music Center. Although UB40`s later records were much more conventionally pop-oriented, even the group`s 1980 debut, SIGNING OFF, doesn`t fit neatly in the roots-reggae tradition. The album does feature the expected bass-heavy rhythms and socially conscious lyrics of songs like "Food for Thought" (which condemns the Ethiopian famine a full four years before Band Aid brought it to attention) and the gospel-tinged "King." However, lead singer Ali Campbell also essays a left-field cover of the early Randy Newman chestnut "I Think It`s Going to Rain Today," a mopey ballad more closely associated with the likes of Dusty Springfield than Bob Marley. Like many classic-era reggae albums, SIGNING OFF also includes deep, heavy dub mixes--in this case, the fiery "Tyler" (which becomes "25%") and "Adella" (which is turned into "12 Bar"). The CD edition also includes all of the tracks from a limited-edition 21-minute EP that was packaged with early vinyl copies of SIGNING OFF.Track Listing: •DISC 1 - Tyler - King - 12 Bar - Burden of Shame - Adella - I Think It`s Going to Rain Today - 25% - Food for Thought - Little by Little - Signing Off - Madam Medusa - Strange Fruit - Reefer Madness - Album Information

Release Date:01/25/1994Type:PerformerGenre:Rock & PopLabel:VirginCatalog Number:88261Original Release Year:1980# of Discs:1Studio/Live:StudioMono/Stereo:StereoRuntime:66 : 6