Do It for Love (Hall & Oates album)
2003 studio album by Hall & Oates
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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.
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2003
Studio
- A-Pawling Studios (Pawling, New York)
- Protopia Studios (New York City, New York)
- Rive Droite Music Ltd. (London, UK)
- Stella Studios (UK)
Length56:16
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"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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Man on a Mission" | Daryl Hall, John Oates, Paul Barry, Steve Torch | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Do It for Love" | Hall, Oates, Billy Mann, Paul Pesco | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Someday We'll Know" (featuring Todd Rundgren) | Gregg Alexander, Danielle Brisebois, Debra Holland | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Forever for You" | Oates, Barry, Torch, Mark Taylor | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Life's Too Short" | Hall, Oates, Mann | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Getaway Car" | Gary Haase, Billy Mann | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Make You Stay" | Hall, Oates, Mann, Pesco | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Miss DJ" | Hall, Mann, Greg Fitzgerald, Tom Nichols | 3:49 |
| 9. | "(She) Got Me Bad" | Fitzgerald, Nichols | 3:16 |
| 10. | "Breath of Your Life" | Hall, Fitzgerald, Nichols | 3:55 |
| 11. | "Intuition" | Barry, Mann, Taylor | 4:10 |
| 12. | "Heartbreak Time" | Hall, Barry, Taylor, Torch | 4:06 |
| 13. | "Something About You" | Hall, Sara Allen, David Bellochio | 4:02 |
| 14. | "Love in a Dangerous Time" | Oates, Arthur Baker, Tom Farragher | 4:56 |
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| 15. | "Private Eyes (live)" (Japanese edition) | 3:40 | |
| 16. | "It Must Be" (US Borders stores only) | Hall, Pesco, Eliot Kennedy | 3:28 |
| 17. | "Everytime You Go Away (live)" | US Sony special edition |
Personnel
- 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)
- David Sancious – keyboards (1, 3–6, 12, 14)
- Greg Bieck – programming and sequencing (1, 4, 5, 11, 14), bass (4)
- 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)
- 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)
- Peter Moshay – programming and sequencing (6)
- Mark Taylor – programming and sequencing (7), string arrangements (12)
- Greg Fitzgerald – programming and sequencing (8–10), acoustic guitar (8, 10), backing vocals (8–10), keyboards (9), electric guitar (9)
- Jeff Catania – electric guitar (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), acoustic guitar (3, 7), electric guitar solo (7)
- Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – acoustic guitar (1, 3–7, 9, 14, 16), bass (1, 3–8, 10–14, 16), electric guitar (5, 12, 13, 16), organ (13), keyboards (16)
- Todd Rundgren – electric guitar (3), lead vocals (3), backing vocals (3)
- Billy Mann – acoustic guitar (5, 6, 11)
- Paul Pesco – acoustic guitar (4), electric guitar (12, 16)
- Mike Shimshack – electric guitar (7)
- Jack Daly – bass (13)
- Mickey Curry – drums (1, 4, 5, 11, 12)
- Steven Wolf – drums (13)
- Steve Torch – string arrangements (12)
- Audrey Martells – backing vocals (14)
Production
- Daryl Hall – producer (1, 3–14, 16)
- John Oates – producer (1)
- Brian Rawling – producer (1, 4, 7, 11, 12)
- Mark Taylor – producer (1, 4, 7, 11, 12)
- Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – producer (1, 3–14)
- Kenny Gioia – producer (2, 7, 9)
- Shep Goodman – producer (2, 7, 9)
- Greg Fitzgerald – producer (8–10)
- David Bellochio – producer (13)
- Art Burrows – concept, design, digital imaging, photography
- Dorothy Low – photography
- Randee St. Nicholas – photography
- Doyle/Kos Entertainment, Inc. – management
Technical credits
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
- Peter Moshay – engineer (1, 3–14, 16), mixing (5, 16)
- Kenny Gioia – mixing (1–4, 6–14), engineer (2)
- Sheppard Goodman – mixing (1–4, 6–14), engineer (2)
- Koz Koda – assistant engineer
- Chris Davis – guitar technician
- Chris Martirano – keyboard technician
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[2] | 77 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[3] | 2 |