Linda Clifford

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Linda Clifford (2007)

Linda Clifford (born June 14, 1944 or 1948 in Brooklyn , New York ) is an American disco and soul singer .

Career

Linda Clifford was one of the most influential singers in disco music from 1977 to the mid-1980s. During this time she achieved four number one successes in the American disco charts: If My Friends Could See Me Now (1978), Red Light (from the soundtrack to the film Fame ), Shoot Your Best Shot (1980) and Don 't Come Crying to Me (1982). A disco remake of the Simon and Garfunkel classic Bridge over Troubled Water was also successful in Europe in 1979. After The Heat in Me (1985) she paused for a few years and only recorded records very sporadically. Clifford also found attention in the R&B genre: her single (It's Gonna Be) A Long Long Winter (1974) was a small success in the corresponding charts in the USA (No. 75). The mid-tempo piece Runaway Love is her biggest hit there (3rd place). In 1980 a duet LP followed with Curtis Mayfield , who had signed Clifford to his label Curtom in 1977 and also produced some of their records. In addition, the album was I'm Yours by Isaac Hayes produced.

Clifford made a modest comeback from 1999 with the house titles Wanna Give it Up (with DJ Ralphi Rosario ) and Changin ' (2000), which brought Clifford back into the top 20 of the American disco charts. In the following years her albums were remastered between 1977 and 1980 and released on CD. Clifford continues to perform live with her disco tracks, especially in front of a loyal gay audience. Among other things, she was a star guest at the 2007 Gay Pride in San Francisco.

Private

Linda Clifford has been married to jazz percussionist Nick Coconato since 1978. They have two children together: Daughter Gina (* 1980) lives in Los Angeles and works as a singer. Son BJ is also a musician.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1978 If My Friends Could See Me Now US22 (22 weeks)
US 		R&B9 (24 weeks)
R&B
1979 Let me be your woman US26 (17 weeks)
US 		R&B19 (15 weeks)
R&B
Here's my love US117 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B47 (8 weeks)
R&B
1980 The Right Combination US180 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B53 (4 weeks)
R&B
I'm yours US160 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B47 (9 weeks)
R&B
1984 Sneakin 'out - R&B49 (11 weeks)
R&B

More studio albums

  • 1977: Linda
  • 1982: I'll Keep on Loving You
  • 1985: My Heart's on Fire

Compilations

  • 1989: Greatest Hits
  • 1999: Runaway Love and Other Hits
  • 2000: Runaway Love: The Curtom Anthology

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks [↑]: treated together with the previous entry;
[←]: placed in both charts
UK UK US US R&B R&B Dance Dance
1974 (It's Gonna Be) A Long Long Winter
 - - R&B75 (6 weeks)
R&B 		-
1977 From Now On
Linda 		- - R&B94 (6 weeks)
R&B 		Dance28 (7 weeks)
Dance
1978 Runaway Love
If My Friends Could See Me Now 		UK95 (1 week)
UK 		US76 (11 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (16 weeks)
R&B 		Dance1 (24 weeks)
Dance
If My Friends Could See Me Now
If My Friends Could See Me Now 		UK50 (5 weeks)
UK 		US54 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B68 (7 weeks)
R&B[Dance: ↑]
1979 Bridge over Troubled Water
Let Me Be Your Woman 		UK28 (7 weeks)
UK 		US41 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B49 (6 weeks)
R&B 		Dance11 (15 weeks)
Dance
Don't Give It Up
Let Me Be Your Woman 		- - R&B15 (12 weeks)
R&B[Dance: ↑]
Between You Baby and Me
The Right Combination 		- - R&B14 (18 weeks)
R&B 		Dance87 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryDance
with Curtis Mayfield
I Just Wanna Wanna
Here’s My Love 		- - R&B36 (11 weeks)
R&B 		Dance73 (4 weeks)
Dance
1980 Love's Sweet Sensation
The Right Combination 		- - R&B34 (11 weeks)
R&B 		Dance87 (3 weeks)
Dance
with Curtis Mayfield
Red Light
I'm Yours 		- US41 (11 weeks)
US 		R&B40 (9 weeks)
R&B 		Dance1 (... week)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryDance
Shoot Your Best Shot
I'm Yours 		- - R&B43 (8 weeks)
R&B 		Dance1 (20 weeks)
Dance
I Had a Talk with My Man
I'm Yours 		- - R&B53 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryR&B 		-
1982 Let It Ride
I'll Keep on Loving You 		- - - Dance1 (18 weeks)
Dance
1984 A Night with the Boys
Sneakin 'Out 		- - R&B76 (6 weeks)
R&B 		-
Sneakin 'out,
sneakin' out 		- - R&B62 (11 weeks)
R&B 		-
1999 Wanna give it up
 - - - Dance16 (11 weeks)
Dance
with Ralphi Rosario
2001 Changin '
 - - - Dance17 (13 weeks)
Dance
Philly groove
 - - - Dance29 (8 weeks)
Dance
with Romain & Danny Krivit
2002 Back to My Roots 2002
 UK85 (1 week)
UK 		- - -
Sunshine
 UK99 (1 week)
UK 		- - -
2003 Spinning
 UK93 (1 week)
UK 		- - -
with Prospect Park

More singles

  • 1972: Love Is Not the Question
  • 1974: After Loving You
  • 1974: Turn the Key Softly
  • 1977: You Can Do It
  • 1978: Gypsy Lady
  • 1979: Sweet Melodies
  • 1980: It Don't Hurt No More
  • 1982: Don't Come Crying to Me
  • 1985: You're Mine
  • 1995: Whatcha Gonna Do
  • 2008: How Long
  • 2011: Baby I'm Yours

Guest Posts

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B Dance Dance
2001 Ride the storm
 UK69 (2 weeks)
UK 		- - -
Akabu feat. Linda Clifford

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Date of birth, IMDB
  2. ↑ Interview from 2010, Disco-Disco.com
  3. ↑ Place of birth, RateYourMusic
  4. ↑ Place of birth, Discogs
  5. ↑ Biography + Charts, Allmusic
  6. ↑ Video clip from the performance, 2007
  7. ↑ Biography, IMDB
  8. ↑ Gina Coconato's MySpace page
  9. ↑ a b c Chart sources: UK US

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Clifford, Linda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American disco and soul singer
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1944 or June 14, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York