| Let Me Be Your Woman | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Curtom Studios (Chicago, Illinois) | |||
| Genre | Soul, disco | |||
| Label | RSO/Curtom | |||
| Producer | Gil Askey | |||
| Linda Clifford chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Diana | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Let Me Be Your Woman is the third studio album recorded by American singer Linda Clifford, released in 1979 on the RSO/Curtom label.
The album peaked at No. 19 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 26 on the Billboard 200. The album features a disco-styled cover version of "Bridge over Troubled Water", which peaked at No. 49 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. A second single, "Don't Give It Up", also charted at No. 15 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. In addition, all the cuts of the album peaked at No. 11 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hold Me Close" | Curtis Mayfield | 4:48 |
| 2. | "Let Me Be Your Woman" | Ed Fournier | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Don't Give It Up" | Gil Askey, Linda Clifford | 9:26 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "I Can't Let This Good Thing Get Away" | Gil Askey | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Don't Let Me Have Another Bad Dream" | Linda Clifford, Nicholas Coconato | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Sweet Melodies" | James Mendell | 7:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "One of Those Songs" | Will Holt, Gérard Calvi | 11:46 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon | 10:20 |
| Chart (1979) | Peak [2] |
|---|---|
| Australia Kent Music Report [3] | 90 |
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 26 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 19 |
| Year | Single | Peaks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] | US R&B [2] | US Dan [2] | ||
| 1979 | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | 41 | 49 | 11 |
| "Don't Give It Up" | — | 15 | ||
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