Instrumental Duet,Piano C Instrument - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.880882 By Luther Vandross. By Luther Vandross and Reed Philip Vertelney. Arranged by Marco Polo C. Ignacio. Contemporary. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 2 pages. MARCO POLO IGNACIO #6136355. Published by MARCO POLO IGNACIO (A0.880882). I'd Rather is a song by American recording R&B/soul artist Luther Vandross. The song is from his eponymous album released in 2001, and is written and produced by Shep Crawford. The song is the third and final single from the album. I'd Rather was a top twenty hit on Billboard's Top Adult Contemporary, and top forty on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.