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UB40, Promises and Lies
Audio CD
Disk ID: 1782242
Disk length: 47m 16s (11 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 1993
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. C'est La Vie | 4:31 |
| 2. Desert Sand | 4:48 |
| 3. Promises And Lies | 3:38 |
| 4. Bring Me Your Cup | 5:41 |
| 5. Higher Ground | 4:21 |
| 6. Reggae Music | 4:06 |
| 7. Can't Help Falling In Love | 3:27 |
| 8. Now And Then | 3:40 |
| 9. Things Ain't Like They Used To Be | 4:01 |
| 10. It's A Long Long Way | 4:29 |
| 11. Sorry | 4:27 |
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Review
It's no coincidence that UB40's biggest hits and most pleasurable songs have been their reggae-rock remakes of other acts' songs--Neil Diamond's "Red Red Wine," Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe," the Chi- Lites' "Homely Girl," Bob Dylan's "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight," and so on. Only 1 of the 11 numbers on Promises and Lies is a cover tune, but the band's remake of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" is a real treat. Featured in the film Sliver, the ballad gets a new momentum from UB40's horns and rhythm section and finds its obsessive quality reinforced by the reggae-dub echoes. The album also includes "Reggae Music," a delightful dancehall workout which neatly balances Astro's reggae toasting against Ali and Robin Campbell's sweetly sung pop-soul hook. Unfortunately, the other 9 songs are full of steady grooves and admirable sentiments but little in the way of melody or fresh ideas that might separate them from hundreds of similar reggae exercises. --Geoffrey Himes
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Tracks: 11, Disk length: 47m 16s
Tracks: 11, Disk length: 47m 16s
Tracks: 11, Disk length: 47m 16s
Tracks: 14 (+3 tracks), Disk length: 1h 2m 15s (+14m 59s)
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