What Is Love For

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What Is Love For
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Studio album by
Released2007
Genre Rock
Length44:20
Label Rykodisc
Producer Mark Freegard
Justin Currie chronology
What Is Love For
(2007)
The Great War
(2010)
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What Is Love For is the first solo album by singer/songwriter Justin Currie, best known for his involvement in the band Del Amitri.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Justin Currie.

  1. "What Is Love For?" – 3:10
  2. "Not So Sentimental Now" – 2:57
  3. "Walking Through You" – 3:26
  4. "Something in That Mess" – 3:06
  5. "If I Ever Loved You" – 4:30
  6. "Only Love" – 3:15
  7. "Gold Dust" – 3:17
  8. "Out of My Control" – 3:42
  9. "Where Did I Go?" – 3:48
  10. "Still in Love" – 3:58
  11. "No, Surrender" – 7:40
  12. "In the Rain" (hidden track) – 1:31

Personnel

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