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Labour of Love III

 
Album Review: Labour of Love III

  • Artist: UB40
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: November 17, 1998
  • Genre: Rock

Review

With Labour of Love III, the reggae-pop outfit tries to regain some of the glimmer of their former popularity with this third installment of their most successful album. They cover Neil Diamond's "Holly Holy" ("Hey, "'Red Red Wine'" was a mega-smash. Let's do Neil again!"). The rest of the disc is peppered with covers of skanking standards like Peter Tosh's "Legalize It" and Marley's "Soul Rebel." ~ Tim Sheridan, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Holly Holy Neil Diamond UB40 (3:35)
It's My Delight (Lyrics) Brenton Dowe, Trevor McNaughton, Renford Cogle UB40 (3:57)
Come Back Darling (Lyrics) Johnny Osbourne UB40 (3:29)
Never Let Go (Lyrics) Slim Smith, Byron Lee UB40 (3:18)
Soul Rebel Bob Marley UB40 (3:55)
My Best Girl (Lyrics) John Holt UB40 (4:10)
Good Ambition (Lyrics) Leonard Dillon UB40 (2:22)
The Train Is Coming Ken Boothe, Orville Burrell UB40 (4:18)
Blood and Fire Winston Niney Holness UB40 (3:59)
Mr. Fix It UB40 (3:23)
Stay a Little Bit Longer UB40 (2:52)
Someone Like You UB40 (4:52)
The Time Has Come Byron Lee, Slim Smith UB40 (4:55)
Crying over You Lloyd Charmers UB40 (3:58)
Legalize It Peter Tosh UB40 (9:57)

Credits

Danny Canaan (Engineer), Danny Canaan (Producer), Astro (Vocals), UB40 (Arranger), Norman Hassan (Harmonica), Joe Stevens (Programming), Danny Canaan (Programming), Brian Travers (Saxophone), Brian Travers (Horn (Alto)), Doctor X (Liner Notes), Norman Hassan (Percussion), Michael Virtue (Keyboards), Robin Campbell (Guitar), Jim Brown (Drums), Robin Campbell (Vocals), Dan Armstrong (Keyboards), Norman Hassan (Vocals), Earl Falconer (Bass), UB40 (Producer), Martin Meredith (Sax (Alto)), Dan Armstrong (Producer), Dominic Morley (Engineer), Ali Campbell (Vocals), Dan Armstrong (Programming), Ali Campbell (Guitar), Brian Nordhoff (Mixing), Earl Falconer (Vocals), Dan Armstrong (Engineer), Danny Canaan (Keyboards)
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Labour of Love III
Studio album by UB40
Released 17 November 1998
Recorded 1998
Genre Reggae
Label Virgin Records
Professional reviews
UB40 chronology
UB40 Present the Dancehall Album
(1998)
Labour of Love III
(1998)
The Very Best of UB40
(2000)

Labour of Love III is the third album of covers by the Birmingham reggae group UB40, following Labour of Love and Labour of Love II.

Track listing

  1. "Holly Holy" (original by Neil Diamond)
  2. "It's My Delight" (original by The Melodians)
  3. "Come Back Darling" (original by Johnny Osbourne)
  4. "Never Let You Go"
  5. "Soul Rebel" (original by Bob Marley)
  6. "My Best Girl" (original by The Paragons)
  7. "Good Ambition" (original by The Ethiopians)
  8. "The Train Is Coming"
  9. "Blood and Fire" (original by Niney the Observer)
  10. "Mr. Fix It" (original by Winston Francis)
  11. "Stay a Little Bit Longer" (original by Delano Smith)
  12. "Someone Like You"
  13. "The Time Has Come" (original by Slim Smith)
  14. "Crying Over You" (original by Ken Boothe)
  15. "Legalize It" (original by Peter Tosh)

 
 

 

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