For the Sake of Love

For the Sake of Love
Studio album by
Isaac Hayes
Released1978
Recorded1978
StudioMastersound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
GenreDisco
Length41:06
LabelPolydor
ProducerIsaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes chronology
New Horizon
(1977) 		For the Sake of Love
(1978) 		HotBed
(1978)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just the Way You Are"Billy Joel9:17
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 Taylor6:50

References

  1. ^ a b Andrew Hamilton. "For the Sake of Love - Isaac Hayes Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  2. ^ "For the Sake of Love - Isaac Hayes | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 148.
  4. ^ "Isaac Hayes: For the Sake of Love". Music Week. Mar 28, 2014. p. 44.