UB40

Released: March 15, 2019

Songwriter: James Stephen Brown Brian Travers Duncan Campbell Earl Falconer Laurence Parry Martin Meredith Norman Hassan Robin Campbell Tony Mulings

Producer: Jamie Travers UB40

I kiss the hand that holds my heart, so tender it's embrace
I kiss your eyes and read the love that's written on your face
I kiss the lips that kiss me back and take me to that place
Where loneliness and discontent are gone without a trace

I will be your comfort, whenever you're in pain
I will be your shelter, from the wind and rain
I will be your beacon, to guide you home again
And you will be the keeper of my heart
And you will be the keeper of my heart

I love the one who holds my heart, she fills my world with light
She makes a bright and sunny day, from dark and fear filled night
She takes whatever's wrong for me and tries to make it right
So heartache pain and misery are gone without a fight

I will lift your spirit, whenever you are blue
I will be your constant, when no one else is true
I will always be the friend you need to get you through
And you will be the keeper of my heart
And you will be the keeper of my heart

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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