Do It for Love

1	Man on a Mission 3:44
2	Do It for Love 3:58
3	Someday We'll Know / John Oates 4:28
4	Forever for You 4:37
5	Life's Too Short 3:29
6	Getaway Car / John Oates 3:49
7	Make You Stay 3:41
8	Miss DJ 3:49
9	"She" Got Me Bad / John Oates 3:16
10	Breath of Your Life 3:55
11	Intuition / John Oates 4:10
12	Heartbreak Time 4:06
13	Something About You 4:02
14	Love in a Dangerous Time 4:56

Barnes & Noble

A Behind the Music special usually signifies that an artist's best days lie in the past, but in the case of Daryl Hall and John Oates -- the No. 1 pop-rock duo of all time -- having a storied career hasn't put a damper on their current pursuits. After a six-year absence, Hall & Oates rally back with Do It for Love, a soulful and solidly written disc packed with songs about a lifetime's worth of romantic trials and tribulations. They rekindle the magic of their soaring harmonies on the standout title track, which offered fans a taste of their well-preserved sound when it appeared on a best-of companion disc to the aforementioned VH1 special in 2002. That song, however, only hints at the richness of the album's many musical treats. There's the Billy Mann–penned "Getaway Car," with its generous dollops of Hall's falsetto and subtle piano arrangements that suggest a Brenda Russell outtake, and a blue-eyed soul reading of the New Radicals' "Someday We'll Know," which finds the pair collaborating with Philadelphia homeboy Todd Rundgren. Other highlights include "Heartbreak Time," where Hall confirms that he's still the best white soul singer in the business, and the Oates-penned "Love in a Dangerous Time," driven by wah-wah guitar and Hammond organ (the song originally appeared on his solo disc, Phunk Shui). With Do It for Love, Hall & Oates reveal the real motivation behind their music. Dave Gil de Rubio

All Music Guide

Daryl Hall and John Oates launched a comeback effort in 1997 with Marigold Sky, but few paid attention -- partially because the time wasn't right, partially because it wasn't the right album for a comeback. Six years later, the duo tried it again with Do It for Love and, remarkably, it all clicked. First of all, the climate was ripe for a Hall & Oates reunion, not just because the group was subjected to a flattering episode of VH1's Behind the Music, but because their longtime fans and '80s nostalgiaics alike were warm to the duo's hooky, sophisticated, effortlessly enjoyable blue-eyed soul. Then, there's the fact that Do It for Love is their best album in 20 years, even if it has very little to do with the sharply modern new wave-soul of Private Eyes and H2O. Although it sounds like neither, this hearkens back to the sensibility of both Abandoned Luncheonette and 1975's eponymous debut for RCA, where the emphasis was on the songwriting and the productions understatedly served the song. The big difference between Do It for Love and those records is that, musically, it isn't particularly adventurous; it is firmly settled in the blue-eyed soul tradition, sometimes blurring the line between that and adult contemporary. However, it shares with those records a strong sense of songcraft and consistently enjoyable songs and performances. It's true that nothing here will erase memories of their biggest hits, yet nearly all of these 14 songs hold their own against many of the album tracks and lesser-known hits from their golden period while also having a unified sense of sound and purpose, adding up to a thoroughly satisfying record, the kind that will please the faithful while winning back those listeners who haven't really listened to the duo since the '80s. A really fine, surprising comeback effort. Stephen Thomas Erlewine