Rat in the Kitchen is an album by UB40

UB40

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 released in July 1986. This album contained two UK hits, "Sing Our Own Song" (UK #5 in 1986) and "Rat in Mi Kitchen" (UK #12 in 1987).

Track listing

All tracks composed by UB40

1. "All I Want to Do" - 5:33
2. "You Could Meet Somebody" - 4:52
3. "Tell It Like It Is" - 3:36
4. "The Elevator" - 3:25
5. "Watchdogs" - 4:18
6. "Rat in Mi Kitchen" - 6:58
7. "Looking Down at My Reflection" - 3:27
8. "Don't Blame Me" - 3:36
9. "Sing Our Own Song" - 7:21

Personnel

• The guest vocalists who appeared on the album were Mo Birch, Jaki Graham
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   & Ruby Turner
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• Herb Alpert
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   (co-founder of A&M Records
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  ) played trumpet on "Rat in Mi Kitchen"

Follow-up

Following the success of the album, UB40 decided to record a new "sister" studio album. The eventual album, UB40, saw release in 1988 and contained eleven further tracks, including the single "Dancing with the Devil".