Guns in the Ghetto explained

Guns in the Ghetto
Type:	studio
Artist:	UB40
Cover:	Guns_in_the_Ghetto_album_cover.jpg
Released:	30 June 1997^[1]
Genre:	Pop reggae
Length:	38:38
Label:	DEP International
Producer:	UB40
Chronology:	UB40
Prev Title:	Promises and Lies
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Labour of Love III
Next Year:	1998

Guns in the Ghetto is a studio album by UB40.^[2] It was released in 1997 on the DEP International label.

Critical reception

NME wrote that the band "play reggae with the edges filed off, made anodyne and palatable for people who aren't that interested in music any more." The New Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that the album "has good instincts and solid playing but generally weak material."

Track listing

All tracks composed by UB40

1. "Always There"
2. "Hurry Come Up"
3. "I Love It When You Smile"
4. "I've Been Missing You"
5. "Oracabessa Moonshine"
6. "Guns in the Ghetto"
7. "Tell Me Is It True"
8. "Friendly Fire"
9. "I Really Can't Say"
10. "Lisa"

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	176
US Top Reggae Albums	1

Notes and References

1. 28 June 1997. Ad Focus. Music Week. 23. 13 March 2023.
2. Book: Grant, Matthew . Peter . Buckley . 2003 . The Rough Guide to Rock . 3rd . UB40 . 1114–1115 . . 1-85828-457-0 .
3. Web site: Guns in the Ghetto – Awards . AllMusic . 29 May 2014 .