UB40 - Promises and Lies (CD) ORIGINAL 1993 RELEASE!!!
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It's no coincidence that UB40's biggest hits and most pleasurable songs
have been their reggae-rock remakes of other acts' songs--Neil
Diamond's "Red Red Wine," Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe," the Chi-
Lites' "Homely Girl," Bob Dylan's "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight," and so
on. Only 1 of the 11 numbers on Promises and Lies is a cover tune, but the band's remake of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" is a real treat. Featured in the film Sliver,
the ballad gets a new momentum from UB40's horns and rhythm section and
finds its obsessive quality reinforced by the reggae-dub echoes. The
album also includes "Reggae Music," a delightful dancehall workout
which neatly balances Astro's reggae toasting against Ali and Robin
Campbell's sweetly sung pop-soul hook.
Track listing 1. C'Est la Vie 2. Desert Sand 3. Promises and Lies 4. Bring Me Your Cup 5. Higher Ground 6. Reggae Music 7. Can't Help Falling in Love 8. Now and Then 9. Things Ain't Like They Used to Be 10. It's a Long Long Way 11. Sorry
Product Details
Audio CD (July 27, 1993)
Original Release Date: July 27, 1993
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Virgin Records Us
UB 40 Biography
There used to be a joke that UB40 stood for the "Unemployed
Birmingham 40", because there were so many band members in their
videos, and none of them looked exactly sharp-suited. In fact the
pop-reggae band did name themselves after an unemployment benefit form,
though there was never 40 members - only eight, plus guests. They
formed in 1979 and made a breakthrough when their debut single,
"King/Food For Thought", was the first ever single to break the UK Top
10 on an independent label. Debut album Signing Off (1980)
reached No.2 on the album chart and eventually achieved platinum sales.
The group toured and recorded regularly, achieving another No.2 album
in 1981 (Present Arms), a No.4 in 1982 (UB44), and finally a UK album chart-topper in 1983 with Labour of Love.
That was also their American breakthrough, reaching No.8 on the
Billboard 200. A cover of Neil Diamond's "Red, Red Wine" gave the band
their first No.1 single in the UK, and it would eventually top the
American singles chart too on re-release in 1988.
The group's
success continued throughout the 80s, with several more charting albums
and hit singles. "I Got You Babe", featuring Chrissie Hynde of The
Pretenders, topped the UK singles charts in 1985. Their next No.1 was a
cover of the Elvis Presley ballad "Can't Help Falling In Love", which
topped the charts in the UK and America in 1993. The group have
continuted to record and tour the world, and frequently perform at
music festivals. In 2003 they had another Top 20 hit in the UK with
"Swing Low", and in 2007 they headlined the South African leg of Live
Earth.
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