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Do It for Love (Hall & Oates album)

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Do It for Love
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2003
GenrePop
Length56:16
LabelU-Watch, Sanctuary
ProducerDaryl Hall, Brian Rawling, Sheppard Goodman, Kenny Gioia, Mark Taylor
Hall & Oates chronology
VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection
(2002)
Do It for Love
(2003)
Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates
(2004)
Singles from Do It For Love
  1. "Do It For Love"
    Released: September 3, 2002
  2. "Getaway Car"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Do It for Love is the sixteenth studio album by pop music duo Hall & Oates, released on February 11, 2003 through U-Watch Records and Sanctuary Records. The title track peaked at No. 1 on Adult Contemporary charts making it the eighth No. 1 hit of their career, with "Forever For You", "Man on a Mission", and "Getaway Car" all charted as well. It was their first album of all-new material in six years and their last full album of original material.

"Getaway Car" was also recorded by country acts Susan Ashton, 4 Runner, and The Jenkins, as well as R&B group Dakota Moon. The Jenkins' version was a No. 38 Hot Country Songs hit in 2004.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Man on a Mission"Daryl Hall, John Oates, Paul Barry, Steve Torch3:44
2."Do It for Love"Hall, Oates, Billy Mann, Paul Pesco3:58
3."Someday We'll Know" (featuring Todd Rundgren)Gregg Alexander, Danielle Brisebois, Debra Holland4:28
4."Forever for You"Oates, Barry, Torch, Mark Taylor4:37
5."Life's Too Short"Hall, Oates, Mann3:30
6."Getaway Car"Gary Haase, Billy Mann3:49
7."Make You Stay"Hall, Mann, Greg Fitzgerald, Tom Nichols3:41
8."Miss DJ"Hall, Mann, Greg Fitzgerald, Tom Nichols3:49
9."(She) Got Me Bad"Fitzgerald, Nichols3:16
10."Breath of Your Life"Hall, Fitzgerald, Nichols3:55
11."Intuition"Barry, Mann, Taylor4:10
12."Heartbreak Time"Hall, Barry, Taylor, Torch4:06
13."Something About You"Hall, Sara Allen, David Bellochio4:02
14."Love in a Dangerous Time"Oates, Arthur Baker, Tom Farragher4:56
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Private Eyes (live)" (Japanese edition) 3:40
16."It Must Be" (US Borders stores only)Hall, Pesco, Eliot Kennedy3:28
17."Everytime You Go Away (live)"US Sony special edition 

Personnel

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  • Daryl Hall – lead vocals (1–13, 16), backing vocals (1–10, 12–14, 16), keyboards (1, 3–5, 9, 11, 12, 14), electric guitar (8), string arrangements (12)
  • John Oates – backing vocals (1–4, 7–10, 12, 14), lead vocals (3, 14), electric guitar (14)
  • Jeff Catania – electric guitar (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), acoustic guitar (3, 7), electric guitar solo (7)
  • Todd Rundgren – electric guitar (3), lead and backing vocals (3)
  • Greg Fitzgerald – acoustic guitar (8, 10), programming and sequencing (8–10), backing vocals (8–10), keyboards (9), electric guitar (9)
  • Billy Mann – acoustic guitar (5, 6, 11)
  • Paul Pesco – acoustic guitar (4), electric guitar (12, 16)
  • Mike Shimshack – electric guitar (7)
  • Shep Goodman – programming and sequencing (1, 2, 4, 6–11, 13, 16), keyboards (2), strings (2, 7), acoustic guitar (2, 9), electric guitar (9), bass (9)
  • David Sancious – keyboards (1, 3–6, 12, 14)
  • Greg Bieck – programming and sequencing (1, 4, 5, 11, 14), bass (4)
  • Peter Moshay – programming and sequencing (6)
  • Mark Taylor – programming and sequencing (7), string arrangements (12)
  • Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – bass (1, 3–8, 10–14, 16), acoustic guitar (1, 3–7, 9, 14, 16), electric guitar (5, 12, 13, 16), organ (13), keyboards (16)
  • Jack Daly – bass (13)
  • Kenny Gioia – programming and sequencing (1, 2, 4, 6–11, 13, 16), keyboards (2), strings (2, 7), drums (2, 3, 6–9, 16), percussion (3, 6–9, 13, 16)
  • Mickey Curry – drums (1, 4, 5, 11, 12)
  • Steve Wolf – drums (13)
  • Steve Torch – string arrangements (12)
  • Audrey Martells – backing vocals (14)

Production

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  • Producers – Daryl Hall (Tracks #1, 3–14 & 16); John Oates (Track #1); Tom "T-Bone" Wolk (Tracks #1 & 3–14); Brian Rawling (Tracks #1, 4, 7, 11 & 12); Mark Taylor (Tracks #1, 4, 7, 11 & 12); Kenny Gioia and Sheppard Goodman (Tracks #2, 7 & 9); Greg Fitzgerald (Tracks #8, 9 & 10); David Bellochio (Track #13).
  • Engineers – Peter Moshay (Tracks #1, 3–14 & 16); Kenny Gioia and Sheppard Goodman (Track #2).
  • Assistant Engineer – Koz Koda
  • Mixing – Kenny Gioia and Sheppard Goodman (Tracks #1–4, 6–14); Peter Moshay (Tracks #5 & 16).
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
  • Guitar Technician – Chris Davis
  • Keyboard Technician – Chris Martirano
  • Concept, Design and Digital Imaging – Arthur Burrows
  • Photography – Arthur Burrows and Dorothy Low

Charts

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 77
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[3] 2

References

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  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Do It for Love – Daryl Hall & John Oates". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2020.