Who You Fighting For?

by UB40

Overview

The positive steps taken by 2003's Homegrown pay off on Who You Fighting For?, the solidest album from UB40 in well over a decade. Once again, relaxed love songs, covers, and plaintive observations on the everyday struggle are the ingredients, but this time it's the latter that makes the album worth noting for the casual fan and treasuring for the faithful. The title track's disgust and despair over a welcoming, bouncy beat recalls how UB40 and the English Beat used to be neck and neck in the lively revolution race while "War Poem" and "Plenty More" are pleasingly more Signing Off than expected. Just like that pivotal album, Who You Fighting For? features an Eastern-influenced highlight, the hypnotic "Reasons" with Hunterz and the Dholl Blasters. With a fine, miniature cover of Lennon and McCartney's "I'll Be on My Way" and a perfect take on Dennis Bovell's slinky "After Tonight," it becomes obvious that Who You Fighting For? isn't so much a "return to form" but a blend that ties their pop period to the revolutionary early years while looking toward the future. They've attempted this plenty of times and came up with spotty full-lengths, crippled by bad choices and tracks that sounded forced. Inspired and sincere the whole way, Who You Fighting For? is top-shelf UB40. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	01/24/2006
Label:	Rhino / Rhino/Warner Bros.
UPC:	0081227330521

Tracks

1. Who You Fighting For
2. After Tonight
3. Bling Bling
4. Plenty More
5. War Poem
6. Sins of the Fathers
7. Good Situation
8. Gotta Tell Someone
9. Reasons
10. One Woman Man
11. I'll Be on My Way
12. Kiss and Say Goodbye
13. Things You Say You Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

UB40   Primary Artist
Sanjeet Dhami   Drums,Dhol
Ajaib Singh   Dhol,Drums
Hunterz   Vocals
Laurence Parry   Trumpet,Trombone,Flugelhorn
Martin Meredith   Sax (Alto)
Upkar Chaggar   Dhol,Drums
Gurcharan Mall   Dhol,Drums

Technical Credits

Nathan Seabrook   Photography
Frances Roberts   Studio Assistant
Lanval Storrod   Studio Assistant
Hunterz   Composer,Vocal Arrangement
Terrence Wilson   Composer
Errol Pottinger   Composer
Russell Lewis   Composer
Ali Campbell   Composer,Group Member
Paul McCartney   Composer
James Brown   Composer
Earl Falconer   Composer,Group Member
UB40   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Producer
John Lennon   Composer
Dennis Bovell   Composer
Robin Campbell   Composer,Group Member
Norris Weir   Composer
Norman Hassan   Group Member
Michael "Mickey" Virtue   Composer,Group Member
Astro   Composer,Group Member
Tommy Cowan   Composer
Winfred "Blue" Lovett   Composer
Dave Parker   Studio Assistant
James H. Brown   Group Member
Howie Weinberg   Mastering
Peter Price   Management
Norman Lamont Hassan   Composer
Brian Travers   Composer,Group Member,Horn Arrangements
Danny Sprigg   Mixing,Engineer,Digital Editing
Russell R. Lewis   Composer
Fin Costello   Photography
Andy Hayes   Design
Margaret Chambers   Studio Assistant
Faith Carleton   Studio Assistant
Bill Curbishley   Management
Jamie Travers   Mixing,Engineer
Carole Beirne   Studio Assistant
Dhol Blasters   Composer
Paul Hunter   Studio Assistant
Herman Davis   Composer