Nick Lowe: Labour Of Lust
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| Labour Of Lust | |
 Studio album by Nick Lowe | |
| Released | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Producer | Nick Lowe |
| Label | Radar (UK) Columbia (US) Demon (UK reissue) |
1979 album by Nick Lowe includes "American Squirm" featuring Elvis Costello on back vocals. (US version only)
Track listing
U.K. version
All songs written and composed by Nick Lowe, except where noted.
| Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cruel To Be Kind | Nick Lowe, Ian Gomm | 3:31 |
| 2. | Cracking Up | 2:59 | |
| 3. | Big Kick, Plain Scrap! | 2:28 | |
| 4. | Born Fighter | 3:09 | |
| 5. | You Make Me | 1:53 | |
| 6. | Skin Deep | 3:12 | |
| 7. | Switchboard Susan | Mickey Jupp | 3:50 |
| 8. | Endless Grey Ribbon | 3:17 | |
| 9. | Without Love | 2:29 | |
| 10. | Dose Of You | 2:21 | |
| 11. | Love So Fine | Lowe, Edmunds, Bremner, Williams | 3:52 |
U.S. version
All songs written and composed by Nick Lowe, except where noted.
| Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cruel To Be Kind | Lowe, Ian Gomm | 3:31 |
| 2. | Cracking Up | 2:59 | |
| 3. | Big Kick, Plain Scrap! | 2:28 | |
| 4. | American Squirm | 2:29 | |
| 5. | You Make Me | 1:53 | |
| 6. | Skin Deep | 3:12 | |
| 7. | Switchboard Susan | Mickey Jupp | 3:50 |
| 8. | Dose Of You | 2:21 | |
| 9. | Without Love | 2:29 | |
| 10. | Born Fighter | 3:09 | |
| 11. | Love So Fine | Lowe, Edmunds, Bremner, Williams | 3:52 |
Personnel
- Nick Lowe – bass and vocals
- Dave Edmunds – rhythm and solo guitars and backing vocals
- Billy Bremner – rhythm and solo guitars and backing vocals
- Terry Williams – drums
Additional personnel
- Huey Lewis – harmonica on "Born Fighter"
- Bob Andrews – Oberheim on "Endless Grey Ribbon"
- Elvis Costello – backing vocals on "American Squirm"
- Bruce Thomas – bass on "American Squirm"
- Pete Thomas – drums on "American Squirm"
- Roger Bechirian – tape engineer
