Songs written by Valerie Simpson&nbsp;&nbsp;

04/1964

I'll Find You by Ashford & Simpson

117
US

as Valerie & Nick
[Glover 300]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Tina Britt

05/1965

The Real Thing by Tina Britt

103
US

20
R&B

[Eastern 604]
written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown

Maxine Brown

07/1965

One Step at a Time by Maxine Brown

55
US

[Wand 185]
written by Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford), Valerie Simpson

& Jo Armstead (as Josephine Armstead)

The Guess Who

09/1965

Hey Ho, What Ya Do to Me by The Guess Who

from Hey Ho (What You Do to Me)

125
US

written by Valerie Simpson

, Nickolas Ashford & Jo Armstead

The Shirelles

10/1965

My Heart Belongs to You by The Shirelles

125
US

[Scepter 12114]
written by Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) & Valerie Simpson

Ronnie Milsap

10/1965

Never Had It so Good by Ronnie Milsap

106
US

19
R&B

[Scepter 12109]
written by Valerie Simpson

, Nickolas Ashford & Jo Armstead (as Joshie Armstead)

The Nashville Teens

02/1966

The Hard Way by The Nashville Teens

45
UK

written by Jo Armstead (as Josephine Armstead), Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

02/1966

I'm Satisfied by Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown

112
US

[Wand 1109]
written by Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Ray Charles

10.

05/1966

Let's Go Get Stoned by Ray Charles

from Crying Time

31
US

✫1
R&B

[ABC 10808]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Aretha Franklin

11.

11/1966

Cry Like a Baby by Aretha Franklin

from Soul Sister

113
US

27
R&B

[Columbia 43827]
written by Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Ray Charles

12.

11/1966

I Don't Need No Doctor by Ray Charles

from A Man and His Soul

72
US

45
R&B

US B side to Please Say You're Fooling
[ABC/TRC 10865]
written by Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) & Valerie Simpson

13.

05/1967

Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from United

19
US

3
R&B

[Tamla 54149]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

14.

09/1967

Your Precious Love by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from United

164

5
US

37
AC

2
R&B

[Tamla 54156]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

15.

04/1968

Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from You're All I Need

150

8
US

✫1
R&B

34
UK

[Tamla 54163]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

The Supremes

16.

06/1968

Some Things You Never Get Used To by The Supremes

from Love Child

30
US

43
R&B

34
UK

as Diana Ross & the Supremes
[Motown 1126]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

17.

07/1968

⑤ You're All I Need to Get By by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from You're All I Need

185

7
US

✫1
R&B

19
UK

[songwriter #5 hit]
[Tamla 54169]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Bobby Taylor

18.

08/1968

I Am Your Man by Bobby Taylor

85
US

40
R&B

as Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers
[Gordy 7073]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

The Marvelettes

19.

10/1968

Destination: Anywhere by The Marvelettes

from Sophisticated Soul

63
US

28
R&B

[Tamla 54171]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

20.

10/1968

Keep On Lovin' Me Honey by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from You're All I Need

24
US

11
R&B

[Tamla 54173]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

The 5th Dimension

21.

12/1968

California Soul by The 5th Dimension

from Stoned Soul Picnic

25
US

49
R&B

[Soul City 770]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

22.

01/1969

You Ain't Livin' Till You're Lovin' by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from You're All I Need

21
UK

US B side to Keep On Lovin' Me Honey
[Tamla 54173]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

23.

02/1969

Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from Easy

30
US

11
R&B

26
UK

[Tamla 54179]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Blinky

24.

02/1969

I Wouldn't Change the Man He Is by Blinky

128
US

[Motown 1134]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

25.

03/1969

Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime) by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Nitty Gritty

63
US

11
R&B

[Soul 35057]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

26.

11/1969

The Onion Song by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from Easy

107

50
US

18
R&B

9
UK

[Tamla 54192]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

27.

11/1969

What You Gave Me by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from Easy

49
US

6
R&B

[Tamla 54187]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

28.

04/1970

Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) by Diana Ross

from Ain't No Mountain High Enough

20
US

18
AC

7
R&B

33
UK

[Motown 1165]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

29.

05/1970

California Soul by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

from Easy

56
US

[Tamla 54192]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

The Miracles

30.

05/1970

Who's Gonna Take the Blame by The Miracles

from A Pocket Full of Miracles

46
US

9
R&B

as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
[Tamla 54194]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

31.

08/1970

① Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Diana Ross

from Ain't No Mountain High Enough

359

✫1
US

6
AC

✫1
R&B

6
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
[Motown 1169]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

32.

12/1970

Remember Me by Diana Ross

from Surrender

176

16
US

20
AC

10
R&B

7
UK

[Motown 1176]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Aretha Franklin

33.

02/1971

You're All I Need to Get By by Aretha Franklin

from Aretha's Greatest Hits

19
US

3
R&B

[Atlantic 2787]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

New Riders of the Purple Sage

34.

08/1971

Surrender by Diana Ross

from Surrender

112

38
US

16
R&B

10
UK

[Motown 1188]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Humble Pie

35.

09/1971

I Don't Need No Doctor by Humble Pie

from Performance Rockin' the Fillmore

73
US

[live]
[A&M 1282]
written by Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) & Valerie Simpson

36.

12/1971

I Don't Need No Doctor by Humble Pie

from Performance Rockin' the Fillmore

84
US

[R]
[live]
[A&M 1282]
written by Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) & Valerie Simpson

37.

06/1972

I Don't Need No Doctor by New Riders of the Purple Sage

81
US

[Columbia 45607]
written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

Martha and the Vandellas

38.

06/1972

Tear It on Down by Martha and the Vandellas

from Black Magic

103
US

37
R&B

as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
[Gordy 7118]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Valerie Simpson

39.

12/1972

Silly Wasn't I by Valerie Simpson

from Valerie Simpson

63
US

24
R&B

[Tamla 54224]
written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

40.

01/1973

Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) by Diana Ross

51
UK

[R]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Dorothy Moore

41.

11/1973

Cry Like a Baby by Dorothy Moore

79
R&B

[GSF 6908]
written by Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

42.

11/1973

(I'd Know You) Anywhere by Ashford & Simpson

from Gimme Something Real

88
US

37
R&B

[Warner 7745]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

43.

04/1974

Have You Ever Tried It by Ashford & Simpson

from Gimme Something Real

77
R&B

[Warner 7781]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

44.

06/1974

Main Line by Ashford & Simpson

from I Wanna Be Selfish

37
R&B

[Warner 7811]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Ace Spectrum

45.

08/1974

Don't Send Nobody Else by Ace Spectrum

from Inner Spectrum

57
US

20
R&B

[Atlantic 3012]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Aretha Franklin

46.

08/1974

Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing by Aretha Franklin

from Let Me in Your Life

47
US

6
R&B

[Atlantic 3200]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

The Dynamic Superiors

47.

09/1974

Shoe Shoe Shine by The Dynamic Superiors

from The Dynamic Superiors

68
US

16
R&B

[Motown 1324]
written by Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) & Valerie Simpson

48.

10/1974

Everybody's Got to Give It Up by Ashford & Simpson

from I Wanna Be Selfish

53
R&B

[Warner 8030]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Ben E. King

49.

1975

I Had a Love by Ben E. King

23
R&B

US B side to We Got Love
[Atlantic 3308]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

50.

03/1975

Bend Me by Ashford & Simpson

from Gimme Something Real

73
R&B

[Warner 8070]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

The Dynamic Superiors

51.

03/1975

Leave It Alone by The Dynamic Superiors

from The Dynamic Superiors

102
US

13
R&B

[Motown 1342]
written by Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) & Valerie Simpson

52.

08/1975

Nobody's Gonna Change Me by The Dynamic Superiors

from Pure Pleasure

51
R&B

[Motown 1359]
written by Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) & Valerie Simpson

Dawn

53.

08/1975

You're All I Need to Get By by Dawn

from To Be with You

34
US

13
AC

as Tony Orlando & Dawn
[Elektra 45275]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

The Dynamic Superiors

54.

10/1975

Deception by The Dynamic Superiors

from Pure Pleasure

53
R&B

[Motown 1365]
written by Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) & Valerie Simpson

55.

03/1976

It'll Come, It'll Come, It'll Come by Ashford & Simpson

from Come as You Are

96
R&B

[Warner 8179]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

56.

06/1976

Somebody Told a Lie by Ashford & Simpson

from Come as You Are

58
R&B

[Warner 8216]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

57.

11/1976

Tried, Tested and Found True by Ashford & Simpson

from So So Satisfied

34
dance

52
R&B

[Warner 8286]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Donny and Marie Osmond

58.

11/1976

Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing by Donny and Marie Osmond

from New Season

21
US

17
AC

[Polydor/Kolob 14363]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Sylvester

59.

1977

Down, Down, Down / Over and Over by Sylvester

from Sylvester

18
dance

written by Sylvester, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

60.

03/1977

So So Satisfied by Ashford & Simpson

from So So Satisfied

27
R&B

[Warner 8337]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

61.

06/1977

Over and Over by Ashford & Simpson

from So So Satisfied

39
R&B

[Warner 8391]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

62.

09/1977

Send It by Ashford & Simpson

from Send It

15
R&B

[Warner 8453]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Gloria Gaynor

63.

1978

You're All I Need to Get By / Kidnapped by Gloria Gaynor

from Park Avenue Sound

24
dance

written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

, Allan Felder, Norman Harris & Ron Tyson

64.

01/1978

Don't Cost You Nothing by Ashford & Simpson

from Send It

79
US

23
dance

10
R&B

51
UK

[Warner 8514]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Quincy Jones

65.

05/1978

Stuff Like That by Quincy Jones

from Sounds…And Stuff Like That!!

21
US

✫1
R&B

34
UK

featuring Ashford & Simpson and Chaka Khan
[A&M 2043]
written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

, Steve Gadd, Eric Gale, Quincy Jones, Ralph MacDonald & Richard Tee

Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams

66.

05/1978

By Way of Love's Express by Ashford & Simpson

from Send It

35
R&B

[Warner 8571]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

67.

07/1978

You're All I Need to Get By by Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams

47
US

16
AC

10
R&B

45
UK

[Columbia 10772]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

68.

08/1978

It Seems to Hang on by Ashford & Simpson

from Is It Still Good to Ya

2
R&B

48
UK

[Warner 8651]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

The Brothers Johnson

69.

09/1978

Ride-O-Rocket by The Brothers Johnson

from Blam!!

104
US

45
R&B

50
UK

[A&M 2086]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

70.

10/1978

I'm Every Woman by Chaka Khan

from Chaka

144

21
US

30
dance

✫1
R&B

11
UK

[Warner 8683]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

71.

12/1978

Is It Still Good to Ya by Ashford & Simpson

from Is It Still Good to Ya

12
R&B

[Warner 8710]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

72.

01/1979

What You Gave Me by Diana Ross

from Ross [1978 album]

86
R&B

[Motown 1456]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

73.

04/1979

Flashback by Ashford & Simpson

from Is It Still Good to Ya

70
R&B

[Warner 8775]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

74.

06/1979

The Boss by Diana Ross

from The Boss

19
US

41
AC

12
R&B

40
UK

[Motown 1462]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

75.

07/1979

Found a Cure by Ashford & Simpson

from Stay Free

36
US

✫1
dance

2
R&B

charted as Found a Cure / Stay Free / Nobody Knows in US dance charts
[Warner 8874]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

76.

08/1979

The Boss (all cuts) by Diana Ross

from The Boss

✫1
dance

written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

77.

09/1979

Nobody Knows by Ashford & Simpson

from Stay Free

✫1
dance

19
R&B

charted as Found a Cure / Stay Free / Nobody Knows in US dance charts
[Warner 49099]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

78.

10/1979

No One Gets the Prize by Diana Ross

from The Boss

59
UK

written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

The Storm

79.

11/1979

It's My House by The Storm

36
UK

written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

80.

11/1979

It's My House by Diana Ross

from The Boss

27
R&B

32
UK

[Motown 1471]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Wardell Piper

81.

04/1980

Gimme Something Real by Wardell Piper

53
R&B

[Midsong International 72000]
written by Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) & Valerie Simpson (as Val Simpson)

82.

04/1980

Landlord by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from About Love

46
US

3
R&B

[Columbia 11239]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

83.

04/1980

Clouds by Chaka Khan

from Naughty

103
US

31
dance

10
R&B

charted as Clouds / Papillon (Aka Hot Butterfly) in US dance charts
[Warner 49216]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Collins and Collins

84.

06/1980

Top of the Stairs by Collins and Collins

from Collins and Collins

68
R&B

[A&M 2233]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Stephen Bishop & Yvonne Elliman

85.

07/1980

Love Don't Make It Right by Ashford & Simpson

from A Musical Affair

7
dance

6
R&B

[Warner 49269]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

86.

07/1980

Your Precious Love by Stephen Bishop & Yvonne Elliman

from Roadie: Original Motion Picture Sound Track

105
US

[Warner 49513]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

87.

08/1980

A Taste of Bitter Love by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from About Love

37
dance

38
R&B

35
UK

charted as A Taste of Bitter Love / Bourgie', Bourgie' in US dance charts
[Columbia 11330]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

88.

10/1980

Bourgie', Bourgie' by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from About Love

37
dance

45
R&B

32
UK

charted as A Taste of Bitter Love / Bourgie', Bourgie' in US dance charts
[Columbia 11375]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

89.

11/1980

Happy Endings by Ashford & Simpson

from A Musical Affair

35
R&B

[Warner 49594]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Inner Life

90.

1981

Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Inner Life

from Inner Life

20
dance

written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

91.

02/1981

Get Out Your Handkerchief by Ashford & Simpson

from A Musical Affair

65
R&B

[Warner 49646]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Ullanda McCullough

92.

03/1981

Bad Company by Ullanda McCullough

from Ullanda McCullough

18
dance

36
R&B

produced by Ashford & Simpson ; charted as Bad Company / Warm and Gentle Explosion / Rock Me in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3804]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

93.

08/1981

If That'll Make You Happy by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Touch

37
R&B

[Columbia 02413]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

The Supremes

94.

08/1981

Supremes' Medley of Hits by The Supremes

46
dance

76
UK

as Diana Ross & the Supremes
[Motown 1488]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr., Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Boys Town Gang

95.

08/1981

Remember Me / Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Boys Town Gang

from Cruisin' the Streets

5
dance

46
UK

charted as Remember Me / Ain't No Mountain High Enough Suite / Cruisin' the Streets
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

96.

09/1981

It Shows in the Eyes by Ashford & Simpson

from Performance

34
R&B

[Warner 49805]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

97.

10/1981

I Will Fight by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Touch

35
dance

21
R&B

[Columbia 02549]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

98.

02/1982

A Friend of Mine by Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Touch

50
R&B

[Columbia 02706]
written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

99.

04/1982

Street Corner by Ashford & Simpson

from Street Opera

56
US

11
dance

9
R&B

[Capitol 5109]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Chris Christian

100.

07/1982

Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing by Chris Christian

from Chris Christian

88
US

21
AC

charted as Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing / You're All I Need in US AC charts
[Boardwalk 149]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Al Jarreau and Randy Crawford

101.

08/1982

Love It Away by Ashford & Simpson

from Street Opera

20
R&B

[Capitol 5146]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Stephanie Mills

102.

09/1982

Keep Away Girls by Stephanie Mills

from Tantalizingly Hot

13
R&B

produced by Ashford & Simpson
[Casablanca 2354]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

103.

10/1982

Your Precious Love by Al Jarreau and Randy Crawford

102
US

16
R&B

[Warner 29893]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

104.

07/1983

High-Rise by Ashford & Simpson

from High-Rise

41
dance

17
R&B

[Capitol 5250]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

105.

11/1983

It's Much Deeper by Ashford & Simpson

from High-Rise

45
R&B

[Capitol 5284]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Neil & Dara Sedaka

106.

12/1983

Your Precious Love by Neil & Dara Sedaka

from Come See About Me

15
AC

[MCA/Curb 52307]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

107.

02/1984

I'm Not That Tough by Ashford & Simpson

from High-Rise

78
R&B

[Capitol 5310]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

108.

09/1984

④ Solid by Ashford & Simpson

from Solid

225

12
US

34
AC

15
dance

✫1
R&B

3
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]
[Capitol 5397]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

109.

01/1985

Outta the World by Ashford & Simpson

from Solid

102
US

4
dance

4
R&B

[Capitol 5435]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

110.

04/1985

Babies by Ashford & Simpson

from Solid

102
US

29
R&B

56
UK

[Capitol 5468]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

111.

08/1986

Count Your Blessings by Ashford & Simpson

from Real Love

84
US

4
R&B

79
UK

[Capitol 5598]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

112.

08/1986

Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Diana Ross

85
UK

[R]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

W.A.S.P.

113.

10/1987

I Don't Need No Doctor by W.A.S.P.

from Live...In the Raw

31
UK

[live]
written by Jo Armstead, Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford) & Valerie Simpson

114.

02/1989

I'll Be There for You by Ashford & Simpson

from Love or Physical

2
R&B

[Capitol 44326]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Roberta Flack

115.

03/1989

Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes) by Roberta Flack

from Oasis

✫1
dance

37
R&B

72
UK

[Atlantic 88941]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

116.

05/1989

I'm Every Woman (remix) by Chaka Khan

from Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project

8
UK

[R]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Tamika Patton

117.

12/1989

Your Precious Love by Tamika Patton

from #1

20
R&B

with Eric Gable
[Orpheus 72254]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Marcella Detroit & Elton John

118.

04/1990

Hungry for Me Again by Ashford & Simpson

from Def by Temptation

40
R&B

[Orpheus 72282]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Whitney Houston

119.

01/1993

② I'm Every Woman by Whitney Houston

from The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album

341

4
US

26
AC

✫1
dance

5
R&B

4
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 12519]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Sinitta

120.

04/1993

The Supreme EP by Sinitta

49
UK

written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr., Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

121.

05/1994

Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing by Marcella Detroit & Elton John

from Duets

24
UK

written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Method Man

122.

05/1995

③ I'll Be There for You / You're All I Need to Get By by Method Man

from Tical

265

3
US

✫1
R&B

10
UK

[songwriter #3 hit]
featuring Mary J. Blige
[Def Jam 851878]
written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

, Method Man (as Clifford Smith) & RZA (as Robert Diggs)

123.

11/1996

Been Found by Ashford & Simpson

from Been Found

80
R&B

with Maya Angelou
[Hopsack & Silk 398]
written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

& Maya Angelou

The Braxtons

124.

02/1997

The Boss by The Braxtons

from So Many Ways

✫1
dance

106
R&B

31
UK

written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Zhané

125.

03/1997

Request Line by Zhané

from Saturday Night

39
US

9
R&B

22
UK

[Illtown/Motown 0614]
written by Renée Neufville, Kay Gee (as Kier Gist), Darren Lighty, Valerie Simpson

& Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford)

Disco-Tex Presents Cloudburst

126.

07/1997

What If by Ashford & Simpson

from Been Found

94
R&B

with Maya Angelou
[Hopsack & Silk 432]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

The Source

127.

08/1997

Clouds by The Source

38
UK

featuring Taka Boom
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Whitehouse

128.

08/1998

Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Whitehouse

60
UK

written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Jocelyn Brown

129.

08/1998

Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Jocelyn Brown

from The Hits

36
dance

35
UK

written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Erykah Badu & D'Angelo

130.

08/1999

Your Precious Love by Erykah Badu & D'Angelo

from High School High: The Soundtrack

83
R&B

[Motown LP Cut]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Big Time Charlie

131.

10/1999

On the Run by Big Time Charlie

22
UK

written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

, Allan Felder, Aaron Gilbert, Norman Harris, Les Sharma (as Leslie Sharma) & Bunny Sigler

Cherie Amore

132.

04/2000

I Don't Want Nobody (Tellin' Me What to Do) by Cherie Amore

33
UK

written by Valerie Simpson

, Nickolas Ashford (as Nick Ashford), Rudolph Wilburn & Rick Pier O'Neil

133.

03/2001

I Can Cast a Spell by Disco-Tex Presents Cloudburst

35
UK

written by Danny Harrison, Jon Pearn, Julian Jonah, Michael Gray, Nickolas Ashford (sample) & Valerie Simpson (sample)

G-Club Presents Banda Sonora

134.

08/2001

Guiterra G by G-Club Presents Banda Sonora

✫1
dance

170
UK

written by Gerald Elms, Nickolas Ashford (sample) & Valerie Simpson (sample)

135.

10/2001

Guiterra G by G-Club Presents Banda Sonora

50
UK

[R]
written by Gerald Elms, Nickolas Ashford (sample) & Valerie Simpson (sample)

Grant Nelson

136.

03/2002

Free by Grant Nelson

104
UK

written by Grant Nelson, Nickolas Ashford (sample) & Valerie Simpson (sample)

DJ John Julius Knight

137.

09/2002

Find a Friend by DJ John Julius Knight

167
UK

written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Inner Life

138.

11/2003

Ain't a Mountain High Enough / Make It Last Forever by Inner Life

195
UK

[R]
written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

, Greg Carmichael & Patrick Adams

Michael McDonald

139.

11/2003

Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Michael McDonald

from Motown

111
US

5
AC

[Motown LP Cut]
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

Javine

140.

11/2003

Surrender (Your Love) by Javine

from Surrender

15
UK

written by Javine (as Javine Hylton), Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

& Eg White (as Francis White)

Plump DJs

141.

02/2004

Creepshow / Weighed Down – Part 1 by Plump DJs

from Eargasm

77
UK

written by Lee Rous, Andy Gardner, Chris Gibbs, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas, George Brown, Ricky West (as Richard Westfield), Robert Bell, Robert Mickens (as Robert Spike Mickens), Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson