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	52:02
Label	Virgin/DEP
Producer	UB40
UB40 chronology
UB40 (1988) Labour of Love II (1989) Promises and Lies (1993)
Singles from Labour of Love II
"Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" Released: 1990 "Kingston Town" Released: 1990 "Wear You to the Ball" Released: 1990 "The Way You Do the Things You Do" Released: 1990

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, 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 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.