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If You Gotta Go, Go Now
Composer: Bob Dylan

If You Gotta Go, Go Now was performed by Phil Lesh & Friends in 2013.

The song was written by Bob Dylan in 1964. He recorded the song a number of times in January 1065 but none of these recordings were released at the time. The first US release was on a single by The Liverpool Five in July 1965. It was then released on a single by Manfred Mann which reached #2 in the UK charts. No Dylan version of the song was released until the inclusion of one of the January 1964 takes on the 1991 collection Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3.

Fairport Convention recorded the song, with the lyrics translated into French, with the title Si Tu Dois Partir.



Bob Dylan

info Bootleg Series Vols. 1-3, Bob Dylan, 1991
info Live 1964: Concert at Philharmonic Hall: Bootleg Series, Vol. 6, Bob Dylan, 2004
info The Other Side of the Mirror: Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965 (DVD), Bob Dylan, 2007
no info The Cutting Edge 1965–1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12, Bob Dylan, 2015
no info 50th Anniversary Collection 1965, Bob Dylan, 2015

Other recordings

no info Single (If You Gotta Go, Go Now / Too Far Out), The Liverpool Five, 1965 (US)
no info Single (If You Gotta Go, Go Now / Stay Around), Manfred Mann, 1965 (UK)
no info Single (If You Gotta Go, Go Now / The One In The Middle), Manfred Mann, 1965 (US)
no info Single (If You Gotta Go, Go Now / I'll Go On), Lyme & Cybelle, 1965 (US)
no info Mann Made Hits, Manfred Mann, 1966
no info Way Out West, Mae West, 1966
no info Single (Shakin' All Over / If You Gotta Go), Mae West, 1966
no info Single (If You Gotta Go (Go Now) / Love Theme From Haight Street), The Lincoln Park Zoo, 1967
no info The Cowsills Plus the Lincoln Park Zoo, The Cowsills, 1968
no info The Cowsills / The Mindbenders / The Lincoln Park Zoo / The Serendipity Singers, 1969
info Burrito Deluxe, Flying Burrito Brothers, 1970
no info Single (If You Gotta Go / Cody Cody), Flying Burrito Brothers, 1970
no info Single (I Shall Be Released / If You Gotta Go, Go Now), Rick Nelson, 1970
no info Single (Sugar In The Flowers / If You Gotta Go, Go Now), Anthony Armstrong Jones, 1970
info Rick Nelson in Concert, Rick Nelson, 1970
no info Happiness Is ... Up, Up And Away With The Happy Hits Of Today, Various Artists (Arthur Greenslade), 1970
no info Glenn Campbell Presents Larry McNeely, Larry McNeely, 1971
no info Close Up the Honky-Tonks, The Flying Burrito Brothers, 1974
no info The Best of Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann, 1974
no info The Best of Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann, 1977
no info Semi Detached Suburban, Manfred Mann, 1979
no info The Very Best of Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann, 1984
no info 20 Golden Hits Of 1965, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 1984
no info Big Black River, The Pontiac Brothers, 1985
no info Mod Girls Can't Be Beat!, Eleanor Rigby, 1985
no info The Singles Album, Manfred Mann, 1986
no info 50 Favourites Of The 60's, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 1986
no info The Best of Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann, 1987
no info Roscoe's Gang, Eric Ambel, 1988
info Songs Of Bob Dylan, Various Artists (Flying Burrito Brothers), 1989
no info Hits Of 1965, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 1989
no info Single (Do Wah Diddy Diddy / If You Gotta Go, Go Now), Manfred Mann, 1991
info I Shall Be Unreleased: Songs of Bob Dylan, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 1991
no info The Best of Manfred Mann: The Definitive Collection, Manfred Mann, 1992
no info The 60s Hall Of Fame, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 1992
no info Ages Of Mann: 22 Classic Hits Of The 60's, Manfred Mann, 1993
no info Greatest Hits, Manfred Mann, 1993
no info 1969-1976, Rick Nelson, 1995
no info Rick Nelson & Stone Canyon Band, Rick Nelson & the Stone Canyon Band, 1995
no info Big City Blues, Sue Foley, 1995
no info Original Hits, Manfred Mann, 1995
no info Cappucino Classics, Vol. 3: Girls Girls Girls, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 1995
no info Girls Girls Girls, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 1995
no info Mild, The Hillcats, 1996
no info The Best of the EMI Years, Manfred Mann, 1996
no info Manfred Mann at Abbey Road, 1963-1966, Manfred Mann, 1997
no info Cleveland Squawks!, Various Artists (New Salem Witch Hunters), 1997
no info The Essential Collection, Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band, 1998
no info CD single (That Boy / If You Gotta Go, Go Now / Tie Me Down), Lloyd Cole, 1998
no info 60's Generation, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 1998
no info The Best of Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann, 1998
info Rarities, B-Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes, Cowboy Junkies, 1999
no info L.I.V.E, The Manfreds, 1999
info Happy Together - The Very Best Of White Whale Records, Various Artists (Lyme & Cybelle), 1999
no info Wow! That was the 60's, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 1999
no info Hot Burritos! The Flying Burrito Brothers Anthology: 1969-1972, The Flying Burrito Brothers, 2000
info Duluth Does Dylan, Various Artists (Accidental Porn), 2000
no info All Manner of Menn: 1963-1969, Manfred Mann, 2000
no info Best of the 60's, Manfred Mann, 2000
no info Story, Manfred Mann, 2000
no info Greatest Hits of the 60's, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 2000
no info Sounds Of The Sixties: Top Ten Hits, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 2000
info May Your Song Always Be Sung Again: The Songs of Bob Dylan Vol. 2, Various Artists (Cowboy Junkies), 2001
no info Original Gold, Manfred Mann, 2001
no info Complete Collection, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 2001
no info Classic Love Songs of the 60's, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 2001
no info Beatboom, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 2001
no info The Woodstock Generation: We Got to Have Peace, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 2001
info Hard Rain, Vol. 2: A Tribute To Bob Dylan, Various Artists (Cowboy Junkies), 2002
no info Classic Masters, Manfred Mann, 2002
no info Sin City: The Very Best of the Flying Burrito Brothers, The Flying Burrito Brothers, 2002
no info In the Time Before Llamas, Cowboy Junkies, 2003
no info Mann Made Hits, Manfred Mann, 2003
no info The First Sessions, Warren Zevon (Lyme & Cybelle), 2003
no info Complete Greatest Hits, Manfred Mann, 2003
no info Evolution Of Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann, 2003
no info A's B's & EP's, Manfred Mann, 2003
no info CD single (Dead End Kids / If You Gotta Go / Dead End Kids), Jim Reid, 2006
info Million Dollar Bash: Missouri Salutes Bob Dylan, Various Artists (The Tipper Gores), 2006
info Bob Dylan Uncovered, Various Artists (Cadillac Moon), 2006
info Heartbeat Summer, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 2007
info For You: The Decca Years, Rick Nelson, 2008
info 101 Pirate Radio Hits, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 2009
no info British Pop Volume 4, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 2012
no info Dreamboats And Miniskirts: Summer In The City, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 2014
no info Leopold And His Fiction, 2017
no info Take What You Need: UK Covers Of Bob Dylan Songs 1964-69, Various Artists (Manfred Mann), 2017
no info The Albums 64-67, Manfred Mann, 2018
no info Limbo, Phast Phreddie & Thee Precisions, 2020

Recordings as Si Tu Dois Partir

no info Single (Si Tu Dois Partir / Genesis Hall), Fairport Convention, 1968
no info Unhalfbricking, Fairport Convention, 1969
no info History of Fairport Convention, Fairport Convention, 1972
no info It Ain't Me Babe: Great Artists Sing The Songs Of Bob Dylan, Various Artists (Fairport Convention), 1980
info The Island Story (UK), Various Artists (Fairport Convention), 1987
info The Island Story (US), Various Artists (Fairport Convention), 1987
info The Bob Dylan Songbook, Various Artists (Fairport Convention), 1991
info Children Of The Revolution, Various Artists, 1991
no info 25 Years of Radio, Various Artists (Fairport Convention), 1993
no info 25th Anniversary, Fairport Convention, 1994
no info And The Beat Goes On Volume 2, Various Artists (Fairport Convention), 1996
no info I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing, Various Artists (Fairport Convention), 1997
no info It's A Sixties Party, Various Artists (Fairport Convention), 1997
no info Cropredy Box, Fairport Convention, 1999
no info Pop Romantique: French Pop Classics, Various Artists (Lloyd Cole), 1999
no info Music Of The Year: 1969, Various Artists (Fairport Convention), 1999
no info A T 2/The Boot, Fairport Convention, 2000
no info Legends of Folk Rock, Various Artists (Fairport Convention), 2001
no info Heyday: BBC Radio Sessions, 1968-1969, Fairport Convention, 2002 (extended release bonus track)
no info Fairport Unconventional, Fairport Convention, 2002
no info Then and Now: The Best of Fairport Convention, Fairport Convention, 2002
info A Boxful of Treasures, Sandy Denny, 2004
no info Over The Next Hill, Fairport Convention, 2004
info Dylan Covered, Various Artists (Fairport Convention), 2005
info Live at the BBC, Fairport Convention, 2007
no info Live At The Marlowe Theatre Canterbury (DVD), Fairport Convention, 2007
no info Meet On The Ledge The Collection, Fairport Convention, 2012
no info Who Knows Where The Time Goes? The Essential Fairport Convention, 2017
no info Live At The Marlowe Theatre Canterbury (LP), Fairport Convention, 2023

 
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