I'd Rather Explained

I'd Rather
Cover:	I'd Rather.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Luther Vandross
Album:	Luther Vandross
Genre:	R&B, soul
Length:	4:51
Label:	J
Producer:	Shep Crawford
Prev Title:	Can Heaven Wait
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Dance with My Father
Next Year:	2003

"I'd Rather" is a song by American singer Luther Vandross. It written and produced by Shep Crawford and recorded by Vandross for his eponymous album (2001). The song was released as the album's third and final single. "I'd Rather" became a top twenty hit on Billboards Adult Contemporary chart and reached the top forty on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.^[1] It also topped the US Adult R&B Songs chart, the second single from Luther Vandross to do so.

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of Luther Vandross.^[2]

• Tawatha Agee – backing vocalist
• Shep Crawford – instruments, producer, writer
• Paulette McWilliams – backing vocalist
• Cindy Mizelle – backing vocalist
• Kevin Owens – backing vocalist
• The Professa – guitar
• Fonzi Thornton – contractor
• Clinta Turner – backing vocalist
• Luther Vandross – vocals
• Brenda White-King – backing vocalist

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 598.
2. Luther Vandross. Luther Vandross. 2001. J Records. booklet.
3. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2002. Billboard. March 5, 2021.