"I'd Rather Have a Love" is a song by American R&B singer Joe. It was written by Gerald Isaac, Derek "D.O.A." Allen, and Alvin Garrett for his tenth studio album Doubleback: Evolution of R&B (2013), while production was overseen by Allen. Released as the album's lead single, it peaked at number five on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.[1]
"I'd Rather Have a Love" | ||||
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Single by Joe | ||||
from the album Doubleback: Evolution of R&B | ||||
Released | February 26, 2013 | |||
Length | 3:45 | |||
Label | Massenburg | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Derek "D.O.A." Allen | |||
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Commenting on its release, Joe stated, that it "certainly represents my style and flavor [...] It has that really romantic element to it. It also speaks a lot of guys in a relationship that have a good thing going on but sometimes you know how we are. We forget what we have and we treat things a little differently. This is just a reminder basically, “I’d rather have love than nothing at all”. Who wants to be alone? It's a great song."[2]
Charts
editChart (2013) | Peak position |
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US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[3] | 5 |
References
edit- ^ Mendizabal, Amaya. "Joe Continues Impressive Streak on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Interview: Joe Dishes on New Album, Inspiring Today's Generation, Starting New Chapter in his Life". YouKnowIGotSoul.com. May 2, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "Joe Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2018.