I'd Rather

2002 single by Luther Vandross

"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

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

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 598.
^ ^a ^b "Luther Vandross Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
^ Luther Vandross (booklet). Luther Vandross. J Records. 2001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2021.