Fans of UB40 were startled at the beginning of 2008 by the news that singer / guitarist Ali Campbell was leaving the band after thirty years. A remarkable news item, because UB40 played in the same line-up from the end of the seventies. While their musical peers came and went, the eight childhood friends from Birmingham remained free from 'musical differences'. Until now, but Ali Campbell still
… plays on this album. TwentyFourSeven shows how the other members think they will accommodate the departure of their charismatic frontman. A large number of guest musicians will play, of which Maxi Priest and the Arrested Development members Rasa Don and 1Love are the best known. As always, the band controls a number of reggae classics, of which I Shot The Sheriff and Dance Until The Morning Light (which borrows heavily from Desmond Dekkers Israelites) seem to have the greatest hit potential. (PdK)more