Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting, production and recording duo composed of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946). Ashford was born in Fairfield, South Carolina, and Simpson in the Bronx, New York City. Ashford's family relocated to Ypsilanti, Michigan, where he became a member of Christ Temple Baptist Church. While there, he sang with a group called the Hammond Singers (named after the founding minister, James Hammond). Later,... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Solid - #2: Found a Cure - #3: Outta the World - #4: Don't Cost You Nothing - #5: It Seems to Hang on| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
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| 1. | 1973-1975 | Gimme Something Real | 13 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 11/1973 | 11 | US 88 • US R&B 37 | MP3 | [Warner 7745] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 2. | 04/1974 | 1 | US R&B 77 | MP3 | [Warner 7781] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 3. | 03/1975 | 1 | US R&B 73 | MP3 | [Warner 8070] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 2. | 1974 | I Wanna Be Selfish | 5 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 06/1974 | 3 | US R&B 37 | MP3 | [Warner 7811] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 2. | 10/1974 | 2 | US R&B 53 | MP3 | [Warner 8030] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 3. | 1976 | Come as You Are | 15 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 03/1976 | 1 | US R&B 96 | MP3 | [Warner 8179] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 2. | 04/1976 | 12 | US dance 9 | MP3 | written by Bobby Gene Hall Jr. & Raymond Simpson | |||
| 3. | 06/1976 | 2 | US R&B 58 | MP3 | [Warner 8216] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 4. | 1976-1977 | So So Satisfied | 14 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 11/1976 | 5 | US dance 34 • US R&B 52 | MP3 | [Warner 8286] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 2. | 03/1977 | 5 | US R&B 27 | MP3 | [Warner 8337] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 3. | 06/1977 | 3 | US R&B 39 | MP3 | [Warner 8391] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 5. | 1977-1978 | Send It | 52 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 09/1977 | 10 | US R&B 15 | MP3 | [Warner 8453] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 2. | 01/1978 | 39 | US 79 • US dance 23 • US R&B 10 • UK 51 | MP3 | [Warner 8514] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 3. | 05/1978 | 3 | US R&B 35 | MP3 | [Warner 8571] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 6. | 1978-1979 | Is It Still Good to Ya | 50 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 08/1978 | 39 | US R&B 2 • UK 48 | MP3 | [Warner 8651] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 2. | 12/1978 | 10 | US R&B 12 | MP3 | [Warner 8710] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 3. | 04/1979 | 1 | US R&B 70 | MP3 | [Warner 8775] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 7. | 1979 | Stay Free | 112 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 07/1979 | 76 | US 36 • US dance ✫1 • US R&B 2 | MP3 | charted as Found a Cure / Stay Free / Nobody Knows in US dance charts [Warner 8874] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 2. | 07/1979 | 35 | US dance ✫1 • US R&B 19 | MP3 | charted as Found a Cure / Stay Free / Nobody Knows in US dance charts [Warner 49099] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 8. | 1980-1981 | A Musical Affair | 36 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 07/1980 | 31 | US dance 7 • US R&B 6 | MP3 | [Warner 49269] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 2. | 11/1980 | 3 | US R&B 35 | MP3 | [Warner 49594] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 3. | 02/1981 | 2 | US R&B 65 | MP3 | [Warner 49646] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 9. | 1981 | Performance | 4 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 09/1981 | 4 | US R&B 34 | MP3 | [Warner 49805] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 10. | 1982 | Street Opera | 44 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 04/1982 | 37 | US 56 • US dance 11 • US R&B 9 | MP3 | [Capitol 5109] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 2. | 08/1982 | 7 | US R&B 20 | MP3 | [Capitol 5146] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 11. | 1983-1984 | High-Rise | 13 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 07/1983 | 10 | US dance 41 • US R&B 17 | MP3 | [Capitol 5250] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 2. | 11/1983 | 2 | US R&B 45 | MP3 | [Capitol 5284] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 3. | 02/1984 | 1 | US R&B 78 | MP3 | [Capitol 5310] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 12. | 1984-1985 | Solid | 300 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 09/1984 | 239 | US 12 • US AC 34 • US dance 15 • US R&B ✫1 • UK 3 | MP3 | [Capitol 5397] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 2. | 01/1985 | 40 | US 102 • US dance 4 • US R&B 4 | MP3 | [Capitol 5435] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 3. | 04/1985 | 20 | US 102 • US R&B 29 • UK 56 | MP3 | [Capitol 5468] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 13. | 1986 | Real Love | 34 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 08/1986 | 34 | US 84 • US R&B 4 • UK 79 | MP3 | [Capitol 5598] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 14. | 1989 | Love or Physical | 23 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 02/1989 | 23 | US R&B 2 | MP3 | [Capitol 44326] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 15. | 1990 | Def by Temptation | 3 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 04/1990 | 3 | US R&B 40 | MP3 | [Orpheus 72282] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
| 16. | 1996-1997 | Been Found | 2 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 11/1996 | 1 | US R&B 80 | MP3 | with Maya Angelou [Hopsack & Silk 398] written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Maya Angelou | |||
| 2. | 07/1997 | 1 | US R&B 94 | MP3 | with Maya Angelou [Hopsack & Silk 432] written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
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