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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 #5 in 1986) and "Rat in Mi Kitchen" (UK #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=2013-06-13}}</ref> |
'''''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 #5 in 1986) and "Rat in Mi Kitchen" (UK #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=2013-06-13}}</ref> |
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== Track listing == |
== Track listing == |
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#"Looking Down at My Reflection" - 3:27 |
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#"Don't Blame Me" - 3:36 |
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#"Sing Our Own Song" - 7:21 |
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== Personnel == |
== Personnel == |
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Revision as of 05:15, 13 June 2013
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| 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 #5 in 1986) and "Rat in Mi Kitchen" (UK #12 in 1987).[5] The album itself reached 8 in the UK album charts in 1986 staying in the charts for twenty weeks.[5]
Track listing
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
- 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"
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Los Angeles Times review
- ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ a b "Official charts - UK - UB40". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
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".
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