UB40

Released: November 22, 2001

Songwriter: Garth Evans

Producer: UB40

Many a girl has caught my eye
Many a girl and that ain't no lie
But girl to me, you top them all
So beautiful with no effort at all

Sparkle of my eyes, sparkle of my eyes
Sparkle of my eyes, sparkle of my eyes

Girl in you eyes I see the stars
Warm as the sun, in spring you are
A certain delight I feel in your touch
And when you smile I love it so much

Sparkle of my eyes, sparkle of my eyes
Sparkle of my eyes, sparkle of my eyes

Sparkle of my eyes, sparkle of my eyes
Sparkle of my eyes, sparkle of my eyes

Gentle to me and so very kind
Never saying no, you're good for my mind
You ask me why your so special to me
Look in these eyes girl, and then you will see

Sparkle of my eyes, sparkle of my eyes
Sparkle of my eyes, sparkle of my eyes

UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart. They have been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album four times, and in 1984 were nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group. UB40 have sold over 70 million records. The ethnic make-up of the band’s original line-up was diverse, with musicians of English, Irish, Jamaican, Scottish and Yemeni parentage.

Their hit singles include their debut “Food for Thought”, “Red Red Wine” and “Can’t Help Falling in Love”. Both of these also topped the UK Singles Chart, as did the band’s version of “I Got You Babe”. Their two most successful albums, Labour of Love (1983) and Promises and Lies (1993), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.

On January 24, 2008, it was announced that Ali Campbell would be leaving the group after 30 years. It was reported by some Birmingham newspapers on 13 March 2008, that Maxi Priest would be the new lead singer of UB40 and had recorded a cover of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff” with the band.

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