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It gave them another top 10 hit, peaking at 10 in It was written by reggae artist Winston Groovy, aka one of the best names in showbusiness. This song was released in from their second album Present Arms, reaching number 7 in the UK. The song title refers to the number 9. Despite not reaching the top 40 at the time, we still reckon it was one of the band's best tracks.
This classic reggae song was originally by Jimmy Cliff in , and has since been covered by many artists. Taken from their classic Labour of Love album, this version reached number 16 in the UK. OK, this isn't officially a UB40 track, but it featured vocals from both Ali and Robin Campbell and sounds so much like a UB40 track that we're including it.
Reggae star Pato Banton scored a huge number one in with this cover of The Equals classic, and it was the Campbells' presence that made it a summer anthem. UB40's first single, this reggae track reached the UK top five in , and it's still regularly heard at Birmingham City FC matches today.
Robin Campbell later said that the lyrics of the song relate to "the hypocrisy of Christmas, the fact that there are starving people in Africa and here we are all sat around eating our Christmas dinner and praising the Lord". UB40 arguably had the biggest version three decades later.
They actually recorded it after being asked to make an Elvis tune of their choice for the film Honeymoon In Vegas. You might not have realised it, but Neil Diamond first recorded this song back in But it's UB40's cover that became the most well known in