UB40: Labour Of Love II
Lloyd Bradley, Q, January 1990
THE SECOND VOLUME of classic reggae songs – the first album, released in 1983, spawned the group's first Number 1 single ('Red Red Wine'), topped the LP listings and stayed in the chart for nearly 18 months.
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