Little Baggariddim

Little Baggariddim
EP by UB40
Released	22 July 1985 (1985-07-22)[1]
Genre	Reggae fusion
Length	23:00
Label	A&M
Producer	UB40 Ray "Pablo" Falconer
UB40 chronology
Geffery Morgan (1984) Little Baggariddim (1985) Baggariddim (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	A−[2]
Tom Hull	A−[3]

Little Baggariddim is an EP by British reggae band UB40. It was only released in the US and Canada and peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200 and number 26 on the RPM Top 100 Albums.^[4][5]

Release and reception

Little Baggariddim was released in July 1985 at the beginning of UB40's tour of the US and Canada.^[1][6] The EP comprises six tracks, four of which were released outside of North America in September 1985 on UB40's sixth studio album Baggariddim. It also contains "One in Ten", a reworked, sped-up version of the song originally released in 1981 on UB40's second album Present Arms, as well as a dub version of "I Got You Babe".

Reviewing for Rolling Stone, Rob Tannenbaum wrote that "the whole record coheres brilliantly" and that it "will surely stand as one of 1985's best EPs, and it makes one hungry for a Big Baggariddim".^[7] Steve Matteo for Spin highlighted the simplistic packaging and release, praising its affordability, and that "Little Baggariddim is a way for UB40 to stay true to their ideals while hoping for a bit more recognition". Matteo concluded that the songs "show the group's crossing into many different styles of music, though I hope their earliest fans and those who fancy themselves reggae purists won't be put off by their moving in more pop-oriented directions".^[8] Billboard wrote that the group "could read a Stateside breakthrough" with "I Got You Babe", and that "both that track and its companions hew to the band's updated but faithful reggae sensibility".^[9]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Got You Babe" (with Chrissie Hynde)	Sonny Bono	3:08
2.	"Don't Break My Heart"	UB40 Deborah Banks[A]	3:47
3.	"One in Ten"	UB40	4:19

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"Mi Spliff"	UB40	3:58
5.	"Hip Hop Lyrical Robot" (with Pato Banton)	UB40 Banton	3:39
6.	"I Got You Babe" (dub version)	Bono	4:09
Total length:			23:00

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5]	26
US Billboard 200[4]	40
US Cash Box Top 100 Albums[10]	38

Notes

1. The lyrics were originally credited to Javid Khan, but a lawsuit was settled in 1995 instead giving the credit to Deborah Banks.

References

1. "New Releases". The FMQB Album Report. 19 July 1985. p. 30.
2. "Robert Christgau: Album: UB40: Little Baggariddim". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
3. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Ub40". Tom Hull. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
4. "UB40 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
5. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0584". RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
6. "UB40 Concerts | On A&M Records". www.onamrecords.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
7. "UB40: Little Baggariddim". Rolling Stone. 12 September 1985. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
8. "Spins". Spin. October 1985. p. 32.
9. "Reviews". Billboard. 3 August 1985. p. 74.
10. "Cash Box Top 100 Albums". Cash Box. 5 October 1985. p. 24.