Studio Album · No. 16
TwentyFourSeven Songwriting Credits by UB40
Produced by UB40 · Engineered by Jamie Travers, Daniel Sprigg, Tim Debney
ReflexMuzic
Reggae
82%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 14 of 17 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 14 / 17 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 17 tracks with documented writers, by whether UB40 carries a lyricist or composer credit.
14 trackswritten by UB40
3 tracksoutside writers
UB40's roles on this album
Share of the 17 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist82%
Composer82%
Producer100%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
17
Tracks
13
Lyricists
1
Producers
2008
Released
Data Insight
Fourteen of the seventeen are the band credit. It runs to over seventy minutes, the longest record they made, and it came out months after their singer had gone.
TwentyFourSeven came out on ReflexMuzic in June 2008, the last album with Ali Campbell on it.
Track Listing & Credits 17 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 22 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions TwentyFourSeven
Who wrote TwentyFourSeven?
UB40 as a band on fourteen of the seventeen tracks. "I Shot the Sheriff", "I'll Be Back" and "It's All in the Game" are covers.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No single from the album entered the chart.
How did it sell?
The discography publishes certifications rather than a sales figure for it.
Who engineered it?
Jamie Travers and Daniel Sprigg, with Tim Debney mastering.
Who produced it?
UB40.
Who guests on it?
Maxi Priest, Arrested Development and Duncan Campbell, who joined the band the same year.
How long is the album?
72:13 across seventeen tracks.