Who You Fighting For?

Who You Fighting For?
Studio album by
UB40
Released13 June 2005[1]
GenreReggae
LabelDEP International
ProducerUB40
UB40 chronology
Homegrown
(2003) 		Who You Fighting For?
(2005) 		TwentyFourSeven
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
BBC Music(positive)[3]
Entertainment.ie[4]
musicOMH(mixed)[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Times[7]

Who You Fighting For? is the fifteenth album by UB40 released on 13 June 2005. The album was nominated for the reggae album Grammy in 2006.[8] 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

All tracks composed by UB40; except where indicated

  1. "Who You Fighting For" – 3:30
  2. "After Tonight" (Dennis Bovell. Errol Pottinger) – 3:42
  3. "Bling Bling" – 3:21
  4. "Plenty More" – 3:55
  5. "War Poem" – 3:48
  6. "Sins of the Fathers" – 4:28
  7. "Good Situation" (Herman Davis, Russell Lewis) – 4:02
  8. "Gotta Tell Someone" – 4:22
  9. "Reasons" (Hunterz) – 3:53
  10. "One Woman Man" – 3:21
  11. "I'll Be on My Way" – 2:12 (Lennon–McCartney)
  12. "Kiss and Say Goodbye" (Winfred Lovett) – 3:12
  13. "Things You Say You Love" (Norris Weir, Tommy Cowan) – 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

Certifications

Certifications for "Who You Fighting For?"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] Gold 7,500^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "none" (PDF). Music Week. 11 June 2005. p. 12. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ BBC Music review
  4. ^ Entertainment.ie review
  5. ^ musicOMH review
  6. ^ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 November 2007)
  7. ^ The Times review Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Jamaica Classifieds – Find Cars for Sale in Jamaica, Real Estate Listings, Business Directory Listings, Items for Sale, Events and Jobs".
  9. ^ "Certifications January 29 2006". radioscope.co.nz. Archived from the original on 1 October 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2022.