Homegrown

Homegrown is the sixteenth[nb 1] studio album by English reggae band UB40, released on 3 November 2003 through Virgin Records and DEP International. The follow-up to Cover Up (2001), the album was produced by UB40 at DEP International Studios in Birmingham. Described by Robin Campbell as an old-fashioned UB40 record, Homegrown features both love songs and political numbers. As with Cover Up, its use of programmed rhythms was the cause of musical differences in the band and was later criticised by frontman Ali Campbell.

On release, Homegrown reached number 49 on the UK Albums Chart, their lowest charting album to date, and number 16 in the Netherlands. Music critics highlighted the album's darker songs. The album's single, a cover of the traditional spiritual "Swing Low", was recorded as the official anthem of the England national rugby union team's participation in the 2003 Rugby World Cup.