UB40's 2nd album, Present Arms was released in 1981. It reached #2 and spent 38 weeks on the UK album charts. An album of originals, it spawned two top 20 hits in 'One In Ten' (#7) and 'Dont Let It Pass You By / Dont Slow Down' (#16). Like their first album Signing Off, Present Arms gave us social comments from the title track written about man and boy going to war, to 'Sardonicus' which was a critical assessment of the then US president Ronald Regan. The album also touches on a subject very dear to UB40's heart. 'Lambs Bread', 'Dont Let It Pass You By' and 'Dont Walk On The Grass' are written as part of the band's long standing campaign for the legalisation of cannabis. Present Arms is quite unique in many respects. As a 2nd album, it was very widely acclaimed and selling well into the bargain. But in a similar vein to Signing Off, it mixed a number of instrumentals with vocals, most notably the crowd pleasing Dr X (later to write sleevenotes for the Labour Of Love Series). UB40 is a popular dub / reggae pop music band formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... UB40 is a popular Dub Reggae and pop band formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England. ... Order: 40th President Term of Office: January 20, 1981–January 20, 1989 Preceded by: Jimmy Carter Succeeded by: George H.W. Bush Date of birth: February 6, 1911 Place of birth: Tampico, Illinois Date of death: June 5, 2004 Place of death: Los Angeles, California First Lady: Nancy Reagan Political... Legalization is the process of removing a legal prohibition against something which is currently illegal. ... Species Cannabis indica Cannabis ruderalis Cannabis sativa Cannabis is a genus of flowering plant that includes one or more species. ... UB40 is a popular Dub Reggae and pop band formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England. ...

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