For the Sake of Love
1978 studio album by Isaac Hayes
For the Sake of Love | ||||
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Studio album by Isaac Hayes | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Studio | Mastersound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 41:06 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Isaac Hayes | |||
Isaac Hayes chronology | ||||
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For the Sake of Love is the twelfth studio album by the American musician Isaac Hayes, released in 1978 by Polydor Records.[1] The album peaked at number 75 on the Billboard 200.[2]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [3] |
Music Week wrote that Hayes delivers "a couple of his lengthy trademark covers, funky disco fare including an update of his masterpiece 'Shaft', and some more reflective, slower rap-infused pieces of his own."[4]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Isaac Hayes; except where indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Just the Way You Are" | Billy Joel | 9:17 |
2. | "Believe in Me" | 5:20 | |
3. | "If We Ever Needed Peace" | 5:17 | |
4. | "Shaft II" | 9:51 | |
5. | "Zeke the Freak" | 4:31 | |
6. | "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" | James Taylor | 6:50 |
References
- ^ a b Andrew Hamilton. "For the Sake of Love - Isaac Hayes Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ^ "For the Sake of Love - Isaac Hayes | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 148.
- ^ "Isaac Hayes: For the Sake of Love". Music Week. Mar 28, 2014. p. 44.
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Isaac Hayes
- Discography
- Songs
- Albums
- Presenting Isaac Hayes (1968)
- Hot Buttered Soul (1969)
- The Isaac Hayes Movement (1970)
- ...To Be Continued (1970)
- Black Moses (1971)
- Joy (1973)
- Chocolate Chip (1975)
- Disco Connection (1975)
- Groove-A-Thon (1976)
- Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) (1976)
- New Horizon (1977)
- For the Sake of Love (1978)
- Don't Let Go (1979)
- And Once Again (1980)
- Lifetime Thing (1981)
- U-Turn (1986)
- Love Attack (1988)
- Raw & Refined (1995)
- Branded (1995)
- Shaft (1971)
- Three Tough Guys (1974)
- Truck Turner (1974)
- Chef Aid: The South Park Album (1998)
(US/UK Top Thirty singles)
- "Walk On By"
- "Never Can Say Goodbye"
- "Theme from Shaft"
- "Let's Stay Together"
- "Chocolate Salty Balls"
- David Porter
- Al Bell
- Booker T. & the M.G.'s
- Stax Records
- List of songs written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter
- Chef (South Park)