Promises and Lies

Studio album by UB40

Released

27 July 1993

Genre

Reggae

Length

47:09

UB40 chronology

Labour of Love II
(1989)

Promises and Lies
(1993)

Guns in the Ghetto
(1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[2]
Q	^[3]
Robert Christgau	^[4]

Promises and Lies is the tenth album by the British reggae band UB40, released in 1993. It includes the hit from the soundtrack of the 1993 movie Sliver, "Can't Help Falling in Love", originally sung by Elvis Presley. The album reached No. 1 in the UK and No. 4 in the United States. It is the band's best-selling album (over 9 million copies).

Track listing

"C'est La Vie" – 4:31 U.K Single.
"Desert Sand" – 4:48
"Promises and Lies" – 3:38
"Bring Me Your Cup" – 5:41 U.K Single.
"Higher Ground" – 4:21 U.K Single.
"Reggae Music" – 4:06 U.K Single.
"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You (Elvis Presley Cover)" – 3:27 U.K Single.
"Now and Then" – 3:40
"Things Ain't Like They Used to Be" – 4:01
"It's a Long Long Way" – 4:29
"Sorry" – 4:27

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1993	Australian ARIA Albums Chart	1
1993	United Kingdom Albums Chart	1

Preceded by Zooropa by U2	UK number one album 24 July 1993 – 10 September 1993	Succeeded by Music Box by Mariah Carey
Preceded by Zooropa by U2	Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album 15 – 21 August 1993	Succeeded by The Lobbyist by Diesel

References

External links

UB40

Jimmy Brown Robin Campbell Earl Falconer Norman Hassan Brian Travers Duncan Campbell Ali Campbell Yomi Babayemi Jimmy Lynn Mickey Virtue Astro

Studio albums	Signing Off Present Arms UB44 Labour of Love Geffery Morgan Baggariddim Rat in the Kitchen UB40 Labour of Love II Promises and Lies Guns in the Ghetto Labour of Love III Cover Up Homegrown Who You Fighting For? TwentyFourSeven Labour of Love IV Getting Over the Storm

Compilation albums	The Singles Album More UB40 Music The UB40 File The Best of UB40 – Volume One Labour of Love, Volumes I and II The Best of UB40 - Volume Two UB40 Present the Dancehall Album The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000 UB40 Present the Fathers of Reggae Labour of Love, Volumes I, II and III - Platinum Collection The Best Of UB40, Volumes 1 & 2 Love Songs Best of Labour of Love All the Best

Live albums	UB40 Live UB40 CCCP: Live in Moscow

Remix albums	Present Arms in Dub Dub Sessions

Notable songs	"Food for Thought" "One in Ten" "Don't Slow Down" "Red Red Wine" "Please Don't Make Me Cry" "Many Rivers to Cross" "Cherry Oh Baby" "If It Happens Again" "Sing Our Own Song" "Rat in Mi Kitchen" "I Got You Babe" "Breakfast in Bed" "Homely Girl" "Kingston Town" "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" "The Way You Do the Things You Do" "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" "Higher Ground" "Reasons" "Swing Low"

See also	UB40 discography Dep International

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