Let Me Be Your Woman

Let Me Be Your Woman
Studio album by
Linda Clifford
Released1979
RecordedCurtom Studios
(Chicago, Illinois)
GenreSoul, disco
LabelRSO/Curtom
ProducerGil Askey
Linda Clifford chronology
If My Friends Could See Me Now
(1978) 		Let Me Be Your Woman
(1979) 		Here's My Love
(1979)
Singles from Diana
  1. "Bridge over Troubled Water"
    Released: March 11, 1979
  2. "Don't Give It Up"
    Released: May 19, 1979
  3. "Sweet Melodies"
    Released: July 24, 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.

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

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold Me Close"Curtis Mayfield4:48
2."Let Me Be Your Woman"Ed Fournier3:12
3."Don't Give It Up"Gil Askey, Linda Clifford9:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."I Can't Let This Good Thing Get Away"Gil Askey4:13
5."Don't Let Me Have Another Bad Dream"Linda Clifford, Nicholas Coconato3:54
6."Sweet Melodies"James Mendell7:55
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."One of Those Songs"Will Holt, Gérard Calvi11:46
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Bridge over Troubled Water"Paul Simon10:20

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
[2]
Australia Kent Music Report [3] 90
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 26
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 19
Singles
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

References

  1. ^ Guarisco, Donald A.. Let Me Be Your Woman review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  2. ^ a b c d "US Charts > Linda Clifford". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. ^ 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.