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For Your Love is the first American album by English rock band the Yardbirds. Released in July 1965, it contains new studio recordings along with previously released singles. The album features some of the earliest recordings by guitarists Eric Clapton and his replacement Jeff Beck.

For Your Love
Studio album compilation by the Yardbirds
Released	5 July 1965 (1965-07-05)[lower-alpha 1]
Recorded	March 1964 – April 1965
Studio	Olympic, IBC, & Advision; London
Genre	Blues rock[2]
Length	31:04
Label	Epic
Producer	Giorgio Gomelsky[lower-alpha 2]
The Yardbirds US album chronology
For Your Love (1965) Having a Rave Up with the Yardbirds (1965)

The Yardbirds' manager, Giorgio Gomelsky, who selected the songs, planned to capitalise on the group's hit "For Your Love". The album, released as the Yardbirds were preparing for their first American tour, reached number 96 in Billboard's Top LPs chart. It was unissued in the UK, although the songs with Beck were released in August 1965 on the Five Yardbirds EP.

Recording and composition

For Your Love features three songs from Jeff Beck's first recording sessions with the Yardbirds: "I'm Not Talking", "I Ain't Done Wrong", and "My Girl Sloopy".[4] Eric Clapton provided the guitar for the remainder of the tracks, that include the three Yardbirds singles (with B-sides) released up to that time and two demos which were not released in the UK until the 1980s (see discography for singles information).[5] Clapton, who had left the band four months earlier, is not pictured on the album cover nor mentioned in the liner notes.[1] Group chronicler Gregg Russo notes, "The cover was somewhat of a joke, as Jeff Beck was humorously seated in front of a keyboard that he did not play on the album."[1]

Charts and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The album reached number 96 in Billboard's Top LPs chart.[6] It was the Yardbirds' first charting album; their British debut, Five Live Yardbirds, did not reach the UK Albums Chart and was not issued in the US.

In a retrospective review, AllMusic writer Bruce Eder gave the album three out of five stars, who notes the inconsistency of the Gomelsky-selected material.[2] He describes the songs with Beck as "hard, loud, blazing showcases ... show[ing] where the band was really heading" and although the material with Clapton is "primitive" compared to his later efforts, it "was some of the best blues-based rock & roll of its era [1964]."[2]

Track listing

Original album

Songwriter credits are taken from the original Epic LP.[3] However, since the running times are not given, those from The Yardbirds Story (2002), produced by Gomelsky, are used instead.[7]

Album reissues

The Yardbirds' 2001 compilation album Ultimate! contains eight of the eleven tracks from the original album.[13] For Your Love has been reissued by several record labels, including JVC, Castle, and Repertoire.[2] In addition to the eleven tracks from the original album, the Repertoire reissue includes 13 non-album single and demo tracks.

Personnel

The Yardbirds[15]

• Keith Relf – lead vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar on "Heart Full of Soul"
• Eric Clapton – lead guitar on all tracks, except those with Beck and "Questa Volta"[lower-alpha 5]
• Jeff Beck – lead guitar on "I'm Not Talking", "I Ain't Done Wrong", "My Girl Sloopy", "Steeled Blues" and "Paff...Bum"
• Chris Dreja – rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "Questa Volta"
• Paul Samwell-Smith – bass guitar, backing vocals, musical director
• Jim McCarty – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians[15]

• Giorgio Gomelsky – backing vocals on "A Certain Girl"
• Brian Auger – harpsichord on "For Your Love"
• Denny Pierce – bongos on "For Your Love"
• Ron Prentice – bowed bass on "For Your Love", bass on "Heart Full of Soul"
• Manfred Mann – keyboard and backing vocals on "Sweet Music"
• Paul Jones – backing vocals on "Sweet Music"
• Mike Hugg – vibes on "Sweet Music"
• Tom McGuinness – guitar on "Sweet Music"
• Mike Vickers – guitar on "Sweet Music"
• unidentified – sitar on "Heart Full of Soul"
• unidentified – tabla on "Heart Full of Soul"
• unidentified – keyboards on "Paff...Bum" and "Questa Volta"

Notes

References

Sources

• Clapton, Eric (2007). Clapton: The Autobiography. New York City: Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-2536-5.
• Clayson, Alan (2002). The Yardbirds. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-724-2.
• Gomelsky, Giorgio; Cohen, Phil (2002). The Yardbirds Story (Boxed set booklet). The Yardbirds. United Kingdom: Charly Records. OCLC 62367983. SNAD 905 CD.
• Koda, Cub; Russo, Gregg (2001). Ultimate! (Boxed set booklet). The Yardbirds. Los Angeles: Rhino Records. OCLC 781357622. R2 79825.
• Roberty, Mark (1993). Slowhand: The Complete Life and Times of Eric Clapton. New York City: Crown Trade Paperbacks. ISBN 0-517-88118-7.
• Russo, Greg (2016). Yardbirds: The Ultimate Rave-Up. Floral Park, New York: Crossfire Publications. ISBN 978-0-9791845-7-4.

На других языках

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- [en] For Your Love (album)

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[es] For Your Love

For Your Love es el segundo álbum de la banda británica de blues rock, The Yardbirds, editado en agosto de 1965. Este trabajo -primero en estudio de Yardbirds- compila los primeros sencillos del grupo, y sólo llegó a editarse en los Estados Unidos y algunos países de Europa (aunque no en Gran Bretaña), llegando al No. 96 en las listas de venta. Aunque Eric Clapton es el guitarrista principal de ocho de los temas, es Jeff Beck (que aparece en tres) el que aparece en la portada. Clapton tampoco fue mencionado en la contraportada.

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[ru] For Your Love

For Your Love — первый студийный альбом The Yardbirds, выпущенный в 1965 году на лейбле Epic Records. По сути представляет собой сборник старых синглов группы.

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