I'd Rather

"I'd Rather"
Single by Luther Vandross
from the album Luther Vandross
Released	April 16, 2002 (2002-04-16)
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	4:51
Label	J
Songwriter(s)	Shep Crawford
Producer(s)	Shep Crawford
Luther Vandross singles chronology
"Can Heaven Wait" (2001) "I'd Rather" (2002) "Dance with My Father" (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 Billboard's 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.^[2]

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of Luther Vandross.^[3]

• 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

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[4] 83 US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[2] 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 40

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 87

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 598.
2. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
3. Luther Vandross (booklet). Luther Vandross. J Records. 2001.
4. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
5. "Luther Vandross Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
6. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2021.