Rat in the Kitchen

Rat in the Kitchen is the seventh album by UB40, released in July 1986. This album contained two UK hits, "Sing Our Own Song" (UK No. 5 in 1986) and "Rat in Mi Kitchen" (UK No. 12 in 1987). The album itself reached 8 in the UK album charts in 1986 staying in the charts for twenty weeks. The album provoked a positive reception from critics.

Reception
AllMusic said the album was "as usual, a tuneful collection of reggae" and later described the album as "edgy".

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 & Ruby Turner
 * Herb Alpert (co-founder of A&M Records) 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".