release date: Sep. 13, 1982
format: vinyl (LP DEP 3) / digital
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,52]
producer: UB40 and Ray "Pablo" Falconer
label: DEP International - nationality: England, UK
Track highlights: A) 1. "So Here I Am" - 2. "I Won't Close My Eyes" - 4. "Love Is All Is Alright" - 5. "The Piper Calls the Tune" - - B) 3. "Folitician"
3rd studio album by UB40 and the bands second studio album on DEP sees the band move into a more mainstream-sounding style. Credited band members on the album are: James Brown on drums, syncussion [synthesised percussion / electronic drum pads] and vocals, Ali Campbell on vocals & guitar, Robin Campbell on guitar & vocals, Earl Falconer on bass, Norman Hassan on percussion & trombone, Brian Travers on saxophones, Michael Virtue on keyboards and Astro on toasting, trumpet and vocals.
UB44 still bonds to roots reggae and dub but some tracks are composed with an ear for harmony vocals and more traditional pop compositions. That said, it's really much of a transitional album. The successor, Labour of Love (1984) and the predecessor, Present Arms (1981) may not have much in common, but UB44 is the album that sort of glues them nicely together.
The first UK pressings of the album were issued with a hologram-cover.
