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If My Friends Could See Me Now (Linda Clifford album)

If My Friends Could See Me Now is the second studio album by American singer Linda Clifford, released in 1978 on the Curtom label.

If My Friends Could See Me Now
Studio album by
Linda Clifford
Released1978
RecordedCurtom Studios
(Chicago, Illinois)
GenreSoul, disco
Length39:17
LabelCurtom
ProducerGil Askey, Curtis Mayfield
Linda Clifford chronology
Linda
(1977) 		If My Friends Could See Me Now
(1978) 		Let Me Be Your Woman
(1979)

Chart performance

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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 title track, which peaked at No. 68 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100. Another single, "Runaway Love", also charted at No. 3 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both tracks, along with the track "Gypsy Lady" peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

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

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If My Friends Could See Me Now"Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields7:53
2."You Are, You Are"Curtis Mayfield5:16
3."Runaway Love"Gil Askey7:04
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Broadway Gypsy Lady"Curtis Mayfield3:41
5."I Feel Like Falling in Love Again"Carl Wurzbach5:04
6."Please Darling, Don't Say Goodbye"Gil Askey, Linda Clifford4:36
7."Gypsy Lady"Curtis Mayfield, Gil Askey5:42

Personnel

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  • 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

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Singles

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Year Single Peaks
US
[7] 		US
R&B
[7] 		US
Dan
[7]
1978 "Runaway Love" 76 3 1
"If My Friends Could See Me Now" 54 68
"Gypsy Lady" — —

References

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  1. ^ Guarisco, Donald A.. If My Friends Could See Me Now review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Freedberg, Mike (18 May 1978). "Soul Dog". Bay State Banner. No. 32. p. 14.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 66. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Linda Clifford Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Linda Clifford Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "US Charts > Linda Clifford". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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