If My Friends Could See Me Now (Linda Clifford album)
Appearance
If My Friends Could See Me Now | ||||
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Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | Curtom Studios (Chicago, Illinois) | |||
Genre | Soul, disco | |||
Length | 39:17 | |||
Label | Curtom | |||
Producer | Gil Askey, Curtis Mayfield | |||
Linda Clifford chronology | ||||
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If My Friends Could See Me Now is the second studio album by American singer Linda Clifford, released in 1978 on the Curtom label.
Chart performance
The album peaked at No. 9 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 22 on the Billboard 200. The album features a disco-styled cover version of the
Hot Dance/Disco
chart.
Critical reception
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The Bay State Banner noted that "Clifford isn't really a disco singer—she lacks the idiom's prankish, frivolous attitude—but rather a torch chanteuse who simply lacks the bodily bulk to bring the red-hot mamma role off."[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "If My Friends Could See Me Now" | Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields | 7:53 |
2. | "You Are, You Are" | Curtis Mayfield | 5:16 |
3. | "Runaway Love" | Gil Askey | 7:04 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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4. | "Broadway Gypsy Lady" | Curtis Mayfield | 3:41 |
5. | "I Feel Like Falling in Love Again" | Carl Wurzbach | 5:04 |
6. | "Please Darling, Don't Say Goodbye" | Gil Askey, Linda Clifford | 4:36 |
7. | "Gypsy Lady" | Curtis Mayfield, Gil Askey | 5:42 |
Personnel
- Keni Burke – bass guitar
- Calvin Bridges, Rich Tufo, Eric Hackett – keyboards
- Eric Hackett – synthesizer
- Donnell Hagan – drums
- Curtis Mayfield, Ronnie Vann, William Ross Traut – guitars
- The Jones Girls – background vocals
- Sol Bobrov – horns and strings contractor
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
Year | Single | Peaks | ||
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US R&B [7] |
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1978 | "Runaway Love" | 76 | 3 | 1 |
"If My Friends Could See Me Now" | 54 | 68 | ||
"Gypsy Lady" | — | — |
References
- AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ Freedberg, Mike (18 May 1978). "Soul Dog". Bay State Banner. No. 32. p. 14.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Linda Clifford Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Linda Clifford Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c "US Charts > Linda Clifford". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
External links
- If My Friends Could See Me Now at Discogs (list of releases)