| Artist | UB40 |
|---|---|
| Cover | Labour of Love II album cover.jpg |
| Released | 27 November 1989 |
| Recorded | January–September 1989 |
| Genre | Reggae |
| Length | 52:02 |
| Label | Virgin/DEP |
| Producer | UB40 |
| Prev year | 1988 |
| Next year | 1993 |
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.
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
- Gary Parchment, John Shaw – engineer, programming, mixing
- Barry Kamen – cover painting
Charts
| Chart (1989–1990) | Peak position |
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