The album reached number 96 in Billboards Top LPs chart. 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. However, since the running times are not given, those from The Yardbirds Story (2002), produced by Gomelsky, are used instead.
Album reissues
The Yardbirds' 2001 compilation album Ultimate! contains eight of the eleven tracks from the original album. For Your Love has been reissued by several record labels, including JVC, Castle, and Repertoire.
| title12 = Baby, What's Wrong
| note12 = demo
| writer12 = Sonny Boy Williamson II
| length12 = 2:38
| title13 = Boom Boom
| note13 = A-side of German/Dutch "Honey in Your Hips"
| writer13 = John Lee Hooker
| length13 = 2:25
| title14 = Honey in Your Hips
| note14 = B-side of "Boom Boom"
| writer14 = Relf
| length14 = 2:19
| title15 = Talkin' About You
| note15 = demo
| writer15 = Chuck Berry
| length15 = 1:56
| title16 = I Wish You Would
| note16 = demo
| writer16 = Arnold
| length16 = 4:17
| title17 = A Certain Girl
| note17 = demo
| writer17 = Neville
| length17 = 2:21
| title18 = Got to Hurry
| note18 = demo, take 4
| writer18 = Gomelsky
| length18 = 2:35
| title19 = Sweet Music
| note19 = demo, take 4
| writer19 = Lance
| length19 = 2:28
| title20 = Heart Full of Soul
| note20 = demo, sitar version
| writer20 = Gouldman
| length20 = 1:54
| title21 = Steeled Blues
| note21 = B-side of "Heart Full of Soul"
| writer21 = Jeff Beck
| length21 = 2:38
| title22 = Paff...Bum
| note22 = shorter version, B-side of German "Shapes of Things"
| writer22 = Sergio Bardotti, Gianfranco Reverberi, Paul Samwell-Smith
| length22 = 2:27
| title23 = Questa Volta
| note23 = A-side of Italian "Paff...Bum"
| writer23 = Mogol Audio 2, Johnny Dinamo, Roberto Satti
| length23 = 2:33
| title24 = Paff...Bum
| note24 = longer version, B-side of "Questa Volta"
| writer24 = Bardotti, Reverberi, Samwell-Smith
| length24 = 2:36
Personnel
The Yardbirds
- 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"
- 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
- 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"