Labour of Love II

Labour of Love II is the ninth album and second covers album by UB40, released in 1989. The album contained two top-ten 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.

Labour of Love II
Studio album by UB40
Released	27 November 1989
Genre	Reggae
Length	37:22
Label	Virgin/DEP
Producer	UB40
UB40 chronology
UB40 (1988) Labour of Love II (1989) Promises and Lies (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Robert Christgau	B[3]
Orlando Sentinel	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Track listing

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

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
• Michael Virtue – synthesizers and sampler
• Brian Travers – saxophones
• Norman Hassan – trombone
• 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

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

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

1. "UB40 - Labour of Love II Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
2. "Labour of Love II (Virgin) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Though this..." Chicago Tribune. 4 January 1990. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
3. "Robert Christgau: CG: ub40". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
4. Gettelman, Parry (26 January 1990). "UB40". Orlando Sentinel.
5. "UB40: Labour Of Love II : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 2 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
6. "Australiancharts.com – UB40 – Labour of Love II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
7. "Austriancharts.at – UB40 – Labour of Love II" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – UB40 – Labour of Love II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – UB40 – Labour of Love II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
10. "Charts.nz – UB40 – Labour of Love II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
11. "Swedishcharts.com – UB40 – Labour of Love II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
13. "UB40 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
14. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
15. "Canadian album certifications – UB 40 – Labour Of Love II". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
16. "Les Certifications & Les Ventes". Info Disc. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
17. "Dutch album certifications – UB 40 – Labour Of Love LI" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 2 May 2022. Enter Labour Of Love LI in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1990 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
18. "New Zealand album certifications – UB 40 – Labour Of Love II". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
19. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
20. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Labour Of Love 2')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
21. "British album certifications – UB 40 – Labour Of Love II". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
22. "American album certifications – UB-40 – Labour Of Love II". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 11 March 2019.