Ashford & Simpson

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    Nickolas Ashford (b. May 4, 1942, Fairfield, SC) and Valerie Simpson (b. Aug 26, 1946, New York City) have two careers, as songwriters and as performers, with the former seemingly more important than the latter until the mid-'80s. The two met in 1964 and scored their first songwriting hit in 1966 with Ray Charles' recording of their "Let's Go Get Stoned." After a period at Scepter Records, they moved to Motown, where they wrote hits for the duo of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell ("Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," "You're All I Need to Get By"). When Diana Ross left the Supremes for a solo career, Ashford & Simpson wrote "Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand" for her.

    Their own performing career was launched in 1973 with Keep It Comin' on Motown and Gimme Something Real on Warner Bros. Their first success came in 1977 with the gold-selling Send It, which contained the Top Ten R&B hit "Don't Cost You Nothing." Is It Still Good to Ya, a second gold album, contained the number two R&B hit "It Seems to Hang On" in 1978. Stay Free, their third straight gold album, contained "Found a Cure," another R&B smash that also made the Top 40 on the pop chart. A Musical Affair, in 1980, featured the hit "Love Don't Make It Right," but was not as successful as previous efforts.

    Meanwhile, Ashford & Simpson continued to work with other artists, scoring successes with Ross, Chaka Khan ("I'm Every Woman"), and Gladys Knight. Their own career saw a resurgence in 1984 with Solid, which went gold and produced the R&B number one "Solid" (number 12 on the pop charts), "Outta the World," and "Babies." During the late '80s and two following decades, Ashford & Simpson continued to tour and record sporadically. Allmusic by William Ruhlmann



    01. Bend Me
    02. Time
    03. Have You Ever Tried It
    04. Gimme Something Real
    05. Can You Make It Brother
    06. I'm Determined
    07. Ain't That Good Enough
    08. I Need Your Light
    09. Anywhere


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/BuMjvNK


    Album: I Wanna Be Selfish (1974)



    01. Spoiled
    02. Everybody's Got To Give It Up
    03. I Wanna Be Selfish
    04. I Had A Love
    05. Main Line
    06. Ain't That Something
    07. Don't Fight It
    08. Ain't Nothin' But A Maybe
    09. Over To Where You Are
    10. Take All The Time You Need


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/atWkhW9


    Album: Come As You Are (1976)



    01. It'll Come, It'll Come, It'll Come
    02. One More Try
    03. Believe In Me
    04. Caretake
    05. Somebody Told A Lie
    06. Tell It Al
    07. Sell The House
    08. It Came To Me


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    Album: So So Satisfied (1977)



    01. Tried, Tested & Found Time
    02. Couldn't Get Enough
    03. Maybe I Can Find It
    04. Destiny
    05. So So Satisfied
    06. Over & Over
    07. It's You
    08. If You're Lying

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    Album: Send It (1977)


    01. By Way Of Love's Express
    02. Let Love Use Me
    03. Don't Cost You Nothing
    04. Send It
    05. Top Of The Stairs
    06. Too Bad
    07. Bourgie Bourgie
    08. Waited Too Long


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/PJrGg8Q


    Album: Is It Still Good To Ya (1978)


    01. It Seems To Hang On
    02. Is It Still Good To Ya
    03. The Debt Is Settled
    04. Ain't It A Shame
    05. Get Up And Do Something
    06. You Always Could
    07. Flashback
    08. As Long As It Holds You


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    Album: Stay Free (1979)


    01. I Found A Cure
    02. Stay Free
    03. Dance Forever
    04. Nobody Knows
    05. Crazy
    06. Finally Got To Me
    07. Follow Your Heart


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    Album: A Musical Affair (1980)



    01. Love Don't Make It Right
    02. Rushing To
    03. I Ain't Asking For Your Love
    04. Make It To The Sky
    05. We'll Meet Again
    06. You Never Left Me Alone
    07. Get Out Your Handkerchief
    08. Happy Endings


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    Album: Performance (1981)


    01. Bourgié Bourgié
    02. Nobody Knows
    03. You're All I Need
    04. It Seems to Hang On
    05. Don't Cost You Nothing
    06. Medley Landlord, Clouds, the Boss
    07. Is It Still Good to Ya
    08. I Need Your Light
    09. Love Don't Make It Right
    10. Found a Cure
    11. It Shows in the Eyes
    12. It's the Long Run
    13. Come On Pretty Baby


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/FqdRbVB


    Album: Street Opera (1982)


    01. Love It Away
    02. Make It Work Again
    03. Mighty Might Love
    04. I'll Take the Whole World on
    05. Street Opera


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    Album: High-Rise (1983)

    01. High-Rise
    02. Side Effect
    03. Experience (Love Had No Face)
    04. It's a Rush
    05. My Kinda Pick Me Up
    06. I'm Not That Tough
    07. It's Much Deeper
    08. Still Such as Thing


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    Album: Solid (1984)



    01. Solid
    02. Outta The World
    03. The Jungle
    04. Honey I Love You
    05. Babies
    06. The Closest To Love
    07. Cherish Forever More
    08. Tonight We Escape (We Make Love)
    09. Solid - Special Club Mix
    10. Street Corner
    11. Babies - Extended Mix
    12. Outta The World - 12 Dub Version


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    Album: Real Love (1986)


    01. Count Your Blessings
    02. Real Love
    03. Nobody Walks In L.A.
    04. How Does It Fit
    05. Relations
    06. What Becomes Of Love
    07. Way Ahead
    08. 10th Round


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    Album: Love Or Physical (1989)



    01. Love or Physical
    02. I'll Be There For You
    03. Comes With The Package
    04. Til We Get It Right
    05. Something To You
    06. In Your Arms
    07. Cookies and Cake
    08. Timing


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/vuCxjcm


    Album: The Best Of (1993)



    01. It Seems To Hang On
    02. Found A Cure
    03. Street Corner
    04. Love It Away
    05. I'll Take The Whole World On
    06. High-Rise
    07. Experience (Love Had No Face)
    08. My Kinda Pick Me Up
    09. Solid
    10. Outta The World
    11. Babies
    12. Count Your Blessings
    13. Nobody Walks In L.A.
    14. Love Or Physical
    15. Cookies And Cake
    16. I'll Be There For You


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    Album: The Very Best Of Ashford & Simpson (2002)



    01. Medley - You're All I Need To Get By-Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
    02. I'd Know You Anywhere
    03. Somebody Told A Lie
    04. Send It
    05. Don't Cost You Nothing
    06. By Way Of Love's Express
    07. Stuff Like That
    08. It Seems To Hang On
    09. Is It Still Good To Ya
    10. Found A Cure
    11. Nobody Knows
    12. Love Don't Make It Right
    13. Happy Endings
    14. Street Corner
    15. Solid


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/AKHNzaV


    Album: Hits, Remixes and Rarities The Warner Brothers Years (2008)



    CD1

    01. Over & Over (12'' Disco Mix)
    02. Have You Ever Tried It
    03. Everybody's Got To Give It Up
    04. One More Try (12'' Disco Mix)
    05. Tried, Tested & Found True (12'' Disco Mix)
    06. Send It
    07. Top Of The Stairs
    08. Don't Cost You Nothing (12'' Disco Mix)
    09. It Seems To Hang On (12'' Disco Mix)
    10. Found A Cure (12'' Disco Mix)
    11. Nobody Knows (12'' Disco Mix)
    12. Love Don't Make It Right (12'' Disco Mix)
    13. Stay Free
    14. Bourgie Bourgie


    CD2

    01. Found A Cure (A Tom Moulton Mix)
    02. It Seems To Hang On (Tommy Musto Re-Edit)
    03. One More Try (Dimitri Re-Edit)
    04. Bourgie Bourgie (Joe Claussell's Classic Remix)
    05. Over And Over (Simphouse M&M Mix)
    06. Stay Free (Dim's The Missing Mix)
    07. Love Don't Make It Right (Joey Negro Mix)
    08. Tried, Tested & Found True (Simphouse-M&M Soulful Mix)
    09. Stay Free (Dim's Club Mix)


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    Album: The Real Thing (2009)



    01. It's Much Deeper
    02. Your Precious Love
    03. Stay Free
    04. Found A Cure
    05. Still Such A Thing
    06. Solid
    07. Gimme Something Real
    08. I'm Every Woman
    09. I'm Not That Tough
    10. Let's Go Get Stoned
    11. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
    12. You're All I Need To Get By
    13. Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)
    14. Ain't No Mountain High Enough


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    RIP Nickolas Ashford!!!! (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011

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