Let Me Be Your Woman
1979 studio album by Linda Clifford
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Studio album by Linda Clifford | ||||
Released | 1979 | |||
Recorded | Curtom Studios (Chicago, Illinois) | |||
Genre | Soul, disco | |||
Label | RSO/Curtom | |||
Producer | Gil Askey | |||
Linda Clifford chronology | ||||
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Let Me Be Your Woman is the third studio album recorded by American singer Linda Clifford, released in 1979 on the RSO/Curtom label.
Chart performance
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.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
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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 |
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7. | "One of Those Songs" | Will Holt, Gérard Calvi | 11:46 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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8. | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon | 10:20 |
Charts
Chart (1979) | Peak [2] |
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Australia Kent Music Report [3] | 90 |
U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 26 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 19 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Peaks | ||
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US [2] | US R&B [2] | US Dan [2] | ||
1979 | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | 41 | 49 | 11 |
"Don't Give It Up" | — | 15 |
References
- ^ Guarisco, Donald A.. Let Me Be Your Woman review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ^ a b c d "US Charts > Linda Clifford". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 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.
External links
- Let Me Be Your Woman at Discogs (list of releases)
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- 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
- "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"