I'd Rather Go Blind

"I'd Rather Go Blind"
Single by Etta James
from the album Tell Mama
A-side"Tell Mama"
B-side"I'd Rather Go Blind"
Released1967 (1967)
Recorded1967, FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Genre
Length2:32
LabelCadet 5578
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rick Hall

"I'd Rather Go Blind" is a blues song written by Ellington Jordan[2] with co-writing credits to Billy Foster and Etta James. It was first recorded by Etta James in 1967, released the same year,[3] and has subsequently become regarded as a blues and soul classic.

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  2. ^ "Ellington Jordan (Fugi) | Almost Home | CD Baby Music Store". Cdbaby.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  3. ^ "Etta James - Tell Mama / I'd Rather Go Blind". Discogs. October 1967. Retrieved 24 August 2017.