91%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 10 of 11 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 11 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether UB40 carries a lyricist or composer credit.
10 trackswritten by UB40
1 trackoutside writers
UB40's roles on this album
Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist91%
Composer91%
Producer100%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
11
Tracks
10
Lyricists
1
Producers
1988
Released
Data Insight
Ten of the eleven are the band. The eleventh is a Dusty Springfield song, and it is the one that became a hit.
UB40 came out on DEP International in July 1988, the album the band named after themselves.
Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 16 contributors
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1980
85%
Signing Off
Graduate
13 tracksProd. Bob Lamb
1981
100%
Present Arms
DEP International
10 tracksProd. UB40
1982
100%
UB44
DEP International
9 tracksProd. UB40
1983
0%
Labour of Love
DEP International
10 tracksProd. UB40
1984
100%
Geffery Morgan
DEP International
10 tracksProd. UB40
1985
77%
Baggariddim
DEP International
13 tracksProd. UB40
1986
100%
Rat in the Kitchen
DEP International
9 tracksProd. UB40
1989
0%
Labour of Love II
DEP International
10 tracksProd. UB40
1993
91%
Promises and Lies
DEP International / Virgin
11 tracksProd. UB40
1997
100%
Guns in the Ghetto
DEP International / Virgin
10 tracksProd. UB40
1998
n/a
Labour of Love III
DEP International / Virgin
15 tracksProd. UB40
2001
86%
Cover Up
DEP International / Virgin
14 tracksProd. UB40
2003
92%
Homegrown
DEP International / Virgin
12 tracksProd. UB40
2005
54%
Who You Fighting For?
DEP International / Virgin
13 tracksProd. UB40
2008
82%
TwentyFourSeven
ReflexMuzic
17 tracksProd. UB40
2010
0%
Labour of Love IV
Virgin
14 tracksProd. UB40
2013
46%
Getting Over the Storm
Virgin / Universal
13 tracksProd. UB40
2019
90%
For the Many
Shoestring
10 tracksProd. UB40
Frequently Asked Questions UB40
Who wrote UB40?
UB40 as a band on ten of the eleven tracks. "Breakfast in Bed" was written by Eddie Hinton and Donnie Fritts.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No. "Breakfast in Bed" and "Where Did I Go Wrong" both missed the chart in America.
How did it sell?
The discography publishes certifications rather than a sales figure for it.
Are engineering credits published?
No. The album article names the producer and no engineer.
Who produced it?
UB40.
Who sings on "Breakfast in Bed"?
Chrissie Hynde, three years after "I Got You Babe".
How long is the album?
41:22 across eleven tracks.