I'd Rather Love You Explained

I'd Rather Love You
Cover:idratherloveyou.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Charley Pride
Album:I'm Just Me
B-Side:(In My World) You Don't Belong
Released:January 1971
Genre:Country
Length:2:46
Label:RCA Victor
Producer:Jack Clement
Prev Title:I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me
Prev Year:1970
Next Title:Did You Think to Pray/Let Me Live
Next Year:1971

"I'd Rather Love You" is a song written by Johnny Duncan, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in January 1971 as the first single from the album I'm Just Me. The song was Pride's sixth song to top the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks, spending a total of 13 weeks on the chart.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 276.