UB40

Released: February 8, 2010

Songwriter: John Holt

Producer: UB40

I want a love I can feel
That's the only kind of love i think is real
Don't wanna be going by something I heard
'Cause baby actions speak louder than words

I want the love that is mine
In rain and snow and sun sun shine
A love to keep me warm when it's cold
That kind of loving that will never grow old

Don't you know I want a love
Don't you know I want a love
Don't you know I want a love
Don't you know I want a love

I want a love I can feel
That kind of loving you can give to me
The kind of kisses that can really be felt
That kind of loving that can make me melt

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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