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Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945) is an American recording artist. During the 1970s and 1980s, her songs were on Billboard magazine's pop, country, adult contemporary, and jazz charts, [1] and she won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and then-husband Kris Kristofferson. [2]
Fleetwood Mac's Danny Kirwan and John McVie perform on "When You Say", Christine's cover of Danny Kirwan's 1969 song from Then Play On. The album also contained an interpretation of the Etta James song "I'd Rather Go Blind", which had earlier been a hit single for Chicken Shack. Since both Chicken Shack and Perfect were on the same record label ...
"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.
Farewell Andromeda is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in June 1973.The LP made Billboard's Top 20, reaching No. 16, with three singles subsequently released: "I'd Rather Be a Cowboy" [#62 POP, #25 AC], "Farewell Andromeda" [#89 POP, No. 20 AC] and "Please, Daddy" [#69 POP, No. 69 C&W].
Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter.Starting her career in 1954, James frequently performed in Nashville's famed R&B clubs, collectively known as the Chitlin' Circuit, in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1970s. [1]
Almost Famous is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released in 2000. It was awarded the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. In May 2021, UMe announced the reissue of the soundtrack as an expanded five CD/seven LP boxed set. [2]
I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" is a song co-written by Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager. It was first released by Sager on her 1977 debut album, and it was also released as a single, charting at No. 98 in Australia. The song was further popularized by Rita Coolidge in 1979, and recorded by a number of other artists.
The song was met with critical acclaim in the music press, with both positive reviews from contactmusic [21] and Digital Spy, who commented, "Co-penned with Disclosure hitmaker Jimmy Napes, 'Rather Be' blends classical-inspired violin with uplifting house beats and a vocal that sounds suspiciously like Natasha Bedingfield. The result is an ...