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| Red Red Wine By UB40 |
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| UB40's first # 1 was "Red Red Wine" in 1983. Originally written by Neil Diamond. It was also a big hit in 1969 for Tony Tribe. After UB40 performed "Red Red Wine" at the 1988 Nelson Mandela Concert at Wembley, the renewed promotion in the USA resulted in the single reaching the number 1 spot. |
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| The multi-racial band was named after the form issued to unemployed people in the UK to receive benefits. UB40 are the most long-lasting proponents of crossover reggae in the UK. |
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| In the UK, UB40 have done as much to popularize reggae as Bob Marley did for the rest of the world. |
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| UB40 Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell (vocals, guitar) Astro, Norman Hassan (vocals, percussion) Brian Travers (saxophone) Michael Virtue (keyboards) Earl Falconer (bass) James Brown (drums, percussion) Additional personnel Josh Fifer (trumpet) Jackie Mittoo (keyboards) Ruby Turner, Jackie Graham, Mo Birch (background vocals) |
| Ranked #98 in The Rolling Stone's Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums Of The Eighties" survey. (Nov. 1989 issue) |
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| Red Red Wine is from the Labour of Love. This is UB40's "tribute" album with cover versions of their favorite songs from 1969 through 1972. |
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