| 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 | |||
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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.
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.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| 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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
Weekly charts
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| Year | Single | Peaks | ||
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| 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" | — | — | ||
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