Check out "After Tonight" from this top notch set of songs.

Listening Party:

http://www.rhino.com/fun/listeningparties/73305_PartyPlayer.lasso

http://www.rhino.com/fun/listeningparties/73305_album_56.asx

http://www.rhino.com/fun/listeningparties/73305_album_100.asx

http://www.rhino.com/fun/listeningparties/73305_album.ram

E-Card:

http://www.rhino.com/flashcards/ub40

UB40 has been making great music for a few decades.  They are best known for their versions of Reggae roots classics with tight production, vocal harmonies and horns.  It's actually the 25th anniversary of their recording debut, the multi-platinum British eight-member reggae group and with "Who You Fighting For?" they have released one of their best collections of music yet.  With the glut of raunchy, angry dancehall music around, it is so pleasing when such a solid new set of conscious roots rocking Reggae hits the stores.  We got a pre-release CD and it has been in the CD player regularly since it came in - this is a gem.  Songs like "After Tonight", "Good Situation", "Bling Bling" ... no sense listing all the songs ... the CD is going to be heard blasting from club sound systems and beach bar speakers around the world.  It's infectious and laid back with a mix that includes tales of love and a good measure of political commentary.  

“ Birmingham ’s reggae kings have returned to form with an album of spontaneous pop reggae."  -The Daily Mail , UK

"Who You Fighting For? is the sound of a band completely at ease with itself. Sounding this relaxed must be hard work”  - Q Magazine

"For the last few albums, UB40 often wrote different elements of the songs separately, but for this long-awaited return, they not only jammed, but wrote the songs together as a unit. By doing this and recording in an open-air style studio environment, the overall sound and quality of the album really shines through with Ali Campbell's voice sounding richer and more soulful than ever before. Who You Fighting For? includes signature ballads, politically charged lyrics, toe-tapping summer reggae tracks and wonderful covers, including an obscure track by The Beatles. The single 'Kiss and Say Goodbye' (originally performed by The Manhattans) is an infectious ballad that’s destined for radio ubiquity."  EMI.

"The lean skin-and-bone production and avoidance of MOR blandishments make UB40 seem meaner - and younger - than they have done in years." --Kevin Maidment 

Weaving together their revolutionary roots and pop sensibilities, UB40 delivers seven new originals and six covers, including a version of Lennon and McCartney's "I'll Be On My Way." The album has already garnered two Top 40 hits in the UK with the Indian-flavored “Reasons” and “Kiss and Say Goodbye.”