If You Really Cared

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"If You Really Cared"
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Gabrielle
Released23 September 1996
Length4:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Gabrielle
  • Benjamin Barson
  • Ben Wolff
  • Andrew Dean
Producer(s)The Boilerhouse Boys
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Forget About the World"
(1996) 		"If You Really Cared"
(1996) 		"If You Ever"
(1996)
Music video
"If You Really Cared" on YouTube

"If You Really Cared" is the third single from English singer-songwriter Gabrielle's second album, Gabrielle (1996). It was written by Gabrielle, Ben Barson of the Boilerhouse Boys, Ben Wolff and Andrew Dean. "If You Really Cared" was released in September 1996 by Go Beat and Universal, and returned Gabrielle to the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 15.

Critical reception[edit]

Caitlin Moran from Melody Maker praised the song as "an inner-London C&W smooch that builds and builds into a deliciously sparse crescendo."[1] Another Melody Maker editor, Simon Price, named it one of the Singles of the Week, writing, "'If You Really Cared' is another gorgeous period piece (shades of Lorraine Ellison's "Stay with Me" this time). I've had it on Repeat eight times in a row and I'm not bored yet. I want her to marry me."[2] A reviewer from Music Week gave it three out of five, adding, "Gabrielle shows her class with this timeless ballad which captures a vintage soulful sound, but remains distinctly modern."[3]

Track listings[edit]

UK CD:1 (GODCD 153)[4]
No.TitleLength
1."If You Really Cared" (radio edit)3:52
2."Baby I've Changed" (Ole' Ruffneck sound)4:53
3."Baby I've Changed" (Carl McIntosh)5:48
4."Baby I've Changed" (D*Note remix)5:48
UK CD:2 (GOLCD 153)[5]
No.TitleLength
1."If You Really Cared" (radio edit)3:52
2."Give Me A Little More Time" (Def mix)7:54
3."Give Me A Little More Time"4:57
4."Dreams" (original and unreleased version)6:21
UK cassette single (GODMCD 153)[6]
No.TitleLength
1."If You Really Cared" (radio edit)3:52
2."Baby I've Changed" (Ole' Ruffneck sound)4:53

Charts[edit]

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[7] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 15
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[9] 3

References[edit]

  1. ^ Moran, Caitlin (29 June 1996). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 50. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ Price, Simon (21 September 1996). "Singles". Melody Maker. p. 54. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 September 1996. p. 8. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ If You Really Cared (UK CD1 liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1996. GODCD 153, 850 709-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ If You Really Cared (UK CD2 liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1996. GOLCD 153, 850 711-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ If You Really Cared (UK cassette single sleeve). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 1996. GODMCD 153, 850 708-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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