UB40 to Release First New Album in Five Years. Ahead of 40th Anniversary Tour! For The Many is the Birmingham reggae veterans’ nineteenth studio album – their frst since 2013’s ‘Getng Over The Storm’. Features UB40’s founding members Robin Campbell (co-vocals/Guitar), Brian Travers (saxophone/ke­yboards), Jimmy Brown (drums), Earl Falconer (bass/ keyboards/vocals) and Norman Hassan (percussion/vo­cals), alongside longtme members Duncan Campbell (vocals), Martn Meredith (saxophone), Laurence Parry (trumpet) and Tony Mullings (keyboards). Includes a 24 page booklet complete with photos of the band and lyrics to all
songs.
Features guest appearances from Birmingham rapper Gilly G, who features the video ‘Moonlight Lover’ and Jamaican artst/producer Kabaka Pyramid (Broken Man).
UB40 are reunited with reggae deejays/artsts Pablo Rider (I’m Alright Jack) and Slinger (Gravy Train), both of whom appeared the band’s 1985 album ‘Baggariddim’.
The album’s closing track ‘All We Do Is Cry’ sees the band collaborate again with Britsh Asian urban musician Hunterz, who previously co-wrote and sang UB40’s single ‘Reasons’ from the 2005 album ‘Who You Fightng For’. In the same year, Hunterz performed the single on stage with UB40 and The Dhol Blasters at the Live 8 concert held in Hyde Park.
This album precedes UB40’s 40th anniversary tour, which will see the band play
38 dates across the UK (more info on their htp://ub40.glo­bal/performan­ces.
html” website.
Formed in Birmingham in 1978, UB40 named themselves afer the UK government’s u­nemployment beneft form. Their debut album ‘Signing Of’ was released in August 1980 and is considered by many to be one of the greatest reggae albums ever released by a Britsh band.
It was the start of a career that led to 100 million record sales worldwide and dozens of hits, including ‘Red, Red Wine’, ‘I Got You Babe’ and ‘(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love with You’ which all topped the charts in the UK and in many countries across Europe. The band had a run of hit albums that have spent a combined period of eleven years in the UK’s Top 75 album chart, establishing UB40 as one of Britain’s most successful bands of all-tme.