Rat in the Kitchen

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Rat in the Kitchen
File:RITK.jpg
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
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[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 GuideStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[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.

Reception

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

Track listing

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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

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Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[24] Gold 50,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[25] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[26] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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