Just for Love

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Just for Love
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Just for Love.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1970
Genre Psychedelic rock, acid rock
Length39:50
Label Capitol
Producer John Palladino
Quicksilver Messenger Service chronology
Shady Grove
(1969)
Just for Love
(1970)
What About Me
(1970)

Just for Love is the fourth album by American psychedelic rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service. Released in August 1970, it marks the culmination of a transition from the extended, blues- and jazz-inspired improvisations of their first two albums to a more traditional rock sound. Founding member Dino Valenti, who returned to the band after a stint in prison on drug charges, was largely responsible for the new sound. Valenti's influence is readily apparent throughout; he composed eight of the album's nine tracks under the pen name Jesse Oris Farrow. Despite the marked change in the band's sound, it was their third straight album to reach the Top 30 on the Billboard charts, peaking at number 27. The only track from the album released as a single, "Fresh Air", became the band's biggest hit, reaching number 49.

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B− [2]

Track listing

All songs written by Jesse Oris Farrow, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Wolf Run (Part 1)" – 1:12
  2. "Just for Love (Part 1)" – 3:00
  3. "Cobra" (John Cipollina) – 4:23
  4. "The Hat" – 10:36
Side two
  1. "Freeway Flyer" – 3:49
  2. "Gone Again" – 7:17
  3. "Fresh Air" – 5:21
  4. "Just for Love (Part 2)" – 1:38
  5. "Wolf Run (Part 2)" – 2:10

Personnel

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
1970Billboard Pop Albums27

Single

YearSingleChartPosition
1970"Fresh Air"Billboard Pop Singles49 [3]

References

  1. Ruhlman, William. "Just for Love - Review". Allmusic . Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: Q". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 10, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "Quicksilver Messenger Service chart history". Billboard.com . Retrieved 25 August 2017.