Food for Thought (song)

"Food for Thought" was the first single released by British reggae band UB40. It was released as a double A side along with "King", which was a song written about the late Martin Luther King, questioning the lost direction of the deceased leader's followers and the state of mourning of a nation after his death. It was the first single to reach the UK Top 10 without the backing of a major record company.

It reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart in early 1980 and No. 1 in New Zealand in September 1980.

The song is regularly played at Birmingham City FC home matches, while the main tune is sung by the supporters during matches.

The original single version is slightly shorter compared to the "Signing Off" album version, with the album version including a break using a synthesiser reverb (an early example of their mixing techniques that can be found on their third album "Present Arms in Dub").

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Food for Thought

Food for Thought may refer to:

Santana (band)

Santana is an American Latin rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1967 by Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana. The band first came to widespread public attention when their performance of "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock in 1969 provided a contrast to other acts on the bill. This exposure helped propel their first album, also named Santana, into a hit, followed in the next two years by the successful Abraxas and Santana III.

In the years that followed lineup changes were common. Carlos Santana's increasing involvement with guru Sri Chinmoy took the band into more esoteric music, though never quite losing its initial Latin influence.

In 1998, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with Carlos Santana, Jose Chepito Areas, David Brown, Gregg Rolie, Mike Carabello and Michael Shrieve being honored.

The band has earned eight Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards, the latter all in 2000. Carlos also won Grammy Awards as a solo artist in 1989 and 2003. Santana has sold more than 90 million records worldwide, making them one of the world’s best-selling groups of all time. In 2013, Santana announced a reunion of the classic line-up for a new record, predicting a 2014 release. They are tied with having the most won Grammys in one night.

Food for Thought (Young Rome album)

Food for Thought is the debut album of American hip hop artist Young Rome, a former member of the R&B group Immature/IMx. The album was released in the U.S. on June 22, 2004 and is available as a clean version and a parental advisory version.

History

Young Rome's opinion of this album is that, "It's far from what Immature did. It's more mature—more about my personal life and what I've been through. I sing about the ups and downs of being in the group, of what's happening with my family and going through stuff. This album shows all of me—the adversity and everything else."

In the United States, Food for Thought debuted at number 98 on the Billboard 200 and peaked at number 32 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

The album features guest appearances by Omarion, YoungBloodZ, fellow former Immature/IMx member, Marques Houston, et al.

Track listing