"If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead)" is a single by the American

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. It is the fourth track on their fourth album Hard Candy (2002). The inspiration from the song, according to Duritz, came from the sense of "not lasting" he felt when he went to bed and read a newspaper that stated Richard Manuel

Richard Manuel

Richard George Manuel was a Canadian composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his contributions to and membership in The Band....

, a founding member of The Band

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The Band was an acclaimed and influential roots rock group. The original group consisted of Rick Danko , Garth Hudson , Richard Manuel , and Robbie Robertson , and Levon Helm...

, had died of an apparent suicide

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. Manuel was a pianist

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, vocalist, and initially, the primary songwriter in the group, 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 listing

1. "If I Could Give All My Love to You" - 3:52
2. "Big Yellow Taxi
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   " (Live)
3. "Ooh La La
   Ooh La La (Faces song)
   "Ooh La La" is the title song to the album, a Faces song, written by Ronnie Lane and Ronnie Wood. It was Ronnie Wood, not Rod Stewart or Ronnie Lane, who sang the lead vocal for this song. Stewart did not think the song was up to his standards although both he and Lane recorded lead vocals for it...
   
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4. "If I Could Give All My Love to You" (Video)

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak Position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	50