''Labour of Love'' is the third

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by Australian

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group

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. It was released outside of Australia in 1993. The EP peaked at number 10 on the US

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chart.

Reviews

JT Griffith of All Music gave the EP 4.5 out of 5 saying; " abour of Love isa collection of full songs and acoustic demos, the highlight is the standout cover of New Order's "

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". Five of the seven tracks are two minutes or less. "Labour of Love" and "Not Given Lightly" are representative of the Frente! sound: acoustic love songs built around

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's Lisa Loeb-like vocals. "Paper, Bullets, Walls" finds Frente! in a more upbeat groove. Overall, the band had a classic pre-grunge, alternative sound." Double J named the title song in the top fifty Australian songs of the 1990s, saying, "This bare-bones song showed the world why we were all so captivated by Hart's voice. For all the comparisons people made to other female folk singers, it was clear she injected something unique and real into her performance."

Track listing

# "Labour of Love" - 3:03 # "Testimony" - 1:27 # "Not Given Lightly" - 3:33 # "Paper, Bullets, Walls" - 2:02 # "Risk" - 0:27 # "

" - 2:01 # "Oh Brilliance" - 1:57

Personnel

* Bass – Tim O'Connor * Design – Marney McKenna, MushroomArt * Illustration over Illustration– Ross Hipwell * Vocals, Art Direction – Angie Hart * Vocals, Guitar, Programmed By – Simon Austin

References

{{Frente! Frente! albums Indie pop EPs EPs by Australian artists Mushroom Records albums 1993 EPs