If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead)

"If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead)"
"If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead)"
Single by Counting Crows
from the album Hard Candy
Released	June 2003
Studio	Ocean Way (Hollywood, California); Westside (London, England);
Length	3:53
Label	Geffen
Composer(s)	Adam F. Duritz; Dan Vickrey; David Immerglück; Charles Gillingham; Matt Malley;
Lyricist(s)	Adam F. Duritz
Producer(s)	Steve Lillywhite
Counting Crows singles chronology

"If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead)" is a song by American rock band Counting Crows. It is the fourth track on their fourth album, Hard Candy (2002), inspired by the death of the Band member Richard Manuel. When released as a single, it reached number 40 in Ireland, number 50 in the United Kingdom, and became a minor chart hit in Australia and the Netherlands. In the United Kingdom, it debuted and peaked at number nine on the UK Rock Chart.

Background

The inspiration for the song, according to Adam Duritz, came from the sense of "not lasting" he felt when he went to bed and read a newspaper that stated Richard Manuel, a founding member of the Band, had died of an apparent suicide. Manuel was a pianist and vocalist who suffered from bouts of depression—all abilities and traits shared by Duritz. Duritz stated that the sense of impermanence was "overwhelming" and 15 years after the death of Manuel this sense inspired him to write the song.

Track listings

UK CD1^[1]

"If I Could Give All My Love" (album version) – 3:53
"Big Yellow Taxi" (live) – 3:22
"Ooh La La" – 4:34
"If I Could Give All My Love" (video)

UK CD2^[2]

"If I Could Give All My Love" (album version) – 3:53
"A Long December" (live) – 3:54
"Return of the Grievous Angel" – 4:21

European CD single^[3]

"If I Could Give All My Love" – 3:53
"Ooh La La" – 4:34

Australian CD single^[4]

"If I Could Give All My Love"
"Ooh La La"
"Return of the Grievous Angel"
"If I Could Give All My Love" (video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the Hard Candy album booklet.^[5]

Studios

Recorded at Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California) and Westside Studios (London, England)
Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, US)

Counting Crows

Adam F. Duritz – words, music, vocals, piano
Dan Vickrey – music, electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, vocals
David Immerglück – music, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, vocals
Charles Gillingham – music, piano, other keys, synthesizer, vocals
Matt Malley – music, bass guitar, vocals
Ben Mize – drums, percussion, loops, vocals
David Bryson – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals

Other personnel

Steve Lillywhite – production
Cindi Peters – production coordination
Jack Joseph Puig – mixing
Carl Glanville – recording
Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	89
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	40
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[8]	97
Scotland (OCC)^[9]	51
UK Singles (OCC)^[10]	50
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)^[11]	9

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	June 2003	CD	Geffen
Australia	June 16, 2003	CD	Geffen	^[12]

References

^ If I Could Give All My Love (UK CD1 liner notes). Counting Crows. Geffen Records. 2003. GED9806830.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ If I Could Give All My Love (UK CD2 liner notes). Counting Crows. Geffen Records. 2003. GED9806831.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ If I Could Give All My Love (European CD single liner notes). Counting Crows. Geffen Records. 2003. 602498068298.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ If I Could Give All My Love (Australian CD single liner notes). Counting Crows. Geffen Records. 2003. 980 682-8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Hard Candy (US CD album booklet). Counting Crows. Geffen Records. 2002. 069493356-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Issue 696" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Counting Crows". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
^ "Counting Crows – If I Could Give All My Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 16th June 2003" (PDF). ARIA. June 16, 2003. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2023.