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

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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

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)

If My Friends Could See Me Now
(1978)

Let Me Be Your Woman
(1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)[2]	86
US Billboard 200[3]	22
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5]	47

Singles

Year	Single	Peaks
Year	Single	US [6]	US R&B [6]	US Dan [6]
1978	"Runaway Love"	76	3	1
	"If My Friends Could See Me Now"	54	68
	"Gypsy Lady"	—	—

References

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

External links

If My Friends Could See Me Now at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Linda Clifford
Studio albums	Linda If My Friends Could See Me Now Let Me Be Your Woman Here's My Love The Right Combination (with Curtis Mayfield) I'm Yours
Singles	"Runaway Love" "If My Friends Could See Me Now" "Bridge over Troubled Water" "Red Light" "Shoot Your Best Shot" "Don't Come Crying to Me"
Related topics	First Ladies of Disco

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