Studio Album · No. 2
Present Arms Songwriting Credits by UB40
Produced by UB40 · Engineered by Pete Wandless, Neil Black
DEP International
Reggae
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether UB40 carries a lyricist or composer credit.
10 trackswritten by UB40
0 tracksoutside writers
UB40's roles on this album
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
10
Tracks
8
Lyricists
1
Producers
1981
Released
Data Insight
Ten tracks, all of them the band credit, with nobody else on the sheet. It is the only UB40 album where every single song is theirs.
Present Arms came out on DEP International in May 1981, the first record on the band's own label.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 14 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Present Arms
Who wrote Present Arms?
UB40 as a band, on all ten tracks.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No. "One in Ten" and "Don't Let It Pass You By" both missed the chart in America.
How did it sell?
The discography publishes certifications rather than a sales figure for it.
Who engineered it?
Pete Wandless, with Neil Black assisting.
Who produced it?
UB40.
What is "One in Ten" about?
The unemployment rate in Britain at the time, which was the band's own situation before the first record.
How long is the album?
47:09 across ten tracks.