Linda (Linda Clifford album)

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Linda
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Studio album by
Released1977
RecordedCurtom Studios
(Chicago, Illinois)
Genre Soul, disco
Label Curtom
Producer Gil Askey, Leroy Hutson
Linda Clifford chronology
Linda
(1977)
If My Friends Could See Me Now
(1978)
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Linda is the debut studio album recorded by American singer Linda Clifford, released in 1977 on the Curtom Records label.

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Linda Clifford American R&B, disco and house music singer and actress

Linda Clifford is an American R&B, disco and house music singer and actress, who scored hits from the 1970s to the 1980s, most notably "If My Friends Could See Me Now", "Bridge over Troubled Water", "Runaway Love" and "Red Light".

Curtom Records

Curtom Records was a record label started in 1968 by Curtis Mayfield and Impressions manager Eddie Thomas. The label's name was a combination of Mayfield's first name and Thomas' last name. Mayfield had previously made attempts at a record label with the "Mayfield" and "Windy C" labels.

Contents

History

The album features the single "From Now On", which peaked at No. 94 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The song also reached No. 28 on Hot Dance Club Play chart along with the song "You Can Do It".

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."From Now On" Bunny Sigler 5:10
2."Be Tender with My Love" Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb 3:52
3."You Can Do It" Evie Sands, Richard Germinaro, Ben Weisman 4:11
4."You Gotta Tell Her" Van McCoy 3:37
5."One Thing on My Mind" Evie Sands, Richard Germinaro3:50
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Tonight's the Night" Rod Stewart 4:07
7."Only Fooling Myself"Jerline Shelton, Maurice Commander3:57
8."Still in Love with You" Al Green, Al Jackson Jr., Willie Mitchell 3:29
9."If It's Magic" Stevie Wonder 4:53

Charts

Singles
YearSinglePeak positions
US
R&B

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US
Dan

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1977"From Now On"9428
"You Can Do It"

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References

  1. Guarisco, Donald A.. Linda review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  2. 1 2 "US Charts > Linda Clifford". Billboard . Retrieved 21 October 2017.