UB40 is a group of English pop music and dub reggae formed in Birmingham, England in 1978.
The eight components are friends from childhood, of several races and from the working class: Ali Campbell, James Brown, Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Michael Virtue and Astro. They bought their first instruments with which Ali received the money as compensation for a fight they had in a pub, although some of them still could not touch them. Took its name from the application form for payment of unemployment insurance, Unemployment Benefit Form 40 (Form of unemployment benefits by 40) because the eight members of the group were unemployed.
They recorded a demo that was issued by a radio station and started playing in some pubs and nightclubs, until Chrissie Hynde, the lead singer of the group The Pretenders saw them play and offered to accompany them as teloneros of their group during the tour of 1979 . In 1980, released his first album Signing off and created their own record company DEP International with the publishing Present Arms in Dub
In 1984, and by launching its own version of the famous Red Red Wine by Neil Diamond (in which is said to be his best album Labor of Love) got his first hit and subsequent leap to fame.
In 2008 the training continues to actively and conducting international concerts.
Here I leave the topic that launched to fame, you enjoy it.
Red, red wine, goes to my head,
Makes me forget that i
Still need you so
Red, red wine, it's up to you
All i can do, i've done
But memories won't go
No, memories won't go
I'd have thought that with time
Thoughts of you would leave my head
I was wrong, now i find
Just one thing makes me forget
Red, red wine, stay close to me
Don't let me be alone
It's tearing apart
My blue, blue heart
I'd have thought that with time
Thoughts of you would leave my head
I was wrong, now i find
Just one thing......
