For Richard

"For Richard" is credited to Coughlan, Hastings, Richard Sinclair and Dave Sinclair. Dave Sinclair composed its basic structure and Richard Sinclair wrote the main tune. On the 1970 album If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You (Decca, September 4, 1970 in the UK, produced by Terry King and recorded largely live to 8-track at Tangerine Studios on Balls Pond Road in Dalston), it is a section of the side-two medley "Can't Be Long Now / Francoise / For Richard / Warlock", which runs 14:21 and has Pye Hastings singing lead. Pye invited his brother Jimmy to play on the piece.

Our upload is the live version from the Drury Lane concert of October 28, 1973, titled "For Richard (Live At The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 28th Of October, 1973)" on a Caravan Topic channel, 13:48 on the original album and 15:00 on the 2001 reissue. We found no statement from the band on what the title means, and a Dave Sinclair interview does not mention the song.

It became a staple of Caravan shows, typically the closer. Setlist.fm counts 75 plays of "For Richard" and four of the full medley title, and recent plays include Oxted in February 2026, Sutton in June 2025 and Fletching in March 2025. It lists one cover performance. We found no chart entry, single or video.