Labour of Love II


Labour of Love II is the ninth studio album by English reggae band UB40, released on 27th November 1989. It is the band's second album of cover versions and contains two top-ten US Billboard Hot 100 hits – "Here I Am " peaked at No. 7, "The Way You Do the Things You Do" peaked at No. 6 – and "Kingston Town" reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

  1. "Here I Am " – 4:00
  2. "Tears from My Eyes" – 3:50
  3. "Groovin'" – 3:50
  4. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" – 3:02
  5. "Wear You to the Ball" – 3:31
  6. "Singer Man" – 3:51
  7. "Kingston Town" – 3:48
  8. "Baby" – 3:22
  9. "Wedding Day" – 3:12
  10. "Sweet Cherrie" – 3:16
  11. "Stick By Me" – 3:45
  12. "Just Another Girl" – 3:33
  13. "Homely Girl" – 3:24
  14. "Impossible Love" – 5:10

    Personnel

UB40
  • Ali Campbell – lead vocals and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Robin Campbell – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Astro – trumpet, toast and backing vocals
  • Earl Falconer – bass and synthesizer, lead vocals on "Baby"
  • Michael Virtue – synthesizers and sampler
  • Brian Travers – saxophones
  • Norman Hassan – trombone, lead vocals on "Singer Man"
  • Jim Brown – electronic drums and drum machine
with:
  • Patrick Tenyue – trumpet
  • Henry Tenyue – trombone
Technical

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