Guns in the Ghetto

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Guns in the Ghetto
Guns in the Ghetto album cover.jpg
Studio album by
UB40
Released30 June 1997 [1]
Genre
Length38:38
Label DEP International
Producer UB40
UB40 chronology
Promises and Lies
(1993)		Guns in the Ghetto
(1997)		 Labour of Love III
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 5/10 [3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Guns in the Ghetto is a studio album by UB40. [8] It was released in 1997 on the DEP International label.

Contents

Critical reception

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

All tracks composed by UB40

  1. "Always There"
  2. "Hurry Come Up"
  3. "I Love It When You Smile"
  4. "I've Been Missing You"
  5. "Oracabessa Moonshine"
  6. "Guns in the Ghetto"
  7. "Tell Me Is It True"
  8. "Friendly Fire"
  9. "I Really Can't Say"
  10. "Lisa"

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
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

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References

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