I'd Rather Have a Love

"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"
Single by Joe
from the album Doubleback: Evolution of R&B
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2013
Length3:45
LabelMassenburg
Songwriter(s)
  • Gerald Issac
  • Derek Allen
  • Alvin Garrett
Producer(s)Derek "D.O.A." Allen
Joe singles chronology
""Dear Joe"
(2011)		 "I'd Rather Have a Love"
(2013)		 "Love & Sex"
(2013)

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
Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[3] 5
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References
  1. Mendizabal, Amaya. "Joe Continues Impressive Streak on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  2. "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.
  3. "Joe Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2018.


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