Give It All You Got

"Give It All You Got" is an instrumental song from 1980 by the American flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione. It was composed and produced by Mangione, and can be found on his 1980 album Fun and Games, which also includes a slower-paced version of the same selection, played in C minor (as opposed to the original, which is played in B-flat minor), titled "Give It All You Got, But Slowly."

Composition and recording

Origins

The song was originally featured as the official theme of the

Released as a single just before the Olympics, "Give It All You Got" peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 1980.^[3] The song charted at No. 32 on the Billboard R&B chart and spent three non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart.^[1] This was Mangione's second single to reach No. 1 on the AC chart, following "Feels So Good" from 1978.

The song was nominated for a

Mangione has described the process of composing the instrumental's music, saying that his "vision was to think about the athletes and their efforts to do their best now. They're giving it all they've got. And we almost got to be like the athletes because we also got to perform the song at the ceremonies for a worldwide audience."[1]

Personnel

• Chuck Mangione: trumpet, flugelhorn, electric piano
• Chris Vadala: tenor saxophone
• Grant Geissman: electric guitar
• Charles Meeks: bass
• James Bradley, Jr.: drums

See also

• Jazz funk
• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1980 (U.S.)

References