UB40 Kingston Town Live at London's Finsbury Park 1991
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- ALI CAMPBELL
The Legendary Voice of UB40 -
Flying High - Album Release June 29th 2009
Out From Under - Single Release June 29th 2009
Following the worldwide success of 2007s Running Free, June sees the release of Ali Campbells much anticipated third solo album Flying High, his first to be recorded since splitting from UB40. Ali has one of the UKs most distinctive and recognisable voices and as lead singer with the world-renowned group UB40, he has sold over 70 million records worldwide, toured across the globe, notched up four number No. 1 world-wide singles, over forty Top 40 UK singles, released 24 studio albums and received an Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement.
Recorded in Londons legendary Sarm Studios Flying High is an exquisitely arranged and produced infectious reggae-pop record, made up of a mixture of original material and interesting covers, thoroughly exploring all genres of reggae music, with a release date that makes it a potential soundtrack to the summer.
An Ali Campbell record wouldnt be an Ali Campbell record without exciting collaborations, superbly written original material and some well chosen, transformed covers and Flying High wont disappoint. Ali restructures and shapes old pop classics with his inventive, artistic vision that only he could convincingly execute and the record includes appearances from an exciting cast of international artists including Craig David, Sway, Jamaicas Lady Saw and Shaggy, Germanys Gentleman and South Africas Danny K & The Soweto Gospel Choir.
Speaking about recording the song Everways with Craig David, Ali recalled: It was a joy working with Craig, he is totally professional and has done a great job on the track. He is one of the UK's best R n B talents and a lovely guy. Similarly Craig enjoyed the experience saying It was great working with Ali, the man is a legend and a consummate professional. Everways captures everything that weve all come to love about his writing. I look forward to working with him again in the future.
A song written by Ali and Gentleman for the album is Its A Crime on which British rapper Sway collaborates: Sway is one of Britain's finest. His rap on the track is so good, I was blown away with his lyric and phrasing he is a big talent praised Ali. Coming from a family of UB40 fans Sway was thrilled to be working with Ali: "It was a great honour working with Ali, I'm a big fan of UB40 and so are my parents, my mum couldn't believe it. The fact that someone of that stature would even consider or acknowledge talent from a younger generation to be worthy of appearing on his album is amazing."
Soaring melodies and reggae rhythms glide and bounce along throughout the album with themes that include conspiracy theories, politics and love. The moving rendition of Britney Spears Out From Under highlights Campbells world class vocal ability - the first single to be taken from the new album, this beautiful ballad evokes strong emotions and lyrically may help to shed some light on his departure from UB40. Shes A Lady, a cover of Tom Jones Seventies smash, sees a pair-up with dancehall superstar Shaggy, whose raspy Jamaican rhymes entwine with Campbells huge soulful vocals so fluently and with such kick that youre left wondering why the two havent collaborated before.
True reggae lovers will be excited to learn that there is a cover of John Holts 1970 lost dub classic My Heart Is Gone. The haunting original track Nothing Ever Changes (Pierrot) sees the pairing of German reggae star Gentleman with Ali and leaves its mark on the listener with its thought provoking lyric, whilst Visions, another Campbell penned track, sees Danny K and the Soweto Gospel choir join Ali on what is an anthemic and uplifting look at South Africas future.
From his days in UB40 to his time pursuing his successful solo career, Ali has always stayed true to his love of reggae and its ongoing capacity for innovation, experimentation and pure enjoyment. Flying High is testament to his continuing desire to create and deliver innovative reggae and dub to the world in the shape of an album that, young or old, reggae enthusiast, or not, you definitely wont want to miss.
• Ali Campbell - Flying ...
Album tracklisting:
1.Nothing Ever Changes featuring Gentleman
2.Out From Under
3.Everways featuring Craig David
4.She's A Lady featuring Shaggy
5.That's Supposed To Hurt
6.What You Gonna Do Bout It featuring Lady Saw
7.Visions featuring Danny K & The Soweto Gospel Choir
8.My Heart Is Gone
9.Don't Shoot The Messenger
10.It's A Crime featuring Sway
11.Flying High
12.My Happiness 
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I will never forget this day for as long as I live...awesome group, in fact my favourite ever.
my mother loved this song and she died 2 years ago and when im sad i listen to this song:)
Respect
💚🙏🏽
Wonderful ,wonderful ,wonderful , viva Ali campbell
What a great set of pipes the brilliant ali Campbell has always has thats why he was lead vocals from the start of the original ub40 band members love ali he was the voice of ub40 and good to see them in happier times 2023 still love alis voice its pure class and I would know it anywhere big love ali Campbell xx
WOW!! Big time Goosebumps at :53 .....Amazing performance!!
Brilliant,I was there
yes thats the best live performed song by ub40!!!!!!!!!!!! great video!
wow! this is why i love concerts! i love he interacts with the fans! except it probably gets annoying when they wont let go of his arm haha.
The Wery best Of music in rhe world :D
kingston town hermosaaaaaaaaaaa junto con red red wine, lo maximo, amo a este grupo
Conmovedora presentacion
best cover band in the world
Between 3:20 and 3:40 it looks like the audience is about to eat him live lol. Amazing song though! Can't get enough of it!
What a great song this is love it and love seeing the band in happier times 2023 and I still listen to the classic songs and sing along as well but my charming son will say mum you can't sing lol he's heard UB40 original line up his hole life even in my woom lol he's nearly 40 and when he's in the pub he'll get up with his pals and sing red red wine on the karaoke as he says he's not brilliant but it is the taking part that counts and that's what it's all about
Ali campbell will always be the voice of ub40 ive loved ub40 original band members since I first heard and saw them i saw them in Edinburgh early 80s and was pregnant but didnt know and what a fricking concert it was ali lead vocals from the start and astro with his toasting fricking legend now my son is 40yrs old and hes been listening to ub40 his hole life even in my woom lol he loves the classic songs and like his mum it has to be ali Campbell on the lead vocals as ali will always be the voice of ub40 and I dont think im alone on that one and astro rip what a fricking legend he was loved him aswell fly high astro you were here and there will never be another astro xx
i was there and they were fab....shows my age
I had this concert on vhs.
Hey give us the music
Im listening to reggae tonight. Cos my friend loves reggae music she gone now so this is for her ❤❤❤
Hermosa Cancion..me gusta..............
me gusta esta rola, me pone nostalgico, la musica genial!!!
Este es el mejor grupo. son lo maximo. es mi vivencia.
my mum was at this concert! fucking love ub40
I like how when he hits the buckets it echoes
Better than the studio version :D
I was there and what a night
Me encanta esa época que todos tenían de verdad una voz y talento genial
BOSS REGE
0:54 the best part
i think he/she is talking about Bono from U2 if you ever see him live he sort of does that kind of thing.
it was written by lord creator
@JUANTUPRINCIPE it's undisputed truth
Better than the studio version :D
Definitely, much better. Love this. I know this concert was released on VHS - old school! - but does anyone know if it was released on DVD or blu-ray? That would be great.