Do It for Love (Hall & Oates album)

Do It for Love is the sixteenth studio album by pop music duo Hall & Oates. The album was released on February 11, 2003, by U-Watch Records and Sanctuary Records. The title track peaked at #1 on Adult Contemporary charts making it the 8th #1 hit of their career, and "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.

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]

"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 number 38 Hot Country Songs hit in 2004.

Track listing

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"Oates, 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)  
16."It Must Be" (US Borders stores only)  
17."Everytime You Go Away (live)"US Sony special edition 

Personnel

  • Daryl Hall – lead vocals (1-13), backing vocals (1-10, 12, 13, 14), keyboards (1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 14), electric guitar (8), string arrangement (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, 9, 10), backing vocals (8, 9, 10), electric guitar (9), keyboards (9)
  • Billy Mann – acoustic guitar (5, 6, 11)
  • Paul Pesco – acoustic guitar (4), electric guitar (12)
  • Mike Shimshack – electric guitar (7)
  • Shep Goodman – programming and sequencing (1, 2, 4, 6-11, 13), 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), acoustic guitar (1, 3-7, 9, 14), electric guitar (5, 12, 13), organ (13)
  • Jack Daly – bass (13)
  • Kenny Gioia – programming and sequencing (1, 2, 4, 6-11, 13), keyboards (2), strings (2, 7), drums (2, 3, 6-9), percussion (3, 6-9, 13)
  • Mickey Curry – drums (1, 4, 5, 11, 12)
  • Steve Wolf – drums (13)
  • Steve Torch – string arrangement (12)
  • Audrey Martells – backing vocals (14)

Production

  • Producers – Daryl Hall (Tracks #1 & 3-14); 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); Kenny Gioia and Sheppard Goodman (Track #2).
  • Assistant Engineer – Koz Koda
  • Mixing – Kenny Gioia and Sheppard Goodman (Tracks #1-4, 6-14); Peter Moshay (Track #5).
  • 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

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

References

  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.
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