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). The album itself reached 8 in the UK album charts in 1986 staying in the charts for twenty weeks. The album provoked a positive reception from critics.
Reception AllMusic said the album was "as usual, a tuneful collection of reggae" and later described the album as "edgy".
Track listing All tracks composed by UB40 "All I Want to Do" – 5:33 "You Could Meet Somebody" – 4:52 "Tell It Like It Is" – 3:36 "The Elevator" – 3:25 "Watchdogs" – 4:18 "Rat in Mi Kitchen" – 6:58 "Looking Down at My Reflection" – 3:27 "Don't Blame Me" – 3:36 "Sing Our Own Song" – 7:21
Personnel The guest vocalists who appeared on the album were Mo Birch, Jaki Graham & Ruby Turner Herb Alpert (co-founder of A&M Records) played trumpet on "Rat in Mi Kitchen"
Charts
Weekly charts +1986–87 weekly chart performance for Rat in the Kitchen Chart (1986–87) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 51 European Albums (Music & Media) 37
Year-end charts + 1986 year-end performance for Rat in the Kitchen Chart (1986) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 37 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 45
+ 1987 year-end performance for Rat in the Kitchen Chart (1987) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 39
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