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I'd Rather Go Blind

I'd Rather Go Blind (Billy Foster, Ellington Jordan)
　１９６８年にリリースされた Etta James のアルバム "Tell Mama"[R&B Albums: 21, Billboard 200: 82] に収録されたバージョンがオリジナル。

◎ Barbara Lynn　"You'll Lose A Good Thing {Until Then I'll Suffer (+1)}" [I.T.P.　ITP 8921-2]
● Bettye Swann　"The Complete Atlantic Recordings" [Real Gone Music/Rhino　RGM-0213 OPCD-8817]
◎ Beyoncé Knowles - V.A.　"Cadillac Records" [Sony　SICP 2076]
● Clarence Carter　"The Dynamic (+3)" [Atlantic/Sequel　RSA CD 904]
◎ Etta James　"Tell Mama: The Complete Muscle Shoals Sessions" [Chess/MCA　088 112 518-2]
◎ Etta James　"Deep In The Night" [Warner Bros.　8122 79923 8]
◎ Etta James - Etta James and Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson　"Blues in the Night, Vol.2: The Late Show" [Fantasy　FCD-9655-2]
◎ Etta James　"Live from San Francisco" [On the Spot　01005-82125-2]
◎ Etta James　"Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues" [Private Music　01934-11633-2]
◎ Faces　"Five Guys Walk Into A Bar ...(4 CDs)" [Warner Bros./Rhino　R2 78233]
◎ Koko Taylor　"From The Heat Of A Woman Plus" [Alligator　KICP 2402]
◎ Little Milton　"For Real" [Malaco　MCD 7494] -1998
◎ Marcia Ball　"Soulful Dress" [Rounder　CD 3078]
◎ Margie Joseph　"Margie Joseph" [Atlantic　WPCR-27535]
● Rod Stewart　"Reason To Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings (3 CDs)" [Mercury　UICY-1216～8]
◎ Rod Stewart　"The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998 (4 CDs)" [Warner Bros.　8122 79853 8]
● Rod Stewart / Faces　"Live: Coast To Coast Overture And Beginners" [Mercury/PolyGram　32PD-398]
◎ Rod Stewart / Faces　"Live In London" [IMC Music　IMA 104114]
◎ Ruby Turner - V.A.　"The Best Of Lady Sings The Blues (2 CDs)" [Virgin　VTDCD 606]
● Spencer Wiggins　"Feed The Flame: The FAME and XL Recordings" [Kent　CDKEND 340]

Bettye Swann - I'd Rather Go Blind @Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e221E6L-yI

？？原曲？？
　当時 Etta James の愛人だった Billy Foster とこの曲を共作したとしてクレジットされている Ellington "Fugi" Jordan が，'I'd Rather Be A Blind Man' というタイトルで録音したバージョンがある。
● Fugi　"Mary, Don't Take Me On No Bad Trip" [Tuff City/Funky Delicasies　DEL CD 0009]