UB40 was not only the first British reggae band that achieved great success, it was also the only reggae act which, after Bob Marley & The Wailers, broke on a large scale in the United States. Although their later work which was mitigated by a slick pop production, they proved always honor their reggae roots. The successful album Labor Of Love played only covers the group of reggae artists, which
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