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- UB40 released their debut album "Signing Off". The album reached No. 2 on the UK chart and became the first reggae album to reach such a high position. In 2010, to mark the band's 30th anniversary and the album's influence, the band performed the album in its entirety during a series of intimate concerts across the UK.
- UB40 earned their first UK No. 1 single with “Red Red Wine” from the album Labour of Love. It was a cover of Neil Diamond’s 1968 song; after being reissued, the recording also reached No. 1 in the US in 1988.
- UB40, with guest vocals by Chrissie Hynde, reached No. 1 on the British singles chart with their version of Sonny and Cher's 1965 song "I Got You Babe". It reached No. 28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
- UB40 earned their first No. 1 single with “Red Red Wine” from the album Labour of Love. It was a cover of Neil Diamond’s 1968 recording.
- UB40 spent their seventh week at number one with their cover of Elvis Presley's classic “Can't Help Falling in Love.”