"I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" is a song co-written by Peter Allen and

Carole Bayer Sager Carole Bayer Sager (born Carol Bayer on March 8, 1944) is an American lyricist, singer, songwriter, and painter. Early life and career Carole Bayer was born in New York City, to Anita Nathan Bayer and Eli Bayer. Her family was Jewish. She gradu ...

. 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 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, and she won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and th ...

in 1979, and recorded by a number of other artists.

Charts

Rita Coolidge version

"I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" was a comeback single for Rita Coolidge in 1979. Of her four previous singles between 1978 and 1979, two had not charted, while two had been in the top 20 on the Adult Contemporary charts, though not in the top 10. In contrast, the Coolidge version of the "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" reached number 3 on the U.S.

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chart, as well as charting highly elsewhere. It has been described as one of Coolidge's "most triumphant performances", and was included on Coolidge's '' Satisfied'' album ( A&M, 1979).

Chart performance

Popular culture

*In the United Kingdom, the song was used in a

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warning about the dangers of

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