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

If My Friends Could See Me Now
Studio album by Linda Clifford
Released 1978
Recorded Curtom Studios
(Chicago, Illinois)
Genre Soul, disco
Length 39:17
Label Curtom
Producer Gil Askey, Curtis Mayfield
Linda Clifford chronology
Linda
(1977)Linda1977		 If My Friends Could See Me Now
(1978)		 Let Me Be Your Woman
(1979)Let Me Be Your Woman1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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.

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]
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. 1 2 3 4 "US Charts > Linda Clifford". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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