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

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

If My Friends Could See Me Now
Studio album by
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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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 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.

Track listing

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

  • 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

Chart (1978) Peak
[2]
Australia Kent Music Report [3] 86
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 22
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 9
Singles
Year Single Peaks
US
[2]
US
R&B

[2]
US
Dan

[2]
1978 "Runaway Love" 76 3 1
"If My Friends Could See Me Now" 54 68
"Gypsy Lady"

References

  1. Guarisco, Donald A.. If My Friends Could See Me Now review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  2. "US Charts > Linda Clifford". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  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.
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