UB40 are a British dub / reggae pop music band formed in 1978 in Birmingham. The band is one of the most culturally diverse dub reggae bands with musicians of English, Scottish, Irish, Yemeni and Jamaican parentage. The band is named from the paper form issued by the UK government's Department of Health and Social Security at the time of the band's formation for claiming unemployment benefit (UB40 = Unemployment Benefit, Form 40). UB40 were influenced by the many Blues Parties they attended as teenagers in the multiracial Balsall Heath area of Birmingham, their love of ska and reggae inspired such original tracks as King, Madam Medusa, Food for Thought, Signing Off and One in Ten. Their early music style was unique, with a heavy influence of analogue synthesizers, psychedelic rock guitar, saxophone and dub producer techniques which were later perfected by the late Pablo Falconer. Ali and Robin Campbell have a musical heritage, being sons of Ian Campbell, a folk musician. The band purchased its first instruments with compensation money Ali Campbell received after a bar fight. They have had a number of hits, most commercially and to amusement of the band, "Red Red Wine", a cover version of a Neil Diamond song (in an arrangement similar to that of Tony Tribe's version). Their mos
| 1 | Kingston Town | The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000 |
| 2 | Strange Fruit | Signing Off |
| 3 | 25% | Signing Off |
| 4 | Promises And Lies | Promises And Lies |
| 5 | Crying Over You | Labour of Love III |
| 6 | Mr Fix It | Labour of Love III |
| 7 | Impossible Love | Labour Of Love II |
| 8 | I Got You Babe | The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000 |
| 9 | I Really Can't Say | Guns in the Ghetto |
| 10 | Sorry | Promises And Lies |
| 11 | Silent Witness | Present Arms |
| 12 | Bring Me Your Cup | The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000 |
| 13 | Don't Slow Down | Present Arms |
| 14 | Stay A Little Bit Longer | Labour of Love III |
| 15 | Don't Let It Pass You By | Present Arms |
| 16 | Don't Break My Heart | The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000 |
| 17 | Cherry Oh Baby | Labour Of Love |
| 18 | Holly Holy | Labour of Love III |
| 19 | Here I Am (Come And Take Me) | Labour Of Love II |
| 20 | Friendly Fire | Guns in the Ghetto |