Who You Fighting For?

Studio album by UB40

Released

18 July 2005

UB40 chronology

Homegrown
(2003)

Who You Fighting For
(2005)

TwentyFourSeven
(2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
BBC Music	(positive)^[2]
Entertainment.ie	^[3]
musicOMH	(mixed)^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]
The Times	^[6]

Who You Fighting For? is the fifteenth album by UB40 on 18 July 2005. The album was nominated for the reggae album Grammy in 2006.^[7] It marks the return of the rootsier, political sound that the group cultivated during the early 1980s. It was the band's first release by Rhino Records in the US.

Track listing

"Who You Fighting For" – 3:30
"After Tonight" – 3:42
"Bling Bling" – 3:21 (UK Promo Single Only)
"Plenty More" – 3:55
"War Poem" – 3:48
"Sins of the Fathers" – 4:28
"Good Situation" – 4:02
"Gotta Tell Someone" – 4:22
"Reasons" – 3:53 U.K Single.
"One Woman Man" – 3:21
"I'll Be on My Way" – 2:12 (Lennon–McCartney)
"Kiss and Say Goodbye" – 3:12 U.K Single.
"Things You Say You Love" – 3:24

Reasons

"Reasons" is the 9th track in the album. The song reached number 75 on the UK singles chart. Hunterz and The Dhol Blasters also feature in the song. The song is distinguished by its chorus with Punjabi words, which is woven into a song with a reggae rhythm. The Punjabi lyrics are:

Tere bin meno chain na aveh, Oh soniye

These can be roughly translated as

without you I have no peace, O beautiful one

The song basically describes 9 reasons why the singer loves his beauty.

Personnel

Jim Brown – drums
Ali Campbell – guitar, lead vocals
Robin Campbell – lead guitar, vocals
Earl Falconer – bass guitar, vocals
Norman Lamont Hassan – percussion, trombone, vocals
Brian Travers – saxophone
Mickey Virtue – keyboards
Astro – toasting vocals, percussion, trumpet, backing vocals

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ BBC Music review
↑ Entertainment.ie review
↑ musicOMH review
↑ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 November 2007)
↑ The Times review Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
↑ http://www.jamcl.com/2006/12/complete_list_of_grammy_nomine.html

UB40

Jimmy Brown Robin Campbell Earl Falconer Norman Hassan Brian Travers Duncan Campbell Ali Campbell Yomi Babayemi Jimmy Lynn Mickey Virtue Astro

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

Compilation albums	The Singles Album More UB40 Music The UB40 File The Best of UB40 – Volume One Labour of Love, Volumes I and II The Best of UB40 - Volume Two UB40 Present the Dancehall Album The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000 UB40 Present the Fathers of Reggae Labour of Love, Volumes I, II and III - Platinum Collection The Best Of UB40, Volumes 1 & 2 Love Songs Best of Labour of Love All the Best

Live albums	UB40 Live UB40 CCCP: Live in Moscow

Remix albums	Present Arms in Dub Dub Sessions

Notable songs	"Food for Thought" "One in Ten" "Don't Slow Down" "Red Red Wine" "Please Don't Make Me Cry" "Many Rivers to Cross" "Cherry Oh Baby" "If It Happens Again" "Sing Our Own Song" "Rat in Mi Kitchen" "I Got You Babe" "Breakfast in Bed" "Homely Girl" "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" "Reasons" "Swing Low"

See also	UB40 discography Dep International

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