Nick Lowe: Labour Of Lust

Labour Of Lust
Studio album by Nick Lowe
Released	1979
Producer	Nick Lowe
Label	Radar (UK) Columbia (US) Demon (UK reissue)

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1979 album by Nick Lowe includes "American Squirm" with Elvis Costello on backing vocals.

Tracks

US version
	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	Cruel To Be Kind	Nick Lowe, Ian Gomm	3:31
2.	Cracking Up	Nick Lowe	2:59
3.	Big Kick, Plain Scrap!	Nick Lowe	2:28
4.	American Squirm	Nick Lowe	2:29
5.	You Make Me	Nick Lowe	1:53
6.	Skin Deep	Nick Lowe	3:12
7.	Switchboard Susan	Mickey Jupp	3:50
8.	Dose Of You	Nick Lowe	2:21
9.	Without Love	Nick Lowe	2:29
10.	Born Fighter	Nick Lowe	3:09
11.	Love So Fine	Lowe, Edmunds, Bremner, Williams	3:52

UK version
	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	Cruel To Be Kind	Nick Lowe, Ian Gomm	3:31
2.	Cracking Up	Nick Lowe	2:59
3.	Big Kick, Plain Scrap!	Nick Lowe	2:28
4.	Born Fighter	Nick Lowe	3:09
5.	You Make Me	Nick Lowe	1:53
6.	Skin Deep	Nick Lowe	3:12
7.	Switchboard Susan	Mickey Jupp	3:50
8.	Endless Grey Ribbon	Nick Lowe	3:17
9.	Without Love	Nick Lowe	2:29
10.	Dose Of You	Nick Lowe	2:21
11.	Love So Fine	Lowe, Edmunds, Bremner, Williams	3:52

Credits

Nick Lowe – bass and vocals Dave Edmunds – guitars and backing vocals Billy Bremner – guitars and backing vocals Terry Williams – drums Roger Bechirian – tape engineer

Elvis Costello – backing vocals on "American Squirm" Bruce Thomas – bass on "American Squirm" Pete Thomas – drums on "American Squirm" Huey Lewis – harmonica on "Born Fighter" Bob Andrews – Oberheim on "Endless Grey Ribbon"

External links

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