{"id":4737,"date":"2013-10-23T15:57:36","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T15:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mi5recordings.com\/new\/?p=4737"},"modified":"2021-12-03T23:07:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T03:07:43","slug":"ali-campbell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mi5recordings.com\/new\/ali-campbell\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali Campbell"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ali Campbell<\/p><\/div>\n

Ali Campbell has one of the UK\u2019s most distinctive and recognisable voices.<\/p>\n

As lead singer with the world-renowned group UB40, Ali Campbell has sold over 60 million records worldwide, toured across the globe, notched up four number No. 1 world-wide singles, over 40 Top 40 UK singles, released 24 studio albums and received an Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement.<\/p>\n

A whole generation\u00a0has grown up listening to Ali\u2019s infectious vocals on classics like \u2018One in Ten\u2019 \u2018Red Red Wine\u2019, \u2018Don\u2019t Break My Heart\u2019 and \u2018Can\u2019t Help Falling In Love\u2019.<\/p>\n

In October 2007 , Ali released a solo album , Running Free , featuring many guest artists including , amongst others, Smokey Robinson , Mick Hucknall and Sly and Robbie the album was a success and went top 10 in the UK charts and attained gold status.<\/p>\n

In January 2008 , Ali announced his departure from UB40, after 28 years with the band, due to management and business disputes . Following Ali\u2019s departure , Mickey Virtue , the keyboard player from UB40 , also resigned for the same reasons and is part of Ali\u2019s new band.<\/p>\n

Over the last 18 months , Ali and the band have toured across the world in countries ranging from Australia to Europe and Africa to the Uk .<\/p>\n

In June 2009 , Ali released his third solo album Flying High , which once again achieved success , hitting the top 20 in the UK charts and receiving the best critical reviews of his career to date .<\/p>\n

Ali is currently touring with his new band and continues, to thrill audiences world wide , performing the classic hits , he is so well known for , like Red Red Wine and Kingston Town, together with some new songs from his latest solo albums.
\nHaving had so much success with his last 2 solo albums, Ali is now preparing his next solo album release, \u2018Great British Songs\u2019 , once again recorded with Sly and Robbie and accompanied by a dvd documentary filmed during the recording of the album \u2013 This will be Ali\u2019s fourth solo album and will be released in October 2010.<\/p>\n

Whether as part of UB40 in the past, or currently today , in his solo career , Ali has always stayed true to his love of reggae and its ongoing capacity for innovation, the music that first inspired him and continues to do so, to this day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ali Campbell has one of the UK\u2019s most distinctive and recognisable voices. As lead singer with the world-renowned group UB40, Ali Campbell has sold over 60 million records worldwide, toured across the globe, notched up…<\/p>\n

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