Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Released in the uk on 12 september 1983, the album is best known for containing the song red red wine, a worldwide numberone single, but it also includes three further uk top 20 hits, please dont make me cry, many. Almost like a popmusic testament to the postulate that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, the strength of ub40, the enormously successful british reggae band, lies in the strong communal bond that holds its multiracial membership together. Its a love story set in inner city birmingham, a wasteland of thatchers britain. Labour of love was released in the summer of 1983 and became the bands first no. James brown drums, ali campbell vocals, guitar, robin campbell guitar, vocals, earl falconer bass, norman lamont hassan percussion, vocals, brian travers saxophone, michael virtue keyboards, astro. Ub40 and the english ska band madness hold the record for most weeks spent by a group in the uk singles chart during the 1980s, with 214 weeks each. This film is called labour of love because it features the music from ub40s hit album of that name. Features song lyrics for ub40s labour of love 2 album. Ub40 recorded their rendition of neil diamond 1966 composition for their album of cover versions, labour of love. Released on 180g vinyl and complete with new liner notes by respected reggae writer, david katz. Ub40 brings reggae magic to kampala new vision group. While political purists may sneer at the accessible selection of covers found on the record, the album should be applauded for bringing a few wellknown and more overlooked tunes to a wider audience.
Personally i think this is the best labour of love of the series. Do you know the link between labour of love and the cult horror film candyman. Ross lynch fires pucks all over the place as he teaches jay how to be a hockey goalie in the special skills season finale. Between 1983 and 1998 ub40 produced three labour of love albums, bringing hits such as eric donaldsons cherry oh baby, lord creators kingston town and johnny osbournes come back darling to a new, global audience. Labour of love is the fourth studio album by british reggae band ub40, and their first album of cover versions. Best choice official site of bernard rose film director. Labour of love and 18 related entities entities finder. Apollo theatre, victoria, london on 10 april 1983, to raise funds for the stop sizewell b inquiry fund. Ub40 labour of love the movie 1983 spletna stran uporablja piskotke. Ub40 capitalized on the singles second life by recording and releasing labour of love ii in 1989. According to the band, they were only familiar with tony tribes version they. Timeline archives ub40 featuring ali campbell, astro and. Ub40 soul rebel labour of love 3 by stephen mcmahon.
It is the first album by the band not to feature the original lineup, as original vocalistguitarist ali campbell and keyboard player mickey virtue departed in 2008. Labour of love is ub40s 4th studio album, containing covers a form they would follow with additional labour of love albums down the road. I have this in all formats, and bought this one for the extras on disc3. While still a covers album, the reggae songs were tempered with a healthy portion of classic soul. Their two most successful albums, labour of love 1983 and promises and lies 1993, reached number one on the uk albums chart. Labour of love 01 cherry oh baby ub40 hq by plipiethefish. Then theres that reggae version of red red wine that spills out of yachts, frat parties, soirees by the pool, water parks, and just about anywhere there are sun. Get all the lyrics to songs on labour of love ii and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. In fact, it might be better seen as a refresher course on the three records, and a teaser to the fourth installment, scheduled to arrive early in 2010. Prognostic ability of simplified i bleed in similar topics. In the spring of 1998, ub40 released presents the dancehall album in the u. Agreed value option is just wait outside in2tier antibody testing criteria local provider of grassfed property and business income. Listen to your favorite songs from labour of love by ub40 now.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. The fathers of reggae, which appeared on virgin in november, highlighted the bands roots in reggae in a selection of classics. The thirty minute concept movie containing mimed musical. A victim of both overexposure and embracement from privileged hedonists around the globe, ub40s labour of love is still a near perfect album, one filled with warmth and an infectious love of the music its covering. A good professional cleaning might improve sound quality significantly. Released in the uk on 12 september 1983, the album is best known for. Listen free to ub40 best of labour of love red red wine remastered, please dont make me cry remastered and more. Labour of love, ub40s first covers album from 1983, remains one of the bands. Released in the uk on 12 september 1983, the album is best known for containing the song red red wine, a worldwide numberone single, but it also includes three further uk top 20 hits, please dont make me cry, many rivers to cross and cherry oh baby. Some dusty points but no other deep scratches, no skipping. Labour of love iv 2010 is the seventeenth album and fourth covers album by ub40. Ub40s released labour of love, the album that would turn them into international superstars, on 1st september 1983. Ali campbell of ub40 performing at hammersmith odeon, london, 25th october 1983.
Film labour of love cherry oh baby, ali campbell, cant help falling. The most notable track is the cover of neil diamonds red, red wine, which reached no. In the 1980s film and video was such a big part of the marketing of music, that bands had to have a video in order to promote a record. Listen free to ub40 labour of love cherry oh baby, keep on moving and more. The first was released in the summer of 1983, and contrary to past record labels expectations, the change of direction worked magnificently. Labour of love, ub40s first covers album from 1983, remains one of the bands best selling albums. That all changed with 1983 s labour of love, ub40s first allcovers album. Ub40 and madness too hot to handle live 1983 youtube. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Filmed in 1983 and released in 1984, its a 30 minute film starring ali campbell in the lead and featuring all the members of the band, their friends. It also has the labour of love ii documentary and the song videos for labour of love iii. In fall 2002, ub40 bounced back with yet another collection. Ub40 labour of love ii lyrics and tracklist genius. The video film will feature songs from their album labour of love.
The only thing i dont like is the packaging like a lot of these reissues, it soon gets tatty and creased. Best of labour of love is exactly what it says it is. A third labour of love collection followed a year later. Originally released in 1983, labour of love was the bands fourth lp release and is made up entirely of ub40s cover versions of songs by some of their favourite musical idols. With that in mind and with a goal of breaking the labour of love album on mtv in the u. The entire album consists of cover versions of songs originally released by the groups musical idols.
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