# UB44

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{{For|the World War I German submarine|SM UB-44}}
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{{Infobox album
| name       = UB44
| type       = Album
| artist     = [UB40](/source/UB40)
| cover      = ub44.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 27 September 1982
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     = [Windmill Lane Studios](/source/Windmill_Lane_Studios), Dublin
| genre      = [Reggae](/source/Reggae)
| length     = 40:13
| label      = [DEP International](/source/DEP_International)
| producer   = [UB40](/source/UB40)
| prev_title = [Present Arms](/source/Present_Arms_(album))
| prev_year  = 1981
| next_title = [Labour of Love](/source/Labour_of_Love)
| next_year  = 1983
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)
| rev1Score ={{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000545322|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic]</ref>
| rev2 = ''[Sounds](/source/Sounds_(magazine))''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Swayne |first=Karen |date=2 October 1982 |title=UB40: ''UB44'' |magazine=[Sounds](/source/Sounds_(magazine)) |page=31}}</ref>
|}}

'''''UB44''''' is the third studio album of original material by [UB40](/source/UB40), released on the [DEP International](/source/DEP_International) label in 1982. It was advertised as their 'fourth album' (hence the title)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/51106326@N00/7482058788/in/album-72157630376581378/|title=UB44: The fourth album by UB40|date=30 September 1982|access-date=1 October 2018|publisher=Smash Hits}}</ref> although ''[Present Arms in Dub](/source/Present_Arms_in_Dub)'' had been a [remix album](/source/remix_album). The album reached No. 4 in the UK album chart and the early release of the packaging had a [hologram](/source/hologram) cover. UB44 was the Department of Employment form letter sent to British [unemployment benefit](/source/unemployment_benefit) claimants when they missed their 'signing on' appointment.

== Releases ==
The album was initially released on LP and cassette. A CD reissue followed in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/UB40-UB44/master/88761|title=UB40 - UB44|website=Discogs|year=1982 |language=en|access-date=2019-04-27}}</ref> Some releases incorrectly state that the album was recorded in 1981.

==Content==
This album was effectively the last one in their early musical style, again mixing heavy, doom-laden reggae soundscapes with politically and socially conscious lyrics. In particular, "I Won't Close My Eyes" and "Love is All is Alright" use reverb, echoes, and stereo positioning for a shimmering, three dimensional feel indicated by the 3D cover.  Droning rhythms induce a trance, evoking reggae's substance behind the muse.  "Love is All is Alright" is a slow number with close sounding, harmonised vocals.  Sax and trumpet echo in a huge hall, sounding like some Caribbean band of long ago.  A funky, effected, simple guitar twang adds to the old and new feel.  The lyrics challenge the listener that "a little more hate" may be needed in polarised racial and class conflicts.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}}

==Track listing==
All tracks composed by UB40
#"So Here I Am" – 3:54
#"I Won't Close My Eyes" [Remix] – 3:46
#"Forget the Cost" – 4:22
#"Love Is All Is Alright" [Remix] – 4:57
#"The Piper Calls the Tune" – 3:50
#"The Key" – 5:05
#"Don't Do the Crime" – 4:12
#"Folitician [Remix]" – 4:10
#"The Prisoner" – 5:57

== Personnel ==
;UB40
* Ali Campbell - [vocals](/source/vocals), [guitar](/source/guitar)
* Astro - [trumpet](/source/trumpet), [vocals](/source/vocals), [toasting](/source/Deejay_(Jamaican))
* Brian Travers - [saxophone](/source/saxophone)
* Robin Campbell - [guitar](/source/guitar), [vocals](/source/vocals)
* Michael Virtue - [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument)
* Earl Falconer - [bass](/source/bass_guitar)
* James "Jim" Brown - [drums](/source/drums), [vocals](/source/vocals), synthesized percussion
* Norman Hassan - [percussion](/source/percussion), [trombone](/source/trombone)
;Technical
*Rafe McKenna - assistant producer, mixing engineer
*Paul Thomas - recording engineer
*Optec Design - artwork, hologram

==References==
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