Labour of Lust

June 197913 tracks, 39 minutes

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Labour of Lust is an album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. Produced by Lowe, it was released in 1979 by Radar Records in the UK and Columbia Records in the US. It was recorded and released at the same time as Dave Edmunds' Repeat When Necessary and features the same Rockpile personnel. It led off with "Cruel to Be Kind," Lowe's only major US hit.

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Genres: Power pop, pop rock, new wave
Length: 13 tracks, 39 minutes
Released: June 1979
Label: yep roc records

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AllMusic10.0 The Village Voice9.3 The A.V. Club9.0

Tracks

1Cruel to Be Kind3:30

2Cracking Up2:59

3Big Kick, Plain Scrap2:26

4American Squirm2:30

5Born Fighter3:08

6You Make Me1:53

7Skin Deep3:15

8Switchboard Susan3:49

9Endless Grey Ribbon3:16

10Without Love2:29

11Dose of You3:21

12Love So Fine3:55

13Basing Street2:32

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