''TwentyFourSeven'' is the sixteenth studio album by

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. It is the last UB40 album to feature the classic line-up with vocalist/guitarist

Ali Campbell Alistair Ian Campbell (born 15 February 1959) is an English singer and songwriter who was lead singer of the British reggae band UB40. As part of UB40, Campbell sold over 70 million records worldwide and toured the globe for 30 years. In 2008, C ...

and keyboardist Mickey Virtue. In 2008 both of them departed from the band.

Background

''Twentyfourseven'' was released as a free insert in ''The Mail on Sunday's'' 4 May 2008 issue, which sold nearly three million copies. This however, led to a backlash when the full 17-track version was released 21 June 2008, and most of the big retailers refused to stock it. It reached #81 in the UK Albums Chart in the UK. This was a first for UB40, as all the official albums had previously gone Top 50 on the UK Albums Chart. The track "Rainbow Nation" refers to

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once again, originally the subject of "Tyler", the first song on their first album, ''

Signing Off ''Signing Off'' is the debut album by British reggae band UB40, released in the UK on 29 August 1980 by Dudley-based independent label Graduate Records. It was an immediate success in their home country, reaching number 2 on the UK albums chart, ...

''. The original saxophone part from "Tyler" is played over the closing bars of the track. UB40's next release (on EMI) was a collection called ''

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''. This reached number 3 in the UK Charts.

Track listing

''The Mail on Sunday'' version

# "Rainbow Nation" # "End of War" # "Lost and Found" # "Here We Go Again" # "Oh America" # "Instant Radical Change of Perception" # "I'll Be There" # "Once Around" # "This Is How It Is" # "The Road"

Full CD version

# "End of War" # "Lost and Found" # "Dance Until The Morning Light" (with

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ft. DJ Rapper Truth) # "This Is How It Is" # "Rainbow Nation" # "Here We Go Again" # "

I Shot the Sheriff "I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley and released in 1973 with his band Bob Marley and the Wailers. Bob Marley and the Wailers version The song was first released in 1973 on The Wailers' album '' Burni ...

" (with Maxi Priest,

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& DJ Beniton) # "Oh America" (extended version; with One Love & Rasta Don of

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) # "Once Around" # "Slow Down" # "

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" (Lennon/McCartney) # "Instant Radical Change of Perception" # " It's All in the Game" (with Duncan Campbell) # "I'll Be There" # "Middle of the Night" # "Securing The Peace" # "The Road"

References

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