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" |
| Released | 1967 |
| Recorded | 1967, FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:32 |
| Label | Cadet 5578 |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Rick Hall |
"I'd Rather Go Blind" is a blues song written by Ellington Jordan with co-writing credits to Billy Foster and Etta James. It was first recorded by Etta James in 1967, released the same year, and has subsequently become regarded as a blues and soul classic.