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Independent label: CRC Records was a US label
operated by Curtis Mayfield. Alternative name of Curtom when distributed by
Ichiban Records. It managed one single. It issued singles in CRC-000 numerical
series. Distributed By IDS Records. Linda Clifford (born June 14, 1948,
Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American R&B, disco and house music singer
and actress. She is a former Miss New York State and fronted a jazz band before
moving to R&B. After winning her title, Clifford worked as an actress,
playing minor roles in films. She recorded some singles at Paramount Records
before signing with Curtom. She released 9 albums between 1977 and 1985, among
them a whole duet album with her producer Curtis Mayfield. Her breakthrough
single was her cover version of the 1966 Broadway tune "If My Friends Could See
Me Now", a hit for Shirley MacLaine in the late 1960s. Other highlights from her
career include the one-vinyl side long cover version of Simon & Garfunkel's
"Bridge Over Troubled Water", her cover of Rod Stewart's "Tonight's The Night",
"Runaway Love", "Red Light" (from the "Fame" soundtrack), "Shoot Your Best Shot"
"Don't Come Crying To Me" and the original 1982 version of "All The Man That I
Need", a hit later for Sister Sledge, Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross. She
is considered a legendary diva by the newer house music generation and she is
often a guest on modern house records like Ralphi Rosario's "Wanna Give It Up"
and Akabu's "Ride The Storm". In 2015, Clifford formed the First Ladies of Disco
originally with Martha Wash and Evelyn King. Clifford released two singles with
the group: "Show Some Love" (2015) and "Don't Stop Me Now"
(2019).
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CRC
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Linda Clifford
Runaway Love
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CRC
002