Runaway Love (Linda Clifford song) explained

Runaway Love
Cover:	Linda Clifford – Runaway Love single cover.jpeg
Type:	single
Artist:	Linda Clifford
Album:	If My Friends Could See Me Now^[1]
B-Side:	Broadway Gypsy Lady
Genre:	Disco
Length:	(7" version) (12" version) (Album version)
Label:	Curtom
Producer:	Gil Askey

"Runaway Love" is a 1978 disco single written and produced by Gil Askey,^[2] and performed by Linda Clifford.

Background and chart performance

The single was from Clifford's album, If My Friends Could See Me Now, and along with the tracks "If My Friends Could See Me Now" and "Gypsy Lady" reached number one on the US dance chart for five weeks.^[3] and peaked at No. 3 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.^[4] The single also peaked at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100

Chart (1978)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	76
	1
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles	3

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1978 (U.S.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. June 15, 2023.
2. Web site: www.discogs.com. www.discogs.com. January 13, 2021.
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 60.
4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 123.
5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 174.