Labour of Love II

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Labour of Love II
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Studio album by
UB40
Released27 November 1989
GenreReggae
Length52:02
LabelVirgin/DEP
ProducerUB40
UB40 chronology
UB40
(1988) 		Labour of Love II
(1989) 		Promises and Lies
(1993)
Singles from Labour of Love II
  1. "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Kingston Town"
    Released: 1990
  3. "Wear You to the Ball"
    Released: 1990
  4. "The Way You Do the Things You Do"
    Released: 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar[1]
Chicago TribuneStarStarStar[2]
Robert ChristgauB[3]
Orlando SentinelStarStarStarStar[4]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[5]
"Kingston Town"
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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 (following 1983's Labour of Love) and contains two top-ten US Billboard Hot 100 hits – "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" 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

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  1. "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" (original by Al Green) – 4:00
  2. "Tears from My Eyes" (Teddy Davis) – 3:50
  3. "Groovin'" (Byron Lee) – 3:50
  4. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (original by the Temptations) – 3:02
  5. "Wear You to the Ball" (original by the Paragons) – 3:31
  6. "Singer Man" (original by the Kingstonians) – 3:51
  7. "Kingston Town" (original by Lord Creator) – 3:48
  8. "Baby" (original by the Heptones) – 3:22
  9. "Wedding Day" (Harold Logan, John Patton, Lloyd Price) – 3:12
  10. "Sweet Cherrie" (Keith "Honey Boy" Williams) – 3:16
  11. "Stick By Me" (original by Shep and the Limelites) – 3:45
  12. "Just Another Girl" (original by Ken Boothe) – 3:33
  13. "Homely Girl" (original by the Chi-Lites) – 3:24
  14. "Impossible Love" (Keith "Honey Boy" Williams) – 5:10

Personnel

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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

  • Gary Parchment, John Shaw – engineer, programming, mixing
  • Barry Kamen – cover painting

Charts

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Chart performance for Labour of Love II
Chart (1989–1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 20
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 3
US Billboard 200[13] 30

Certifications

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Certifications for Labour of Love II
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[14] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[15] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[16] 2× Platinum 600,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[17] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18] Platinum 15,000^
Sweden (GLF)[19] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[20] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] 3× Platinum 900,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  13. ^ "UB40 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
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