''Did It for Love'' is the sixth

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by American singer-songwriter

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. It was released by Shesangz Music under exclusive license to

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on March 31, 2017. The album peaked at number 30 on the US ''

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chart and number 72 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album's lead single, "Don't Want You Back", was released on October 21, 2016, and reached number one on the ''Billboard''

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chart.

Critical reception

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editor Andy Kellman found that ''Did It for Love'' producers James and Rex Rideout, "joined by several additional associates, are well-matched, evidently capable of covering a lot of emotional range and tying it all together. Dismissal, wistfulness, and contentment are among the many romantic conditions they soundtrack here, and they manage to do it with a perspective that is steeped in soul tradition but fresh for 2017 ..Fans of James' earlier output might balk at perceived impurities, like snaking/rattling trap-style drums that undergird some of the tracks, but they're secondary, utilized with finesse, like a natural evolution of what the likes of

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and

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did with machines during the early '80s."

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Did It for Love''.

Charts

References

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