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I’d Rather Go Blind

Etta James

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19 cited facts

  • 1967
  • 2:36
  • 164 BPM · F# minor

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  1. Recorded at FAME Studios, also Tell Mama, Land of 1000 Dances (Wilson Pickett) and Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett)

  2. Released on Cadet Records, also Tell Mama, In the Basement - Part. 1 and Stay in My Corner (The Dells)

  3. Produced by Rick Hall, also Tell Mama, Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett) and Slip Away (Clarence Carter)

  4. Engineered by Rick Hall, also Tell Mama, I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You) (Aretha Franklin) and Do Right Woman – Do Right Man (Aretha Franklin)

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Credits

All 18 credits
Written by
Billy Foster and Ellington Jordan
Produced by
Rick Hall
Performed by
Aaron Varnell, Albert Lowe Jr., Carl Banks, Charles Chalmers, David Hood, Etta James, Floyd Newman, Gene “Bowlegs” Miller, Jimmy Johnson, Roger Hawkins and Spooner Oldham
Engineered by
Rick Hall
Part of
Tell Mama
Recorded at
FAME Studios
Released on
Cadet Records

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Sources (19)

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Aaron Varnell

    I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Aaron Varnell

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Albert Lowe Jr.

    I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Albert Lowe Jr.

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Carl Banks

    I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Carl Banks

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Charles Chalmers

    I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Charles Chalmers

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by David Hood

    I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by David Hood

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Etta James

    I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Etta James

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Floyd Newman

    I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Floyd Newman

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Gene “Bowlegs” Miller

    I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Gene “Bowlegs” Miller

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Jimmy Johnson

    I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Jimmy Johnson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Roger Hawkins

    I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Roger Hawkins

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Spooner Oldham

    I’d Rather Go Blind was performed by Spooner Oldham

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was produced by Rick Hall

    I’d Rather Go Blind was produced by Rick Hall

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was written by Billy Foster

    I’d Rather Go Blind was written by Billy Foster

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was written by Ellington Jordan

    I’d Rather Go Blind was written by Ellington Jordan

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind is part of the release Tell Mama

    I’d Rather Go Blind is part of the release Tell Mama

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was recorded at FAME Studios

    I’d Rather Go Blind was recorded at FAME Studios

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz Cadet Records is the label of the song I’d Rather Go Blind

    Cadet Records is the label of the song I’d Rather Go Blind

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  18. 18MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was engineered by Rick Hall

    I’d Rather Go Blind was engineered by Rick Hall

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  19. 19MusicBrainz I’d Rather Go Blind was released on 1967

    I’d Rather Go Blind was released on 1967

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026