UB40
The UB40 version was in a lighter reggae style. Ali left the original band in 2008 siting business management issues and was vindicated when said managers were struck off. Pin On Ub40 Though it was UB40s reggae version of this track which became the best known since 1983 there was another reggae-influenced rendition made by Tony Tribe in 1969. UB40 . It reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. Astro the former vocalist and trumpet player of UB40 stated that the band knew only Tony Tribes version. We are UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro both founding members of the original UB40. Ali was then reunited with Astro when he left in 2013.