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Rat in the Kitchen
Rat in the Kitchen
Studio album by UB40
Released	28 July 1986
Genre	Reggae
Length	43:06
Label	DEP LPDEP11 / Virgin / A&M (US)
Producer	UB40
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Los Angeles Times	(favorable)^[2]
Robert Christgau	B+^[3]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)^[4]

Rat in the Kitchen is the seventh album by UB40, released in July 1986. This album contained two UK hits, "Sing Our Own Song" (UK No. 5 in 1986) and "Rat in Mi Kitchen" (UK No. 12 in 1987).^[5] The album itself reached 8 in the UK album charts in 1986 staying in the charts for twenty weeks.^[5] The album provoked a positive reception from critics.

Reception[edit]

AllMusic said the album was "as usual, a tuneful collection of reggae"^[1] and later described the album as "edgy".^[6]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks composed by UB40

"All I Want to Do" – 5:33
"You Could Meet Somebody" – 4:52
"Tell It Like It Is" – 3:36
"The Elevator" – 3:25
"Watchdogs" – 4:18
"Rat in Mi Kitchen" – 6:58
"Looking Down at My Reflection" – 3:27
"Don't Blame Me" – 3:36
"Sing Our Own Song" – 7:21

Personnel[edit]

The guest vocalists who appeared on the album were Mo Birch, Jaki Graham & Ruby Turner
Herb Alpert (co-founder of A&M Records) played trumpet on "Rat in Mi Kitchen"

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

1986–87 weekly chart performance for *Rat in the Kitchen*
Chart (1986–87)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[7]	51
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[8]	37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[9]	3
European Albums (Music & Media)^[10]	37
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[11]	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	21
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	8
US Billboard 200^[14]	53

Year-end charts[edit]

1986 year-end performance for *Rat in the Kitchen*
Chart (1986)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[15]	37
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[16]	45

1987 year-end performance for *Rat in the Kitchen*
Chart (1987)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[17]	39

Certifications and sales[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[18]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[19]	Gold	50,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[20]	Gold	7,500^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[21]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Rat in the Kitchen - UB40 - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ MATSUMOTO, JON (12 October 1986). "Ub40 Gets Sharp" – via LA Times.
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: ub40". www.robertchristgau.com.
^ "UB40: Rat In The Kitchen : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". 2 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Official charts – UK – UB40". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ "UB40 - UB40 - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 316. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0739". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – UB40 – Rat in the Kitchen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 36. 13 September 1986. p. 17. OCLC 29800226. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via World Radio History.
^ "Charts.nz – UB40 – Rat in the Kitchen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Swisscharts.com – UB40 – Rat in the Kitchen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "UB40 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1986 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Canadian album certifications – UB40 – Rat in the Kitchen". Music Canada. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
^ "Dutch album certifications – UB 40 – Rat in the Kitchen" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 10 June 2019. Enter Rat in the Kitchen in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1987 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
^ "New Zealand album certifications – UB40 – Rat in the Kitchen". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
^ "British album certifications – UB40 – Rat in the Kitchen". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

Follow-up[edit]

Following the success of the album, UB40 decided to record a new "sister" studio album. The eventual album, UB40, saw release in 1988 and contained eleven further tracks, including the single "Dancing with the Devil".

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[allmusic.com-1] "Rat in the Kitchen - UB40 - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.

[2] MATSUMOTO, JON (12 October 1986). "Ub40 Gets Sharp" – via LA Times.

[3] "Robert Christgau: CG: ub40". www.robertchristgau.com.

[4] "UB40: Rat In The Kitchen : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". 2 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007.

[oc-5] "Official charts – UK – UB40". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

[6] "UB40 - UB40 - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.

[AUS-7] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 316. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[group=-8] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0739". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[ac_Netherlands_UB40-9] "Dutchcharts.nl – UB40 – Rat in the Kitchen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[10] "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 36. 13 September 1986. p. 17. OCLC 29800226. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via World Radio History.

[ac_New_Zealand_UB40-11] "Charts.nz – UB40 – Rat in the Kitchen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[ac_Switzerland_UB40-12] "Swisscharts.com – UB40 – Rat in the Kitchen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[ac_UK2_-13] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[ac_Billboard200_UB40-14] "UB40 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[15] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[16] "Top Selling Albums of 1986 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[17] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[CanadaUB40Rat_in_the_KitchenalbumCertRef-18] "Canadian album certifications – UB40 – Rat in the Kitchen". Music Canada. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

[NetherlandsUB_40Rat_in_the_KitchenalbumCertRef-19] "Dutch album certifications – UB 40 – Rat in the Kitchen" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 10 June 2019. Enter Rat in the Kitchen in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1987 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

[New_ZealandUB40Rat_in_the_KitchenalbumCertRef-20] "New Zealand album certifications – UB40 – Rat in the Kitchen". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

[United_KingdomUB40Rat_in_the_KitchenalbumCertRef-21] "British album certifications – UB40 – Rat in the Kitchen". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

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+'''''Rat in the Kitchen''''' is the seventh album by [[UB40]], released in July 1986. This album contained two UK hits, "[[Sing Our Own Song]]" (UK No. 5 in 1986) and "Rat in Mi Kitchen" (UK No. 12 in 1987).<ref name=oc/> The album itself reached 8 in the UK album charts in 1986 staying in the charts for twenty weeks.<ref name=oc>{{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/ub40/ | title=Official charts – UK – UB40 | publisher=www.officialcharts.com | accessdate=13 June 2013}}</ref> The album provoked a positive reception from critics.
+== Reception ==
-'''''Rat in the Kitchen''''' is an album by [[UB40]] released in July 1986. This album contained two UK hits, "Sing Our Own Song" (UK #5 in 1986) and "Rat in Mi Kitchen" (UK #12 in 1987).
+[[AllMusic]] said the album was "as usual, a tuneful collection of reggae"<ref name="allmusic.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rat-in-the-kitchen-mw0000192273|title=Rat in the Kitchen - UB40 - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref> and later described the album as "edgy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ub40-mw0000201355|title=UB40 - UB40 - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
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-#"You Could Meet Somebody" - 4:52
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-#"Looking Down at My Reflection" - 3:27
+#"Looking Down at My Reflection" – 3:27
-#"Don't Blame Me" - 3:36
+#"Don't Blame Me" – 3:36
-#"Sing Our Own Song" - 7:21
+#"[[Sing Our Own Song]]" – 7:21
 == Personnel ==
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 *[[Herb Alpert]] (co-founder of [[A&M Records]]) played trumpet on "Rat in Mi Kitchen"
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+! scope="col" | Position
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+==Certifications and sales==
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+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
 == Follow-up ==
-Following the success of the album, UB40 decided to record a new "sister" studio album. The eventual album, ''UB40'', saw release in 1988 and contained eleven further tracks, including the single "Dancing with the Devil".
+Following the success of the album, UB40 decided to record a new "sister" studio album. The eventual album, ''[[UB40 (album)|UB40]]'', saw release in 1988 and contained eleven further tracks, including the single "Dancing with the Devil".
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+[[Category:A&M Records albums]]
+[[Category:Reggae albums]]
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v t e UB40
Jimmy Brown Robin Campbell Earl Falconer Norman Hassan Matt Doyle Ali Campbell Yomi Babayemi Jimmy Lynn Brian Travers Mickey Virtue Astro Duncan Campbell
Studio albums	Signing Off Present Arms UB44 Labour of Love Geffery Morgan Baggariddim Rat in the Kitchen UB40 Labour of Love II Promises and Lies Guns in the Ghetto Labour of Love III Cover Up Homegrown Who You Fighting For? TwentyFourSeven Labour of Love IV Getting Over the Storm A Real Labour of Love For the Many Bigga Baggariddim
Compilation albums	The Singles Album More UB40 Music The UB40 File The Best of UB40 – Volume One The Best of UB40 – Volume Two The Very Best of UB40 1980–2000 Greatest Hits Love Songs
Live albums	UB40 Live
Remix albums	Present Arms in Dub
Singles	"King" / "Food for Thought" "My Way of Thinking" / "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" "The Earth Dies Screaming" "Don't Let It Pass You By" / "Don't Slow Down" "One in Ten" "Red Red Wine" "Please Don't Make Me Cry" "Many Rivers to Cross" "If It Happens Again" "Sing Our Own Song" "Rat in Mi Kitchen" "I Got You Babe" "Breakfast in Bed" "Homely Girl" "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" "Kingston Town" "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" "The Way You Do the Things You Do" "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" "Higher Ground" "The Train Is Coming" "Swing Low"
See also	UB40 discography DEP International Big Love