Released June 9, 1979 Length 32:40 | Recorded 1979 Release date 9 June 1979 | |
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Studio Eden Studios, London, England; Love Studios, Helsinki, Finland (except: "American Squirm": 1978) Genres Rock music, New wave, Pub rock Similar Nick Lowe albums, Pub rock albums, Other albums |
Nick lowe labour of lust album promo
Labour of Lust is an album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. Also 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 the arch "Cruel to Be Kind," Lowe's only major US hit.
Contents
- Nick lowe labour of lust album promo
- Nick lowe cruel to be kind hq best version new audio
- UK version
- US version
- 2011 Yep Roc Records
- Personnel
- Charts
- Album Charts
- Certifications
- Songs
- References
The American version of this record had a slightly different track listing, with "Endless Grey Ribbon" being deleted and replaced with the UK single A-side, "American Squirm." The latter song includes members of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, namely Elvis on backing vocals, Bruce Thomas on bass and Pete Thomas on drums. Credited to "Nick Lowe and His Sound," the B-side of this single was Elvis & The Attractions' version of the Lowe-penned "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding?" "Endless Grey Ribbon" did get an American release as the B-side of the "Cruel to Be Kind" single.
Released on CD by Demon/Fiend (EU) and Columbia (US and Canada) in 1990, it fell out of print quickly and was available only in used CD stores and web sites.
Yep Roc Records reissued the album on CD on March 15, 2011, containing all tracks from the US and UK versions, as well as the B-Side "Basing Street."
Nick lowe cruel to be kind hq best version new audio
U.K. version
All written songs by Nick Lowe except where noted.
- "Cruel to Be Kind" (Lowe, Ian Gomm) – 3:31
- "Cracking Up" – 2:59
- "Big Kick, Plain Scrap!" – 2:28
- "Born Fighter" – 3:09
- "You Make Me" – 1:53
- "Skin Deep" – 3:12
- "Switch Board Susan" (Mickey Jupp) – 3:50
- "Endless Grey Ribbon" – 3:17
- "Without Love" – 2:29
- "Dose of You" – 2:21
- "Love So Fine" (Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Billy Bremner, Terry Williams) – 3:52
U.S. version
- "Cruel to Be Kind" – 3:31
- "Cracking Up" – 2:59
- "Big Kick, Plain Scrap" – 2:28
- "American Squirm" – 2:29
- "You Make Me" – 1:53
- "Skin Deep" – 3:12
- "Switch Board Susan" – 3:50
- "Dose of You" – 2:21
- "Without Love" – 2:29
- "Born Fighter" – 3:09
- "Love So Fine" – 3:52
2011 Yep Roc Records
- "Cruel to Be Kind" – 3:31
- "Cracking Up" – 2:59
- "Big Kick, Plain Scrap" – 2:28
- "American Squirm" – 2:29
- "Born Fighter" – 3:09
- "You Make Me" – 1:53
- "Skin Deep" – 3:12
- "Switchboard Susan" – 3:50
- "Endless Grey Ribbon" – 3:17
- "Without Love" – 2:29
- "Dose of You" – 2:21
- "Love So Fine" – 3:52
- "Basing Street" (Bonus Track) - 2:32
Personnel
Charts
Album
Album Charts
Single
Certifications
Canada-Gold (50,000 copies sold)
Songs
1Cruel to Be Kind3:29
2Cracking Up2:57
3Big Kick Plain Scrap2:28