A Reggae Band Formed 1978 In Birmingham UK. The Music Grasps From Roots Reggae And Dub To Lovers Rock And Pop. It Is The Second Most Commercial Successful Reggae Band With 70 Million Sold Albums. Many Of Their Hits Have Been Stylishly Covers Of Early Reggae And Rocksteady Hits From Jamaica. After Success In UK UB40's Won USA With Labour Of Love 1983 Their First Album Of Covers. UB40 Was 1986 The First Western Band To Play Behind The Iron Curtain Live In Moscow Soviet Union. Read More On Last.Fm
English Reggae Band UB40 Covered "Kingston Town" In 1989 And Released It As A Single In Early 1990. It Became The Group's Sixth Top-Five Hit On The UK Singles Chart Peaking At Number Four For Three Weeks In April 1990. Throughout The Rest Of 1990 The Song Charted In A Number Of Countries Topping The Dutch Top 40 For Two Weeks In May And The French Singles Chart For Three Weeks In October And November. In Australia The Song Did Not Reach The Top 100 On The ARIA Singles Chart During Its Original Release. In 1991 After A Re-Release Of "Here I Am Come And Take Me " Reached Number Three "Kingston Town" Was Re-Released And Peaked At Number 17 On The ARIA Singles Chart. In The United States The Song Was Serviced To Rhythmic Contemporary Radio On 17 October 1995 In Tandem With The Release Of The Best Of UB40 – Volume Two But It Failed To Chart.