| For the Sake of Love | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Mastersound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 41:06 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Isaac Hayes | |||
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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]
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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]
All tracks composed by Isaac Hayes; except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, from his 1972 album One Man Dog. The song has been included on three of Taylor's greatest-hits collection albums: Greatest Hits (1976), Classic Songs (1987) and The Best of James Taylor (2003). Taylor re-recorded the song for the 2001 Michael Brecker album Nearness of You: The Ballad Book; this rendition won Taylor the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 2002.
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U-Turn is a studio album by the American musician Isaac Hayes, released in 1986 through Columbia Records. It was his first album in five years. "Ike's Rap VIII" was a minor radio hit.
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