Music / For Your Love

For Your Love is the debut studio album by The Yardbirds, released in 1965. It was released in America only, and aside from three tracks with Jeff Beck ("I'm Not Talking", "I Ain't Done Wrong" and "My Girl Sloopy"), the lead guitarist on this album is Eric Clapton.

Hits and fan favourites include the title track, "I Wish You Would" and "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl".

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Tracklist:

Side One

1. "For Your Love" (2:31)
2. "I'm Not Talking" (2:33)
3. "Putty (In Your Hands)" (2:18)
4. "I Ain't Got You" (2:00)
5. "Got To Hurry" (2:33)
6. "I Ain't Done Wrong" (3:39)

Side Two

1. "I Wish You Would" (2:19)
2. "A Certain Girl" (2:18)
3. "Sweet Music" (2:30)
4. "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (2:46)
5. "My Girl Sloopy" (5:38)

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Bonus Tracks (Repertoire Reissue):

1. "Baby, What's Wrong" (2:38)
2. "Boom Boom" (2:25)
3. "Honey In Your Hips" (2:19)
4. "Talkin' 'Bout You" (1:56)
5. "I Wish You Would (Demo)" (4:17)
6. "A Certain Girl (Demo)" (2:21)
7. "Got To Hurry (Take 4)" (2:35)
8. "Sweet Music (Take 4)" (2:28)
9. "Heart Full Of Soul (Demo)" (1:54)
10. "Steeled Blues" (2:38)
11. "Paff Bumm (German Issue)" (2:27)
12. "Questa Volta" (2:33)
13. "Paff Bumm (Italian Issue)" (2:36)

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Principal Members:

• Jeff Beck - guitar
• Eric Clapton - guitar, backing and co-lead vocals
• Chris Dreja - guitar
• Jim McCarty - drums, vocals
• Keith Relf - lead vocals, harmonica
• Paul Samwell-Smith - bass, backing and co-lead vocals

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Got To Trope:

• Alliterative Title: "I Wish You Would".
• Cover Album: Aside from "Got To Hurry" and "I Ain't Done Wrong", the entire album consists of either covers or songs given by other songwriters (Most notably Graham Gouldman, later of 10cc).
• Deliberately Monochrome: The album cover is in black-and-white.
• Face on the Cover: Each individual band member (with the exception of Eric Clapton, who'd already been replaced by Jeff Beck) is featured on the cover, but in a separate frame.
• One-Woman Song: "A Certain Girl", "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl", "My Girl Sloopy".
• Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Clapton - at the time a blues purist - did this as soon as "For Your Love" was recorded. Jeff Beck replaced him for the remaining three songs left to record.
• Something Blues: The bonus track "Steeled Blues".
• Special Guest: Manfred Mann the band guests on "Sweet Music", with Mann himself producing that song.
• Step Up to the Microphone: Eric Clapton and Paul Samwell-Smith sing co-lead vocals on "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl".
• Title Track: "For Your Love".

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