Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting, production, recording duo composed of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1942 – August 22, 2011)...
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"Solid" is a song recorded by American husband-and-wife songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson, released in September 1984 as the first single from their eleventh...
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This is a list of songs written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson. Songs written by Nickolas Ashford, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014 Whitburn...
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Solid is the eleventh studio album recorded by American vocal duo Ashford & Simpson, released in 1984 on the Capitol label. The album features the song...
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His sister, Valerie Simpson, was part of the husband-and-wife songwriting-production team and recording artists Ashford & Simpson. The duo worked with...
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from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024. "OJ Simpson/Ashford & Simpson". Saturday Night Live. Season 3. Episode 12. February 25, 1978...
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You're All I Need to Get By (category Song recordings produced by Ashford & Simpson)
Get By" from Method Man and Mary J. Blige. Written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson, it became one of the few Motown recordings of the 1960s that...
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Ain't No Mountain High Enough (category Song recordings produced by Ashford & Simpson)
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label, a division of Motown. The composition...
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studio album with Cadet Records and contains her famous version of the Ashford & Simpson song "California Soul" and first cover of "Go Away Little Boy." "Woman...
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Valerie Ghent (section With Ashford and Simpson)
of 15. Ghent is a longtime keyboardist, vocalist and engineer with Ashford & Simpson. As a solo artist, Ghent has released five albums under her own name:...
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California Soul (category Songs written by Nickolas Ashford)
Ashford & Simpson, issued originally as the B-side of the Messengers' single "Window Shopping" in 1967 under the Motown group of labels. Nick Ashford...
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Real Love is an album by the American R&B duo Ashford & Simpson, released in 1986 via Capitol Records. The album peaked at No. 74 on the Billboard 200...
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Stone Good Lover" in 1968. As a songwriter, Armstead teamed up with Ashford & Simpson. The trio wrote hits for various artists, including Ray Charles, Aretha...
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"Found a Cure" is a 1979 single by Ashford & Simpson, from their album, Stay Free. Along with the title track and the song, "Nobody Knows", "Found a Cure"...
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Is It Still Good to Ya (category Ashford & Simpson albums)
Good to Ya is the sixth studio album recorded by American vocal duo Ashford & Simpson, released in 1978 on the Warner Bros. label. The album was remastered...
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Her Award. She was also awarded the Soul Train Music Award for The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award, as well as the prize for Outstanding Duo, Group...
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released in 1978, which also featured Ashford & Simpson as co-writers, along with Jones and several others. Ashford & Simpson performed with Khan on the song...
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58th Annual Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance, and won the The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award at the Soul Train Music Awards. Her live performance...
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1984, features Laura Branigan, Roberta Flack and others including Ashford & Simpson. The theme song "Body Rock", performed by Maria Vidal, peaked at number...
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The Boss (Diana Ross album) (category Albums produced by Ashford & Simpson)
written and produced by longtime Ross collaborators Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson and marked her return to Top 40 radio based on the strength of...
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You're All I Need (category Albums produced by Ashford & Simpson)
Records. Highlighted by three hit singles written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson (who composed two of the four hit songs on the first Gaye/Terrell...
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Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) (category Song recordings produced by Ashford & Simpson)
situation trying to piece a solo album together. With Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson writing and producing for her, and Paul Riser arranging, Ross...
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Diana & Marvin (category Albums produced by Ashford & Simpson)
mixing the duo's vocals together. The album would feature the last Ashford & Simpson production for Motown, "Just Say, Just Say", though the duo would...
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BBC only broadcast one song from the BLACK SABBATH set around 3 am. Ashford & Simpson - Solid was not broadcast on the BBC. The BBC, however, did supply...
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Franklin, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Ashford & Simpson, Mick Jagger, U2, Muse, Bad Brains, Living Colour, 311, Tool, Soundgarden...
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with the 5th Dimension went on to careers of their own, especially Ashford & Simpson, who wrote the song "California Soul". The group is also notable for...
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Nominated Best R&B Soul Male Artist Song of the Year "Location" The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award 2018 Grammy Awards Best New Artist Himself Nominated...
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Stuff Like That (category Songs written by Valerie Simpson)
That" is a hit song with music and lyrics written by Quincy Jones, Ashford & Simpson, Steve Gadd, Eric Gale, Ralph MacDonald and Richard Tee. The song...
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Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing (category Song recordings produced by Ashford & Simpson)
and Tammi Terrell Background vocals by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson Produced by Ashford & Simpson Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers Donny Osmond...
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(Ashford, Simpson) b "California Soul" (Ashford, Simpson) b "Love Woke Me Up This Morning" (Ashford, Simpson) b "This Poor Heart of Mine" (Ashford, Simpson)...
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