Do It for Love (Alesha Dixon album)

Do It for Love[1] is the fourth studio album by English recording artist Alesha Dixon. It was released on 9 October 2015 in the United Kingdom by Precious Stone Records. The album's lead single, "The Way We Are" which was co-written by Dixon with Alex James and Harry Sommerdahl[2] and was released digitally on 21 June 2015.[3][4] The album's second single, 'Tallest Girl' was released on 18 September 2015. Dixon released a remixed version of 'People Need Love' as a charity single on 11 December 2015.[5][6]

Do It for Love
Studio album by
Alesha Dixon
Released9 October 2015
Recorded2014–15[1]
LabelPrecious Stone Records
Producer
  • Alex James
  • Harry Sommerdahl
  • Chris Ballard
  • Arno Spires
  • Bert Elliott
  • Count Justice
Alesha Dixon chronology
The Entertainer
(2010)		 Do It for Love
(2015)
Singles from Do It for Love
  1. "The Way We Are"
    Released: 21 June 2015
  2. "Tallest Girl"
    Released: 18 September 2015
  3. "People Need Love"
    Released: 11 December 2015
  4. "Stop"
    Released: 24 May 2016

Background

In January 2012, Dixon released "Do It Our Way (Play)" to complement advertising by weight loss company Weight Watchers. The same year it was confirmed that Dixon would be a judge on Britain's Got Talent.

In December 2014 she announced that she would be releasing a new single in either March or May 2015.[7] Do It For Love marks Alesha's first album in five years. In January 2015 she returned for the ninth series of Britain's Got Talent. In March, Dixon confirmed she would be releasing her new single "The Way We Are", via her own record label Precious Stone Records, on 21 June.[8][9] The first live performance of the single took place on one the Britain's Got Talent live shows in May of that year. It marks Alesha's first single release in over four years, following 2011's "Every Little Part of Me".

Dixon premiered album track "Azura" during Graham Norton's BBC Radio 2 show. She also explained that the song "Do It for Love" was the first song she had written for the album and was a song about her love for music.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stop" (featuring Wretch 32)
DaBeatfreakz2:53
2."Tallest Girl"
  • James
  • Sommerdahl
3:19
3."Count on You"
  • Dixon
  • James
  • Sommerdahl
  • James
  • Sommerdahl
3:07
4."Top of the World"
  • Anthony Arena III
  • Bert Elliott
  • Count Justice
  • David Quinoñes
  • Clare Reynolds
  • Bert Elliott
  • Count Justice
3:09
5."Do It for Love"
  • Dixon
  • James
  • Sommerdahl
  • James
  • Sommerdahl
2:58
6."The Way We Are"
  • Dixon
  • James
  • Sommerdahl
  • James
  • Sommerdahl
2:45
7."People Need Love"
  • Dixon
  • Mauli B
  • Tom Strahle
  • Amanuel Dermont
  • Uche Ebele
  • Obi Ebele
  • DaBeatfreakz
  • Dermont Music
4:08
8."The Gift"
  • Dixon
  • Chris Ballard
  • Arno Spires
  • Chris Ballard
  • Arno Spires
3:35
9."Broken"
  • Dixon
  • C. Ballard
  • Russ Ballard
  • A. Spires
  • C. Ballard
  • A. Spires
3:10
10."Azura (Blue Sky)"
  • Dixon
  • C. Ballard
  • A. Spires
  • Azuka Ononye
  • C. Ballard
  • A. Spires
3:11
11."Love with Life"
  • Dixon
  • C. Ballard
  • A. Spires
  • C. Ballard
  • A. Spires
3:09
12."The Way We Are" (Rap Mix)
  • Dixon
  • James
  • Sommerdahl
  • James
  • Sommerdahl
2:44
Notes
  • Credits adapted from album liner notes.

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 81
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] 11
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[12] 99

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United Kingdom 9 October 2015 (2015-10-09)
  • CD
  • digital download
 Precious Stone [13]

References
  1. "Alesha Dixon interview: "It's time for the MC to resurface!"". Official Charts Company. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015. the album's called Do It For Love and I've been working on it since last August
  2. "Alesha Dixon "The Way We Are" (Video Premier)". Ultimate Music. 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. "iTunes - Music - The Way We Are - Single by Alesha Dixon". iTunes Store. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. "The Way We Are: Alesha Dixon: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_ioQMhcEIE
  6. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/people-need-love-ash-howes/id1065923608
  7. "Alesha Dixon confirms new single for 2015: 'I'm really pleased with it'". Digital Spy. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. Sam Rigby (10 April 2015). "Alesha Dixon to debut new single on Britain's Got Talent live shows". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  9. "Alesha Dixon released 'The Way We Are', her best song since 2008". Direct Lyrics. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  11. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  12. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  13. "iTunes - Music - Do It For Love by Alesha Dixon". iTunes Store (GB).
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