Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist.
She wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Along with Ann Ronell, Dana Suesse, Bernice Petkere, and Kay Swift, she was one of the first successful Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood female songwriters.
Fields was born in Allenhurst, New Jersey and grew up in New York City. "If My Friends Could See Me Now", with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, is a number from the 1966 Broadway musical Sweet Charity. In the musical, the character of Charity, played in original New York cast by Gwen Verdon, reflects on her charmed life as she spends time with Vittorio. The 1969 film adaptation retained the song, performed by Shirley MacLaine.
In 1978, Linda Clifford released an album entitled, If My Friends Could See Me Now. The title track, a disco version of the Broadway standard, along with the tracks "Gypsy Lady", "Runaway Love" hit number one of the disco chart for five weeks. . "Runaway Love" was a major hit on the soul singles chart peaking at number three and stalled at number seventy-six on the pop singles chart. Clifford's version of the.