''Labour of Love II'' is the ninth album and second covers album by

UB40 UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. They have been nominated for the ...

, released in 1989. The album contained two top-ten ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits – "

Here I Am (Come and Take Me) "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" is a 1973 song by Al Green, the second single released from his album '' Call Me''. The song reached number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two on the Hot Soul Singles chart. It was certified as a gold ...

" peaked at No. 7, "

The Way You Do the Things You Do "The Way You Do the Things You Do" is a 1964 hit single by the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. Written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers, the single was the Temptations' first charting single on the ''Billboard'' Ho ...

" peaked at No. 6 – and " Kingston Town" reached No. 4 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

Track listing

# "

" (original by

Al Green Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Take Me to the River", ...

) – 4:00 # "Tears from My Eyes" (Teddy Davis) – 3:50 # "Groovin'" (

Byron Lee Byron Lee ,
''Jamaica Gleaner'', 27 October 2008. born Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee ...

) – 3:50 # "

" (original by

the Temptations The Temptations are an American vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield, beginning with the Top ...

) – 3:02 # "Wear You to the Ball" (original by

the Paragons The Paragons were a ska and rocksteady vocal group from Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica, initially active in the 1960s. Their most famous track was "The Tide Is High", written by band member John Holt (singer), John Holt. Career The Parago ...

) – 3:31 # "Singer Man" (original by

the Kingstonians The Kingstonians were a Jamaican rocksteady/reggae vocal group best known for their late 1960s recordings for producer Derrick Harriott. History Formed in 1966, the group comprised Cebert "Jackie" Bernard, his brother Lloyd "Footy" Bernard, a ...

) – 3:51 # " Kingston Town" (original by

Lord Creator Lord Creator (born Kentrick Patrick, circa 1940, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago)Walters, Basil (2012)A New Day – Songs heralding JA’s Independence, ''Jamaica Observer'', 3 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012. is a calypso, R&B, ska and ro ...

) – 3:48 # "Baby" (original by

the Heptones The Heptones are a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal trio most active in the 1960s and early 1970s. They were one of the more significant trios of that era, and played a major role in the gradual transition between ska and rocksteady into ...

) – 3:22 # "Wedding Day" (Harold Logan, John Patton, Lloyd Price) – 3:12 # "Sweet Cherrie" ( Keith "Honey Boy" Williams) – 3:16 # "Stick By Me" (original by

Shep and the Limelites Shep and the Limelites was an American doo-wop trio of the early 1960s, composed of James "Shep" Sheppard (September 24, 1935 – January 24, 1970), Clarence Bassett (March 13, 1936 – January 25, 2005) and Charles Baskerville (July 6, 1936 – J ...

) – 3:45 # "Just Another Girl" (original by

Ken Boothe Kenneth George Boothe OD (born 22 March 1948) is a Jamaican vocalist known for his distinctive vibrato and timbre. Boothe achieved an international reputation as one of Jamaica's finest vocalists through a series of crossover hits that appeal ...

) – 3:33 # "

Homely Girl "Homely Girl" is a song by American vocal group the Chi-Lites. Release in 1973, it reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, number three on the US Hot Soul Singles chart, and number 54 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. A cover by UB40 also b ...

" (original by

the Chi-Lites The Chi-Lites (, ) are an American R&B/soul vocal quartet from Chicago, Illinois, United States. Forming at Chicago's Hyde Park High School in 1959, The group's original lineup consisted of singers Robert Lester, Eugene Record, Creadel Jones, ...

) – 3:24 # "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

Certifications

References

1989 albums UB40 albums Covers albums Virgin Records albums {{reggae-album-stub