Labour of Lust
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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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Released
Jun, 1979
Type
Album
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Columbia
Demon Records

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AllMusic (Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
5/5 stars
American Songwriter (Michael Berick – 15 March 2011)
4/5 stars
The A.V. Club (Keith Phipps – 15 March 2011)A−
Pitchfork (David Bevan – 22 March 2011)8.4/10
Record Collector (Terry Staunton – April 2011)
4/5 stars
Rolling Stone (Will Hermes – 15 March 2011)
4/5 stars
The Village Voice (Robert Christgau – 30 July 1979)A
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