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The Dancehall Album
Reggae / Dub · 1998 · 13 tracks

The Dancehall Album

UB40

A high-energy pivot toward digital riddims and syncopated grooves. UB40 trades their usual slow-burn roots for the punchy, synthetic pulse of late-90s dancehall.

April 27, 1998 · DEP International

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A high-gloss, rhythmic celebration that trades mellow nostalgia for urgent, digital energy.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
Magic Carpet
3:56
02
Force Ripe
3:15
03
Smile for Me
4:33
04
Waw Waw Waw
3:47
05
Laddy Bay
4:11
06
More Opportunity
4:20
07
Oh No Baby Don't Go
4:31
08
Love That I Need
3:51
09
More Love
4:04
10
Nuff Love
3:48
11
Who
4:18
12
Hills and Valley
3:57
13
No Stray
3:29
Moments Worth Listening For
The sharp, digital percussion snap that opens Magic Carpet setting a faster pace than their usual roots fare
The interplay of the signature UB40 saxophone lines against a more aggressive, syncopated dancehall beat on Force Ripe
The way the vocal harmonies on Smile for Me smooth out the jagged edges of the electronic riddim
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Dancehall Album sound next to the rest of UB40's catalogue?

Energetic+4.0σ

Energetic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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