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Who You Fighting For

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Released
  
18 July 2005

Artist
  
UB40

Producer
  
UB40

Genre
  
Reggae

Who You Fighting For (2005)
  
TwentyFourSeven (2008)

Release date
  
13 June 2005

Label
  
DEP International

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TwentyFourSeven, Guns in the Ghetto, Present Arms, Labour of Love III, Promises and Lies

Ub40 who you fighting for lyrics


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. 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.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Who You Fighting For" – 3:30
  2. "After Tonight" – 3:42
  3. "Bling Bling" – 3:21 (UK Promo Single Only)
  4. "Plenty More" – 3:55
  5. "War Poem" – 3:48
  6. "Sins of the Fathers" – 4:28
  7. "Good Situation" – 4:02
  8. "Gotta Tell Someone" – 4:22
  9. "Reasons" – 3:53 U.K Single.
  10. "One Woman Man" – 3:21
  11. "I'll Be on My Way" – 2:12 (Lennon–McCartney)
  12. "Kiss and Say Goodbye" – 3:12 U.K Single.
  13. "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
  • Songs

    1Who You Fighting For3:30
    2After Tonight3:43
    3Bling Bling3:21

    References

    Who You Fighting For? Wikipedia