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If Not for You

January 01, 1970

For other uses, see If Not for You (disambiguation).

"If Not for You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan from his October 1970 album New Morning. It was issued as the A-side of a single in Europe in early 1971. The song is a love song to Dylan's first wife, Sara Dylan. He recorded it several times in 1970; the session for the released version took place in New York in August. He also recorded the song with George Harrison on May 1, soon after the break-up of the Beatles, a session that attracted much speculation in the music press. The May recording remained unreleased until its inclusion on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) in 1991.

"If Not for You"
Solid centre variant of the UK single
Single by Bob Dylan
from the album New Morning
B-side"New Morning"
ReleasedEarly 1971
RecordedAugust 12, 1970
GenreCountry rock
Length2:39
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bob Dylan
Producer(s)Bob Johnston
Bob Dylan singles chronology
"Wigwam"
(1970) 		"If Not for You"
(1971) 		"Watching the River Flow"
(1971)
Official audio
"If Not for You" (alternative take) by Bob Dylan on YouTube
"If Not for You" by Bob Dylan on YouTube

In November 1970, Harrison released a version of "If Not for You" on his triple album All Things Must Pass. Another well-known cover was recorded by Olivia Newton-John in 1971, using Harrison's arrangement of the song. Newton-John's version became her first hit single, peaking at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as the title track to her debut album, If Not for You. That same year, Harrison and Dylan rehearsed the song for possible inclusion in the Concert for Bangladesh shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Footage of this rehearsal appeared early in the 1972 documentary film The Concert for Bangladesh and the complete performance was included in the 2005 DVD release.

Composition edit

Bob Dylan wrote "If Not for You" as a love song to his wife Sara.[1] It was one of several songs he wrote in 1970 that conveyed his contentment with family life[1][2] and celebrated the simple pleasures of nature.[3] Music journalist Thomas Ward describes it as "a song of rustic charms, heavily indebted to the simplest of country music". He says that the lyrics favor "concise, economical descriptions" over "elegant poetry", a quality he finds most evident in the bridge lines "If not for you, my sky would fall / Rain would gather too / If not for you, I'd be nowhere at all / I'd be lost, if not for you."[4]

Commenting on the track in the 1980s, Dylan said: "It seemed simple enough, sort of Tex-Mex. I would never explore all the possibilities of instrumentation in the studio, add parts and so forth, change the beat around, so it came off kind of folky."[5][6]

Recording edit

Dylan first recorded "If Not for You" in March 1970, late in the sessions for his Self Portrait double LP, although it was never intended for that album.[7] He then recorded a new version on May 1 with George Harrison[8] at Columbia Records' Studio B in New York.[9] Charlie Daniels, who played bass at the session, with Russ Kunkel on drums, described it as "a day I'll never forget", adding: "It wasn't Bob Dylan and George Harrison. It was four guys in the studio making music ... It was such a nice thing, such a great day, hour after hour."[10] News of the collaboration between Dylan and Harrison caused considerable excitement in the music press,[11] even though Columbia made a point of announcing that neither artist deemed the results worthy of release.[12]

According to biographer Clinton Heylin, the May 1 session was "the true starting point" for Dylan's New Morning album. The remake of "If Not for You" was under consideration for the album, although Dylan recorded a new version in early June, and Al Kooper, Dylan's co-producer, preferred the March recording.[8] Overdubs were added to one of these versions at Columbia's studio in Nashville on July 23.[13][14]

Citing Kooper's frustration with Dylan at this time, Heylin says that the singer's indecisiveness led to him re-recording "If Not for You" once more, as well as "Time Passes Slowly", on August 12.[15] Guitarist Buzz Feiten was among the musicians at the session, which took place at Columbia's Studio E in New York.[13] It was the only song on New Morning to include Dylan playing harmonica.[16] After Kooper and Dylan fell out, Bob Johnston was credited as sole producer.[17][nb 1]

Release edit

The August 1970 version of "If Not for You" was sequenced as the opening track of New Morning.[19][20] Columbia released the album on October 21.[21] It was viewed as a return to form by many music critics after the poorly received Self Portrait.[22][23] Reviewing for Rolling Stone, Ed Ward described "If Not for You" as "a kind of invocation to the muse, if you will", and said that in contrast to Dylan's 1966 love song "I Want You", "He's celebrating the fact that not only has he found her, but they know each other well, and get strength from each other, depend on each other."[24] Geoffrey Cannon of The Guardian likened the song to "Let It Be Me" from Self Portrait, adding: "except that it's not lush. It's clipped and sceptical ... his voice is harsher than it has been lately; and he plays a lacerating harmonica."[25][nb 2]

"If Not for You" became the album's most popular track.[26] Issued as a single A-side in Europe, the song peaked at number 30 on the Dutch Single Top 100 chart in April 1971.[27] Dylan considered following up the album's success with a series of concerts but chose to delay his return to live performance and continue to focus on his and Sara's family life.[28] He relented only to appear at Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh benefit shows in August 1971.[29][30] Dylan rehearsed "If Not for You" with Harrison before the concerts,[31] but did not include the song in his set the following day.[32]

Dylan included "If Not for You" on Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II,[33] a double album he compiled in late 1971 to placate Columbia in the absence of a new studio album.[34] The song has subsequently appeared on the Dylan compilations Masterpieces (1978),[35] Biograph (1985),[36][37] The Best of Bob Dylan (1997),[38] The Essential Bob Dylan (2000),[33][39] Dylan (2007),[33] Playlist: The Very Best of Bob Dylan '70s (2009),[40] and The Real ... (2012).[41]

The May 1 version with Harrison, Daniels and Kunkel was released on the 1991 Dylan box set The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased).[42][43] A June 2, 1970, outtake of "If Not for You", featuring only vocal, piano and violin, was included on The Bootleg Series Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969–1971), released in 2013.[44] Music critic Robert Christgau said it was the only track from New Morning that was "any good" on Another Self Portrait, adding: "But that's also an unruinable song. It is pretty straightforward and a wonderful love song and doesn't have any parallels in Dylan's body of work that I can think of."[45] A previously unissued version of the song appeared on the 2015 album Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City, coinciding with the Country Music Hall of Fame's exhibition of the same name.[46][47] This take was from the Nashville overdubbing session[13] and features Lloyd Green on pedal steel guitar.[47]

Dylan first played "If Not for You" in concert in April 1992, during a show in Sydney.[31][48] He has performed the song 89 times in total, with the last performance taking place in November 2004.[33] In 2016, Simon & Schuster's Atheneum imprint published the children's book If Not for You, containing artist David Walker's nature-themed illustrations inspired by the song's lyrics.[49]

George Harrison's version edit

"If Not for You"
Song by George Harrison
from the album All Things Must Pass
ReleasedNovember 27, 1970
Length3:29
LabelApple
Songwriter(s)Bob Dylan
Producer(s)George Harrison, Phil Spector
Audio
"If Not for You" by George Harrison on YouTube

George Harrison included "If Not for You" on his first post-Beatles solo album, All Things Must Pass, released on November 27, 1970.[50] He first taped a solo performance of the song when previewing potential material for his co-producer, Phil Spector, at EMI Studios in London.[51] Recorded in late May, this recital also included Dylan's "I Don't Want to Do It" and the Harrison–Dylan collaboration "Nowhere to Go" (originally "When Everybody Comes to Town"),[52] both of which originated from Harrison's time in Woodstock with Dylan and the Band in late 1968.[53] The three performances became available in the 1990s on the bootleg compilation Beware of ABKCO![52][54]

The basic track for Harrison's formal recording of "If Not for You" was recorded at EMI between late May and early June 1970.[55] In author Simon Leng's view, Harrison created a characteristically melody-centric version of the song, which more clearly defines its verse and bridge sections and eschews Dylan's preference for spontaneity in favor of "aural pleasure".[56] The arrangement includes multiple acoustic guitars and a slide guitar motif that Harrison had played during the May 1 session with Dylan.[57] Leng also highlights the significance of Harrison's introduction to the Dobro, via guitarist David Bromberg, as another legacy of his 1970 visit to New York.[58] Peter Frampton played one of the acoustic guitar parts on the song.[59][60][nb 3] According to the EMI master tape, the instrumentation also includes harmonium, piano and organ.[62]

Music historians Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon describe "If Not for You" as "one of Dylan's songs with the strongest connection to the Fab Four".[44] It was sequenced as the second track on side two of Harrison's triple album, before "Behind That Locked Door",[63] which he had written as a tribute to Dylan before the latter's performance at the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival.[64] The album opened with "I'd Have You Anytime", a Harrison–Dylan collaboration that documented the two songwriters' meeting in Woodstock.[65][nb 4] According to Beatles biographer Nicholas Schaffner, Dylan therefore had a tangible presence on All Things Must Pass, "in spirit if not in person".[67]

Mikal Gilmore of Rolling Stone describes Harrison's "If Not for You" as "surprisingly beautiful",[68] while Leng deems it a "gleaming pop creation".[69] In his entry for All Things Must Pass in the book 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Tom Moon names it as one of the album's three "key tracks", along with "Beware of Darkness" and "Isn't It a Pity".[70]

Live performances edit

 
Harrison and Dylan rehearsing the song before the Concert for Bangladesh

Dylan and Harrison duetted on "If Not for You" during the soundcheck for the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh shows at Madison Square Garden in New York.[71] The rehearsal took place on July 31, the day before the concerts;[72][73] for Harrison, it was the first indication that Dylan had committed to performing at the event after days of deliberation.[74] Harrison's notes for a possible set list include the song, along with "Watching the River Flow" and "Blowin' in the Wind",[75] although only the last of these was performed by Dylan at the two benefit concerts that day.[76] A portion of their rehearsal of "If Not for You" appeared early in the 1972 documentary film The Concert for Bangladesh.[32] The full performance was released on the 2005 remastered DVD.[71]

Leng describes the rehearsal footage as "remarkable" and, in light of Harrison's disdain for the limelight and Dylan's reluctance to return to it, "an intimate glimpse of the warm friendship between two major cultural figures at a point when both were emotionally vulnerable". Leng adds: "They don't hit every note precisely or even remember every line, but they are evidently relishing each other's company."[71][nb 5] In his 2005 review for Rolling Stone, David Fricke welcomed the DVD release as a reminder of how Harrison "invented the superstar benefit concert" by enlisting friends such as Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Billy Preston, and he said of the "If Not for You" rehearsal: "they spend the entire song looking at each other, as if they're singing about their own relationship."[79] Jack Whatley of Far Out Magazine similarly views it as a document of "one of the more touching friendships to come out of the sixties", and comments on the "sense of care that Harrison affords his friend ... A few subtle glances, some shared moments and some body language cues show that their relationship went on far beyond their musical inclinations."[80]

Harrison performed "If Not for You" live, again at Madison Square Garden, in October 1992 during the all-star concert celebrating Dylan's first three decades as a recording artist.[81] Backed by Booker T. & the M.G.'s and other musicians including G. E. Smith on slide guitar,[82] Harrison performed "startling versions" of "If Not for You" and "Absolutely Sweet Marie", according to Gilmore,[83] although only the latter was included on the 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration live album.[84] The concert was Harrison's last major live performance.[31]

Personnel edit

According to Simon Leng (except where noted), the musicians who performed on Harrison's studio version of the song are as follows:[69]

Olivia Newton-John version edit

"If Not for You"
 
Side A of the Australian single
Single by Olivia Newton-John
from the album If Not for You
B-side"The Biggest Clown"
ReleasedMarch 1971
Recorded1971
GenreCountry pop
Length2:50
LabelPye International
Songwriter(s)Bob Dylan
Producer(s)Bruce Welch, John Farrar
Olivia Newton-John singles chronology
"Till You Say You'll Be Mine"
(1966) 		"If Not for You"
(1971) 		"Banks of the Ohio"
(1971)
Audio
"If Not for You" by Olivia Newton-John on YouTube

In 1971, singer Olivia Newton-John recorded "If Not for You" on the suggestion of her manager after he had heard Harrison's treatment of the song despite her reservation that it was not "her type of song".[85] The producers John Farrar and Bruce Welch arranged the song closer to Harrison's version than to Dylan's,[86][87][88] with the slide guitar used in Harrison's version featuring prominently.[85] She released "If Not for You" as her first international single, after appearances on Cliff Richard's concert tour and the TV show It's Cliff Richard.[86] Marking the start of her 1970s country pop period, her recording was one of many examples of middle-of-the-road artists covering tracks from All Things Must Pass.[88] Music historian Dave Thompson describes Newton-John's version as "superb" and, citing her readiness to acknowledge Harrison's influence, says that Dylan "never truly got to grips with what remains one of his most affecting love songs".[89]

The single enjoyed considerable international success, peaking at number 7 in the UK and number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.[86][87] It also spent three weeks at number 1 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[90] The song was subsequently issued as the title track of Newton-John's debut album, If Not for You.[87]

Chart performance edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Australian Go-Set National Top 60[91] 14
Belgian BRT Top 30[92] 29
Canadian RPM 100 Singles[93] 18
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[94] 11
Irish Singles Chart[95] 6
New Zealand Listener Chart[96] 8
Norwegian VG-lista Singles[97] 6
South African Springbok Singles[98] 1
UK Singles Chart[99] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[100] 25
US Billboard Easy Listening[101] 1
US Cash Box Top 100[102] 23

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1971) Rank
South African Springbok Singles[103] 13

Other cover versions edit

Numerous other artists have covered "If Not for You".[4] These include Rod Stewart,[104] Bryan Ferry,[105] Richie Havens,[106] Sarah Vaughan,[107] Glen Campbell,[108] Barb Jungr,[109] Katie Buckhaven,[110] Susan McKeown,[111] Phil Keaggy,[112] Ed Kuepper,[113] and the Flatmates.[114]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Dylan had also grown disaffected with Johnston. According to Kooper, Dylan said he had to credit Johnston for contractual reasons.[18]
  2. ^ Cannon concluded: "This number isn't 'It Ain't Me, Babe'. But it isn't romantic, either."[25]
  3. ^ Drummer Alan White has said that John Lennon was one of the rhythm guitarists,[56] along with Ringo Starr on tambourine.[61] Neither Leng nor Beatles historian Bruce Spizer list Lennon among the musicians on the completed track, however.[56][59]
  4. ^ Another All Things Must Pass track, "Apple Scruffs", was performed by Harrison in Dylan's original style of strummed acoustic guitar and harmonica.[66]
  5. ^ The Concert for Bangladesh was Harrison's first live performance as a headlining artist since the Beatles retired from touring in 1966.[77] Former Apple employee Chris O'Dell recalls that journalist Al Aronowitz, a mutual friend of Harrison and Dylan, was confident that Dylan would show up for the rehearsal, since "Bob would never let George down." Such was the relief when Dylan arrived soon afterward, according to O'Dell, "It was as if the Lord Himself had floated down from the heavens ... we watched George walk across the stage to give Bob a hug. That was a moment, I'll tell you."[78]

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Sources

External links edit

  • Lyrics at Bob Dylan's official site
  • Chords at Dylanchords

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For other uses see If Not for You disambiguation If Not for You is a song by American singer songwriter Bob Dylan from his October 1970 album New Morning It was issued as the A side of a single in Europe in early 1971 The song is a love song to Dylan s first wife Sara Dylan He recorded it several times in 1970 the session for the released version took place in New York in August He also recorded the song with George Harrison on May 1 soon after the break up of the Beatles a session that attracted much speculation in the music press The May recording remained unreleased until its inclusion on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1 3 Rare amp Unreleased in 1991 If Not for You Solid centre variant of the UK singleSingle by Bob Dylanfrom the album New MorningB side New Morning ReleasedEarly 1971RecordedAugust 12 1970GenreCountry rockLength2 39LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Bob DylanProducer s Bob JohnstonBob Dylan singles chronology Wigwam 1970 If Not for You 1971 Watching the River Flow 1971 Official audio If Not for You alternative take by Bob Dylan on YouTube If Not for You by Bob Dylan on YouTube In November 1970 Harrison released a version of If Not for You on his triple album All Things Must Pass Another well known cover was recorded by Olivia Newton John in 1971 using Harrison s arrangement of the song Newton John s version became her first hit single peaking at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart as well as the title track to her debut album If Not for You That same year Harrison and Dylan rehearsed the song for possible inclusion in the Concert for Bangladesh shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City Footage of this rehearsal appeared early in the 1972 documentary film The Concert for Bangladesh and the complete performance was included in the 2005 DVD release Contents 1 Composition 2 Recording 3 Release 4 George Harrison s version 4 1 Live performances 4 2 Personnel 5 Olivia Newton John version 5 1 Chart performance 5 1 1 Weekly charts 5 1 2 Year end charts 6 Other cover versions 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksComposition editBob Dylan wrote If Not for You as a love song to his wife Sara 1 It was one of several songs he wrote in 1970 that conveyed his contentment with family life 1 2 and celebrated the simple pleasures of nature 3 Music journalist Thomas Ward describes it as a song of rustic charms heavily indebted to the simplest of country music He says that the lyrics favor concise economical descriptions over elegant poetry a quality he finds most evident in the bridge lines If not for you my sky would fall Rain would gather too If not for you I d be nowhere at all I d be lost if not for you 4 Commenting on the track in the 1980s Dylan said It seemed simple enough sort of Tex Mex I would never explore all the possibilities of instrumentation in the studio add parts and so forth change the beat around so it came off kind of folky 5 6 Recording editDylan first recorded If Not for You in March 1970 late in the sessions for his Self Portrait double LP although it was never intended for that album 7 He then recorded a new version on May 1 with George Harrison 8 at Columbia Records Studio B in New York 9 Charlie Daniels who played bass at the session with Russ Kunkel on drums described it as a day I ll never forget adding It wasn t Bob Dylan and George Harrison It was four guys in the studio making music It was such a nice thing such a great day hour after hour 10 News of the collaboration between Dylan and Harrison caused considerable excitement in the music press 11 even though Columbia made a point of announcing that neither artist deemed the results worthy of release 12 According to biographer Clinton Heylin the May 1 session was the true starting point for Dylan s New Morning album The remake of If Not for You was under consideration for the album although Dylan recorded a new version in early June and Al Kooper Dylan s co producer preferred the March recording 8 Overdubs were added to one of these versions at Columbia s studio in Nashville on July 23 13 14 Citing Kooper s frustration with Dylan at this time Heylin says that the singer s indecisiveness led to him re recording If Not for You once more as well as Time Passes Slowly on August 12 15 Guitarist Buzz Feiten was among the musicians at the session which took place at Columbia s Studio E in New York 13 It was the only song on New Morning to include Dylan playing harmonica 16 After Kooper and Dylan fell out Bob Johnston was credited as sole producer 17 nb 1 Release editThe August 1970 version of If Not for You was sequenced as the opening track of New Morning 19 20 Columbia released the album on October 21 21 It was viewed as a return to form by many music critics after the poorly received Self Portrait 22 23 Reviewing for Rolling Stone Ed Ward described If Not for You as a kind of invocation to the muse if you will and said that in contrast to Dylan s 1966 love song I Want You He s celebrating the fact that not only has he found her but they know each other well and get strength from each other depend on each other 24 Geoffrey Cannon of The Guardian likened the song to Let It Be Me from Self Portrait adding except that it s not lush It s clipped and sceptical his voice is harsher than it has been lately and he plays a lacerating harmonica 25 nb 2 If Not for You became the album s most popular track 26 Issued as a single A side in Europe the song peaked at number 30 on the Dutch Single Top 100 chart in April 1971 27 Dylan considered following up the album s success with a series of concerts but chose to delay his return to live performance and continue to focus on his and Sara s family life 28 He relented only to appear at Harrison s Concert for Bangladesh benefit shows in August 1971 29 30 Dylan rehearsed If Not for You with Harrison before the concerts 31 but did not include the song in his set the following day 32 Dylan included If Not for You on Bob Dylan s Greatest Hits Vol II 33 a double album he compiled in late 1971 to placate Columbia in the absence of a new studio album 34 The song has subsequently appeared on the Dylan compilations Masterpieces 1978 35 Biograph 1985 36 37 The Best of Bob Dylan 1997 38 The Essential Bob Dylan 2000 33 39 Dylan 2007 33 Playlist The Very Best of Bob Dylan 70s 2009 40 and The Real 2012 41 The May 1 version with Harrison Daniels and Kunkel was released on the 1991 Dylan box set The Bootleg Series Volumes 1 3 Rare amp Unreleased 42 43 A June 2 1970 outtake of If Not for You featuring only vocal piano and violin was included on The Bootleg Series Vol 10 Another Self Portrait 1969 1971 released in 2013 44 Music critic Robert Christgau said it was the only track from New Morning that was any good on Another Self Portrait adding But that s also an unruinable song It is pretty straightforward and a wonderful love song and doesn t have any parallels in Dylan s body of work that I can think of 45 A previously unissued version of the song appeared on the 2015 album Dylan Cash and the Nashville Cats A New Music City coinciding with the Country Music Hall of Fame s exhibition of the same name 46 47 This take was from the Nashville overdubbing session 13 and features Lloyd Green on pedal steel guitar 47 Dylan first played If Not for You in concert in April 1992 during a show in Sydney 31 48 He has performed the song 89 times in total with the last performance taking place in November 2004 33 In 2016 Simon amp Schuster s Atheneum imprint published the children s book If Not for You containing artist David Walker s nature themed illustrations inspired by the song s lyrics 49 George Harrison s version edit If Not for You Song by George Harrisonfrom the album All Things Must PassReleasedNovember 27 1970Length3 29LabelAppleSongwriter s Bob DylanProducer s George Harrison Phil SpectorAudio If Not for You by George Harrison on YouTube George Harrison included If Not for You on his first post Beatles solo album All Things Must Pass released on November 27 1970 50 He first taped a solo performance of the song when previewing potential material for his co producer Phil Spector at EMI Studios in London 51 Recorded in late May this recital also included Dylan s I Don t Want to Do It and the Harrison Dylan collaboration Nowhere to Go originally When Everybody Comes to Town 52 both of which originated from Harrison s time in Woodstock with Dylan and the Band in late 1968 53 The three performances became available in the 1990s on the bootleg compilation Beware of ABKCO 52 54 The basic track for Harrison s formal recording of If Not for You was recorded at EMI between late May and early June 1970 55 In author Simon Leng s view Harrison created a characteristically melody centric version of the song which more clearly defines its verse and bridge sections and eschews Dylan s preference for spontaneity in favor of aural pleasure 56 The arrangement includes multiple acoustic guitars and a slide guitar motif that Harrison had played during the May 1 session with Dylan 57 Leng also highlights the significance of Harrison s introduction to the Dobro via guitarist David Bromberg as another legacy of his 1970 visit to New York 58 Peter Frampton played one of the acoustic guitar parts on the song 59 60 nb 3 According to the EMI master tape the instrumentation also includes harmonium piano and organ 62 Music historians Philippe Margotin and Jean Michel Guesdon describe If Not for You as one of Dylan s songs with the strongest connection to the Fab Four 44 It was sequenced as the second track on side two of Harrison s triple album before Behind That Locked Door 63 which he had written as a tribute to Dylan before the latter s performance at the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival 64 The album opened with I d Have You Anytime a Harrison Dylan collaboration that documented the two songwriters meeting in Woodstock 65 nb 4 According to Beatles biographer Nicholas Schaffner Dylan therefore had a tangible presence on All Things Must Pass in spirit if not in person 67 Mikal Gilmore of Rolling Stone describes Harrison s If Not for You as surprisingly beautiful 68 while Leng deems it a gleaming pop creation 69 In his entry for All Things Must Pass in the book 1 000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die Tom Moon names it as one of the album s three key tracks along with Beware of Darkness and Isn t It a Pity 70 Live performances edit nbsp Harrison and Dylan rehearsing the song before the Concert for Bangladesh Dylan and Harrison duetted on If Not for You during the soundcheck for the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh shows at Madison Square Garden in New York 71 The rehearsal took place on July 31 the day before the concerts 72 73 for Harrison it was the first indication that Dylan had committed to performing at the event after days of deliberation 74 Harrison s notes for a possible set list include the song along with Watching the River Flow and Blowin in the Wind 75 although only the last of these was performed by Dylan at the two benefit concerts that day 76 A portion of their rehearsal of If Not for You appeared early in the 1972 documentary film The Concert for Bangladesh 32 The full performance was released on the 2005 remastered DVD 71 Leng describes the rehearsal footage as remarkable and in light of Harrison s disdain for the limelight and Dylan s reluctance to return to it an intimate glimpse of the warm friendship between two major cultural figures at a point when both were emotionally vulnerable Leng adds They don t hit every note precisely or even remember every line but they are evidently relishing each other s company 71 nb 5 In his 2005 review for Rolling Stone David Fricke welcomed the DVD release as a reminder of how Harrison invented the superstar benefit concert by enlisting friends such as Dylan Eric Clapton Ringo Starr and Billy Preston and he said of the If Not for You rehearsal they spend the entire song looking at each other as if they re singing about their own relationship 79 Jack Whatley of Far Out Magazine similarly views it as a document of one of the more touching friendships to come out of the sixties and comments on the sense of care that Harrison affords his friend A few subtle glances some shared moments and some body language cues show that their relationship went on far beyond their musical inclinations 80 Harrison performed If Not for You live again at Madison Square Garden in October 1992 during the all star concert celebrating Dylan s first three decades as a recording artist 81 Backed by Booker T amp the M G s and other musicians including G E Smith on slide guitar 82 Harrison performed startling versions of If Not for You and Absolutely Sweet Marie according to Gilmore 83 although only the latter was included on the 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration live album 84 The concert was Harrison s last major live performance 31 Personnel edit According to Simon Leng except where noted the musicians who performed on Harrison s studio version of the song are as follows 69 George Harrison vocals acoustic guitars Dobros harmonica Peter Frampton acoustic guitar 59 Gary Wright piano Billy Preston organ uncredited harmonium 62 Klaus Voormann bass Alan White drums Ringo Starr tambourineOlivia Newton John version edit If Not for You nbsp Side A of the Australian singleSingle by Olivia Newton Johnfrom the album If Not for YouB side The Biggest Clown ReleasedMarch 1971Recorded1971GenreCountry popLength2 50LabelPye InternationalSongwriter s Bob DylanProducer s Bruce Welch John FarrarOlivia Newton John singles chronology Till You Say You ll Be Mine 1966 If Not for You 1971 Banks of the Ohio 1971 Audio If Not for You by Olivia Newton John on YouTube In 1971 singer Olivia Newton John recorded If Not for You on the suggestion of her manager after he had heard Harrison s treatment of the song despite her reservation that it was not her type of song 85 The producers John Farrar and Bruce Welch arranged the song closer to Harrison s version than to Dylan s 86 87 88 with the slide guitar used in Harrison s version featuring prominently 85 She released If Not for You as her first international single after appearances on Cliff Richard s concert tour and the TV show It s Cliff Richard 86 Marking the start of her 1970s country pop period her recording was one of many examples of middle of the road artists covering tracks from All Things Must Pass 88 Music historian Dave Thompson describes Newton John s version as superb and citing her readiness to acknowledge Harrison s influence says that Dylan never truly got to grips with what remains one of his most affecting love songs 89 The single enjoyed considerable international success peaking at number 7 in the UK and number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US 86 87 It also spent three weeks at number 1 on Billboard s Easy Listening chart 90 The song was subsequently issued as the title track of Newton John s debut album If Not for You 87 Chart performance edit Weekly charts edit Chart 1971 Peakposition Australian Go Set National Top 60 91 14 Belgian BRT Top 30 92 29 Canadian RPM 100 Singles 93 18 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 94 11 Irish Singles Chart 95 6 New Zealand Listener Chart 96 8 Norwegian VG lista Singles 97 6 South African Springbok Singles 98 1 UK Singles Chart 99 7 US Billboard Hot 100 100 25 US Billboard Easy Listening 101 1 US Cash Box Top 100 102 23 Year end charts edit Chart 1971 Rank South African Springbok Singles 103 13Other cover versions editNumerous other artists have covered If Not for You 4 These include Rod Stewart 104 Bryan Ferry 105 Richie Havens 106 Sarah Vaughan 107 Glen Campbell 108 Barb Jungr 109 Katie Buckhaven 110 Susan McKeown 111 Phil Keaggy 112 Ed Kuepper 113 and the Flatmates 114 Notes edit Dylan had also grown disaffected with Johnston According to Kooper Dylan said he had to credit Johnston for contractual reasons 18 Cannon concluded This number isn t It Ain t Me Babe But it isn t romantic either 25 Drummer Alan White has said that John Lennon was one of the rhythm guitarists 56 along with Ringo Starr on tambourine 61 Neither Leng nor Beatles historian Bruce Spizer list Lennon among the musicians on the completed track however 56 59 Another All Things Must Pass track Apple Scruffs was performed by Harrison in Dylan s original style of strummed acoustic guitar and harmonica 66 The Concert for Bangladesh was Harrison s first live performance as a headlining artist since the Beatles retired from touring in 1966 77 Former Apple employee Chris O Dell recalls that journalist Al Aronowitz a mutual friend of Harrison and Dylan was confident that Dylan would show up for the rehearsal since Bob would never let George down Such was the relief when Dylan arrived soon afterward according to O Dell It was as if the Lord Himself had floated down from the heavens we watched George walk across the stage to give Bob a hug That was a moment I ll tell you 78 References edit a b Sounes 2001 p 258 Williamson 2006 p 181 Margotin amp Guesdon 2015 p 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