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Labour of Love II by UB40
Labour of Love II is an album by UB40, released in 1989. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 23 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Way You Do The Things You Do”, on 22 lists with a best position of #20.
Labour of Love II, UB40's ninth album, arrived on Virgin on 27 November 1989 and went back to the well that had served them so handsomely in 1983: a whole album of other people's songs, recast in the Birmingham band's smooth, rolling reggae. The lineup was the one that had held since 1979, with Ali Campbell out front, Robin Campbell on guitar, Earl Falconer on bass, Jimmy Brown on drums, Norman Hassan on percussion, Brian Travers on saxophone, Mickey Virtue on keyboards and Astro alongside.
The formula still worked. Their lilting take on "The Way You Do the Things You Do" reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" got to seven, while "Kingston Town" made number four in Britain.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Labour of Love II on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Way You Do The Things You Do | 22 | #20 | – | 1990–2014 | |
| 2 | Kingston Town | 1 | #139 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.