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The lyrics were made up in two and a half minutes to go with a tune we had". [2] After the release of their debut album, Signing Off, lead singer Ali Campbell described the song as "awful" in comparison to the songs "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" and "Strange Fruit" which they had covered on the album. [3]
This was the first top ten entry for Campbell for a new studio album since UB40s Labour of Love 3 album, which was released 10 years prior. On 24 January 2008, it was reported that Campbell was to quit the group after almost 30 years. [2] Campbell, who was a founding member of UB40, songwriter and lead vocalist, finally quit the band in 2008.
Signing Off is the debut album by British reggae band UB40, released in the UK on 29 August 1980 by Dudley-based independent label Graduate Records.It was an immediate success in their home country, reaching number 2 on the UK albums chart, and made UB40 one of the many popular reggae bands in Britain, several years before the band found international fame.
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At the time, lead singer Ali Campbell had moved into a new home in Balsall Heath, Birmingham and was troubled by rodents. When asked by Astro if he had any ideas for new songs he replied, "Oh God, I don't care about the album for a minute, I've got a rat in the kitchen!"
Khan was a singer and the next-door neighbour of UB40 lead singer Ali Campbell. [3] However, in 1992, Deborah Banks, a secretary in Birmingham, took legal action again UB40 and the music publishers, claiming she had written the majority of the lyrics for "Don't Break My Heart". [4] [5]
UB40 members Robin Campbell and Jimmy Brown have rejected the idea that they will ever reunite with former singer and Robin’s brother, Ali Campbell. The reggae band, who shot to fame in the ...
"King" is about Martin Luther King Jr., [4] questioning the lost direction of the deceased leader's followers and the state of mourning of a nation after his death.It was written by the group after having watched a documentary on King. [5]