Guns in the Ghetto
1997 studio album by UB40
Guns in the Ghetto | ||||
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Studio album by UB40 | ||||
Released | 30 June 1997[1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 38:38 | |||
Label | DEP International | |||
Producer | UB40 | |||
UB40 chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Chicago Tribune | [4] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [6] |
NME | 5/10[3] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Guns in the Ghetto is a studio album by UB40.[8] It was released in 1997 on the DEP International label.
Critical reception
NME wrote that the band "play reggae with the edges filed off, made anodyne and palatable for people who aren't that interested in music any more."[3] The New Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that the album "has good instincts and solid playing but generally weak material."[7]
Track listing
All tracks composed by UB40
- "Always There"
- "Hurry Come Up"
- "I Love It When You Smile"
- "I've Been Missing You"
- "Oracabessa Moonshine"
- "Guns in the Ghetto"
- "Tell Me Is It True"
- "Friendly Fire"
- "I Really Can't Say"
- "Lisa"
Charts
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 20 |
French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 36 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 75 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 16 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] | 16 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 20 |
US Billboard 200[15] | 176 |
US Top Reggae Albums[15] | 1 |
References
- ^ "Ad Focus" (PDF). Music Week. 28 June 1997. p. 23. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ a b c Udo, Tommy (5 July 1997). "UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto". NME. Archived from the original on 5 May 1998.
- ^ Knopper, Steve (18 July 1997). "UB40 Guns In the Ghetto (Virgin) (star) (star..." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. Muze. p. 332.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 1178.
- ^ a b Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). "UB40". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside (Simon & Schuster). p. 835. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Grant, Matthew (2003). "UB40". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. pp. 1114–1115. ISBN 1-85828-457-0.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Charts.nz – UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Guns in the Ghetto – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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