Labour Of Love (studio album) by UB40

Labour Of Love by UB40
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 5,273rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 103 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (77th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (779th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,273rd)
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Labour Of Love by Ub40 (CD, 2017)
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UB40 Labour Of Love Vinyl LP SP 4980 1983 OG Red Red Wine
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UB40 bestography

Labour Of Love is ranked 2nd best out of 27 albums by UB40 on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by UB40 is Signing Off which is ranked number 3094 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 486.

UB40 album bestography « Higher ranked (3,094th) This album (5,273rd) Lower ranked (17,808th) »
Signing OffLabour Of LovePresent Arms

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Labour Of Love track list

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 103 votes)
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01/20/2024 09:13 Siromynian  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,30880/100
 
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12/06/2023 10:11 fabm0  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 5,97759/100
 
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07/02/2023 02:01 Gendjar  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,69856/100
 
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03/18/2023 07:23 Igtonumama  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 8,90760/100
 
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03/13/2023 23:58 P00pee  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 7086/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.2/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.

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75/100
From 01/26/2023 20:45
Not a huge reggae buff but this was a lot better than I was expecting. Pleasantly surprised. Probably due to some tracks having a familiarity about them. Front half definitely the better.
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From 03/10/2022 08:32
It is a thing people do, from Nanci Griffith to the Rolling Stones, make albums of remakes of the songs that influenced them. Mor often than not, they turn out kind if flat or overblown, leaky even. Not so here-- this is really the best covers album I can name, too good to miss even if reggae is not your thing...
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From 01/10/2020 04:42
This was an interesting concept for a record, but they really went for it. I think the result is the best covers album ever.
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80/100
From 02/12/2017 11:06
I bought Labour Of Love by UB40 on 14/09/2004 from on CD for £2.69 The version I have is on the record label DEP catalogue number It entered the UK charts on 24/09/1983 and got to number 1 spending a total of 76 weeks on the chart.
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From 09/17/2016 03:51
Easy listening feel good music
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From 04/06/2015 00:36
I believe the "Labour of Love" albums are albums that consist entirely of covers. I think this is the best, but "Labour of Love II: is also worthy. On multiple occasions, UB40 took Motown hits and then turned them into great reggae cover versions.
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From 05/26/2013 06:15
This is their best album I love the way 'Please don't make me cry' comes in off the tail end of 'Keep On Moving' all covers but great versions 'Many Rivers To Cross'.
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From 06/19/2012 23:20
Forget "Wine". Check out "Please dont make me cry, Sweet sensation and guilty". Real emotion and this band at its best.
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