Just for Love

Infobox Album
Name = Just for Love
Type = studio
Artist = Quicksilver Messenger Service


Border = yes
Released = August 1970
Recorded = May – June 1970
Genre = Psychedelic rock, acid rock
Length = 39:50
Label = Capitol
Producer = John Palladino
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|3|5 [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wxfqxqy5ld0e link]
Chronology = Quicksilver Messenger Service
Last album = "Shady Grove"
(1969)
This album = "Just for Love"
(1970)
Next album = "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 #27. The only single culled from the album, "Fresh Air," became the band's biggest hit, reaching #49.

Track listing

ide one

#"Wolf Run, Pt. 1" (Jesse Oris Farrow) – 1:12
#"Just for Love, Pt. 1" (Farrow) – 3:00
#"Cobra" (John Cipollina) – 4:23
#"The Hat" (Farrow) – 10:36

ide two

#"Freeway Flyer" (Farrow) – 3:49
#"Gone Again" (Farrow) – 7:17
#"Fresh Air" (Farrow) – 5:21
#"Just for Love, Pt. 2" (Farrow) – 1:38
#"Wolf Run, Pt. 2" (Farrow) – 2:10

Personnel

* Dino Valenti – vocals, guitar, flute, conga
* Gary Duncan – vocals, guitar, bass, maracas, wood block
* John Cipollina – vocals, guitar, steel guitar, slide guitar
* David Freiberg – vocals, bass, guitar
* Greg Elmore – drums, percussion
* Nicky Hopkins – piano, keyboards

Charts

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