Homegrown (UB40 album)

Homegrown
Studio album by
UB40
Released3 November 2003
StudioDEP International Studios, Birmingham
GenreReggae
Length51:47
Label
Producer
UB40 chronology
The Fathers of Reggae
(2002) 		Homegrown
(2003) 		Who You Fighting For?
(2005)
Singles from Homegrown
  1. "Swing Low"
    Released: 13 October 2003

Homegrown is the sixteenth[nb 1] studio album by English reggae band UB40, released on 3 November 2003 through Virgin Records and DEP International. The follow-up to Cover Up (2001), the album was produced by UB40 at DEP International Studios in Birmingham. Described by Robin Campbell as an old-fashioned UB40 record, Homegrown features both love songs and political numbers. As with Cover Up, its use of programmed rhythms was the cause of musical differences in the band and was later criticised by frontman Ali Campbell.

On release, Homegrown reached number 49 on the UK Albums Chart, their lowest charting album to date, and number 16 in the Netherlands. Music critics highlighted the album's darker songs. The album's single, a cover of the traditional spiritual "Swing Low", was recorded as the official anthem of the England national rugby union team's participation in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. After the England's team victory in the World Cup final, it reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, providing the album's biggest boost. UB40 toured in promotion of Homegrown in 2003 and released the live DVD Homegrown in Holland in 2004.

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