If Not for You

"If Not For You"
Artwork for some continental European countries (Dutch vinyl single pictured)
Single by Bob Dylan
from the album New Morning
B-side	"New Morning"
Released	October 19, 1970
Recorded	August 12, 1970
Genre	Country rock
Length	2:39
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Bob Dylan
Producer(s)	Bob Johnston
Bob Dylan singles chronology
"Wigwam" (1970) "If Not For You" (1971) "Watching the River Flow" (1971)

"If Not for You" is a song by Bob Dylan, recorded for his 1970 album New Morning. Dylan recorded the album version in August 1970, having first recorded the song in a session with George Harrison on May 1 of that year. In addition to appearing on the album in October 1970, the August recording was released as a single in Europe; the May recording remained unreleased until its inclusion on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) in 1991.

In November 1970, a month after Dylan's original had appeared, George Harrison released a version of the song on his triple album All Things Must Pass. Another well-known cover of the song was recorded by Olivia Newton-John, who had the only U.S. charting version of the song in 1971.

Bob Dylan recorded "If Not for You" for his album New Morning, on August 12, 1970. The song was released as a single in Europe. It was later included on the Dylan compilations Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971),Masterpieces (1978),Biograph (1985),The Essential Bob Dylan (2000),The Very Best of Bob Dylan (2000),Best of Bob Dylan Vols 1 & 2 (2001),Greatest Hits Vol 1–3 (2003),The Best of Bob Dylan (2005),Dylan (2007),Playlist: The Very Best of Bob Dylan '70s (2009), and The Real... (2012), as well as on the various artist compilation The Best Year of My Life: 1970 (2011).

A June 2, 1970 outtake of "If Not for You," featuring only vocal, piano, and violin, is included on The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 – Another Self Portrait (1969–1971).