"Runaway Love" is a 1978 disco single written and produced by Gil Askey, and performed by Linda Clifford. The Jones Girls performed the background vocals.Linda Clifford - If My Friends Could See Me Now. AllMusic. Retrieved on August 22, 2026
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. and peaked at No. 3 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The single also peaked at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100
Chart (1978)PeakpositionUS Billboard Hot 10076US Billboard Disco Top 80 1US Billboard Hot Soul Singles3
See also List of number-one dance singles of 1978 (U.S.)
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