The Best of UB40 – Volume Two
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Best of UB40 – Volume Two
| type = Compilation
| artist = UB40
| cover = The Best of UB40 Volume Two.jpg
| alt =
| released = 30 October 1995
| recorded = 1988–1995
| venue =
| studio =
| length = {{ubl|41:29 (US)|58:36 (UK)}}
| label = Virgin Records
| producer = UB40, John Shaw, Gerry Parchment
| prev_title = Labour of Love, Volumes I and II
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Guns in the Ghetto
| next_year = 1997
}}
The Best of UB40 – Volume Two is a compilation album by English Reggae group UB40, released in 1995. In 2005 the album was re-released as a two double pack.
The Best of UB40 – Volume Two peaked at number 91 on Germany Charts.[http://germancharts.de/showitem.asp?interpret=UB40&titel=The+Best+Of+%2D+Volume+Two&cat=a Germany Charts - UB40 - The Best Of UB40 – Volume Two], Germancharts.de
Reception
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000177372|title=UB40 – The Best Of UB40 – Volume Two: Review|accessdate=21 March 2018}}
}}
Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic feels that with the focus of the collection on the group's "pop-reggae crossovers" from the 1990s "fans of UB40's political edge and their genuine reggae roots won't find much of interest here." However, he does believe it represents "a good summation of the band's second decade".
US track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Album
| title1 = Where Did I Go Wrong?
| length1 = 3:47
| writer1 = UB40
| extra1 = UB40, 1988
| title2 = Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
| note2 =
| writer2 = Al Green, Teenie Hodges
| length2 = 4:02
| extra2 = Labour of Love II, 1989
| title3 = Kingston Town
| length3 = 3:48
| writer3 = Kentrick Patrick
| extra3 = Labour of Love II, 1989
| title4 = The Way You Do the Things You Do
| length4 = 3:43
| writer4 = Smokey Robinson, Robert Rogers
| extra4 = Labour of Love II, 1989
| title5 = Can't Help Falling in Love
| length5 = 3:28
| writer5 = George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
| extra5 = Promises and Lies, 1993
| title6 = Higher Ground
| length6 = 4:21
| writer6 = UB40
| extra6 = Promises and Lies, 1993
| title7 = Bring Me Your Cup
| note7 =
| length7 = 5:42
| writer7 = UB40
| extra7 = Promises and Lies, 1993
| title8 = Reggae Music
| length8 = 3:41
| writer8 = Byron Lee
| extra8 = Promises and Lies, 1993
| title9 = Superstition
| length9 = 4:05
| writer9 = Stevie Wonder
| extra9 = B-Side of Kingston Town, 1990
| title10 = Until My Dying Day
| length10 = 3:53
| writer10 = UB40
| extra10 = Single 1995
| total_length = 41:29
}}
UK track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Album
| title1 = Breakfast In Bed
| length1 = 3:16
| writer1 = Eddie Hinton, Donnie Fritts
| note1 = featuring Chrissie Hynde
| extra1 = UB40, 1988
| title2 = Where Did I Go Wrong?
| note2 =
| writer2 = UB40
| length2 = 3:46
| extra2 = UB40, 1988
| title3 = I Would Do For You
| length3 = 5:34
| writer3 = UB40
| extra3 = UB40, 1988
| title4 = Homely Girl
| length4 = 3:23
| writer4 = Eugene Record, Stan McKenny
| extra4 = Labour of Love II, 1989
| title5 = Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
| length5 = 4:02
| writer5 = Al Green, Teenie Hodges
| extra5 = Labour of Love II, 1989
| title6 = Kingston Town
| length6 = 3:46
| writer6 = Kentrick Patrick
| extra6 = Labour of Love II, 1989
| title7 = Wear You To The Ball
| note7 =
| length7 = 3:33
| writer7 = John Holt
| extra7 = Labour of Love II, 1989
| title8 = Can’t Help Falling In Love
| length8 = 3:27
| writer8 = George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
| extra8 = Promises and Lies, 1993
| title9 = Higher Ground
| length9 = 4:20
| writer9 = UB40
| extra9 = Promises and Lies, 1993
| title10 = Bring Me Your Cup
| length10 = 5:41
| writer10 = UB40
| extra10 = Promises and Lies, 1993
| title11 = C'est La Vie
| length11 = 4:30
| writer11 = UB40
| extra11 = Promises and Lies, 1993
| title12 = Reggae Music
| length12 = 4:05
| writer12 = Byron Lee
| extra12 = Promises and Lies, 1993
| title13 = Superstition
| length13 = 5:19
| writer13 = Stevie Wonder
| extra13 = B-Side of Kingston Town, 1989
| title14 = Until My Dying Day
| length14 = 3:54
| writer14 = UB40
| extra14 =
| total_length = 58:36
}}
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1995)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Netherlands|24|artist=UB40|album=The Best Of - Volume Two|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 November 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|91|id=12795|artist=UB40|album=The Best Of - Volume Two|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 November 2020}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|9|artist=UB40|album=The Best Of - Volume Two|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 November 2020}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|12|date=19951105|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 November 2020}} |
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= Year-end charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1995)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/19951231/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1995|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=27 November 2020}}
| 62 |
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Certifications and sales
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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=New Zealand|artist=UB40|title=The Best of UB40 – Volume Two|award=Platinum|id=1996-01-19|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=1997}}
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References
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Category:UB40 compilation albums
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Category:Virgin Records compilation albums
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