Guns in the Ghetto | ||||
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Released | 30 June 1997[1] | |||
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Length | 38:38 | |||
Label | DEP International | |||
Producer | UB40 | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 5/10[3] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Guns in the Ghetto is a studio album by UB40.[8] It was released in 1997 on the DEP International label.
Critical reception
[edit]NME wrote that the band "play reggae with the edges filed off, made anodyne and palatable for people who aren't that interested in music any more."[3] The New Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that the album "has good instincts and solid playing but generally weak material."[7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by UB40
- "Always There"
- "Hurry Come Up"
- "I Love It When You Smile"
- "I've Been Missing You"
- "Oracabessa Moonshine"
- "Guns in the Ghetto"
- "Tell Me Is It True"
- "Friendly Fire"
- "I Really Can't Say"
- "Lisa"
Charts
[edit]Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 20 |
French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 36 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 75 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 16 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] | 16 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 20 |
US Billboard 200[15] | 176 |
US Top Reggae Albums[15] | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ad Focus" (PDF). Music Week. 28 June 1997. p. 23. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ a b c Udo, Tommy (5 July 1997). "UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto". NME. Archived from the original on 5 May 1998.
- ^ Knopper, Steve (18 July 1997). "UB40 Guns In the Ghetto (Virgin) (star) (star..." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. Muze. p. 332.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 1178.
- ^ a b Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). "UB40". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside (Simon & Schuster). p. 835. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Grant, Matthew (2003). "UB40". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. pp. 1114–1115. ISBN 1-85828-457-0.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Charts.nz – UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – UB40 – Guns in the Ghetto". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Guns in the Ghetto – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2014.