title: Rat in the Kitchen
text: # Rat in the Kitchen
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Los Angeles Times | (favorable) |
  | Robert Christgau | B+ |
  | Rolling Stone | (favorable) |
  
  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
  
  * "All I Want to Do" – 5:33
  * "You Could Meet Somebody" – 4:52
  * "Tell It Like It Is" – 3:36
  * "The Elevator" – 3:25
  * "Watchdogs" – 4:18
  * "Rat in Mi Kitchen" – 6:58
  * "Looking Down at My Reflection" – 3:27
  * "Don't Blame Me" – 3:36
  * "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"
  
  ## Certifications and sales
  
  | Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
  | - | - | - |
  | Canada (Music Canada) | Gold | $50,000^^$ |
  | Netherlands (NVPI) | Gold | $50,000^^$ |
  | New Zealand (RMNZ) | Gold | $7,500^^$ |
  | United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | $100,000^^$ |
  | $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
  