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

If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead)
Cover:	If I Could Give All My Love.jpg
Alt:	The band walking in a field
Type:	single
Artist:	Counting Crows
Album:	Hard Candy
Studio:	Ocean Way (Hollywood, California) Westside (London, England)
Label:	Geffen
Composer:	Adam F. Duritz Dan Vickrey David Immerglück Charles Gillingham Matt Malley
Lyricist:	Adam F. Duritz
Producer:	Steve Lillywhite
Prev Title:	Big Yellow Taxi
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	She Don't Want Nobody Near
Next Year:	2003

"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]

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

UK CD2^[2]

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

European CD single^[3]

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

Australian CD single^[4]

1. "If I Could Give All My Love"
2. "Ooh La La"
3. "Return of the Grievous Angel"
4. "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

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	June 2003	CD	Geffen
Australia	June 16, 2003			^[6]

Notes and References

1. If I Could Give All My Love. Counting Crows. 2003. UK CD1 liner notes. Geffen Records. GED9806830.
2. If I Could Give All My Love. Counting Crows. 2003. UK CD2 liner notes. Geffen Records. GED9806831.
3. If I Could Give All My Love. Counting Crows. 2003. European CD single liner notes. Geffen Records. 602498068298.
4. If I Could Give All My Love. Counting Crows. 2003. Australian CD single liner notes. Geffen Records. 980 682-8.
5. Hard Candy. Counting Crows. 2002. US CD album booklet. Geffen Records. 069493356-2.
6. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 16th June 2003. ARIA. 25. June 16, 2003. dead. http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222434/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030707-0000/Issue695.pdf. February 22, 2008. March 1, 2023.