Rat in the Kitchen

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Released28 July 1986
GenreReggae
Length43:06
LabelDEP / Virgin / A&M (US)
Rat in the Kitchen
Studio album by
UB40
Released28 July 1986
GenreReggae
Length43:06
LabelDEP / Virgin / A&M (US)
ProducerUB40
UB40 chronology
Baggariddim
(1985)		 Rat in the Kitchen
(1986)		 The Best of UB40 - Volume One
(1987)
Singles from Rat in the Kitchen
  1. "Sing Our Own Song"
    Released: 1986
  2. "All I Want to Do"
    Released: 1986
  3. "Rat in Mi Kitchen"
    Released: 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Great Rock Discography7/10[4]
MusicHound3.5/5[5]
Los Angeles Timesfavourable[6]
Record Mirror4/5[7]
Rolling Stonefavourable[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Smash Hits6/10[10]

Rat in the Kitchen is the seventh album by UB40, released in July 1986. This album contained two UK hits, "Sing Our Own Song" (UK No. 5 in 1986) and "Rat in Mi Kitchen" (UK No. 12 in 1987).[11] The album itself reached 8 in the UK album charts in 1986 staying in the charts for twenty weeks.[11] The album provoked a positive reception from critics.

AllMusic said the album was "as usual, a tuneful collection of reggae"[1] and later described the album as "edgy".[12]

Track listing

All tracks composed by UB40

  1. "All I Want to Do" – 5:33
  2. "You Could Meet Somebody" – 4:52
  3. "Tell It Like It Is" – 3:36
  4. "The Elevator" – 3:25
  5. "Watchdogs" – 4:18
  6. "Rat in Mi Kitchen" – 6:58
  7. "Looking Down at My Reflection" – 3:27
  8. "Don't Blame Me" – 3:36
  9. "Sing Our Own Song" – 7:21

Personnel


Charts

Certifications and sales

References

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