Biography

Prior to their success as a vocal duo during the disco and quiet storm eras of R&B, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson were one of Motown's most popular writing and production teams in the late 1960s and eary '70s, scoring hits with Marvin Gaye (especially his duets with Tammi Terrell), Diana Ross, and Gladys Knight. Simpson released two solo albums during the duo's stint with Motown, but Ashford & Simpson began recording as a duo with 1973's GIMME SOMETHING REAL. A string of R&B hits including "Solid," "Love It Away," and "I'll Be There For You" lasted into the 1990s.

Top Tracks

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• Ain't It A Shame

• Ain't No Mountain High Enough

• Babies

• Been Found

• By Way Of Love's Express

• Don't Cost You Nothing

• Flashback

• Found A Cure

• Get Out Your Handkerchief

• Happy Endings

• High-rise

• I'll Be There For You

• I'll Take The Whole World On

• Is It Still Good To Ya

• It Seems To Hang On

• It's Much Deeper

• Keeps On Getting Better

• Love Don't Make It Right

• Love It Away

• Made For Me

• Mighty Mighty Love

• Nobody Knows

• One More Try

• Outta The World

• Over And Over

• Send It

• So So Satisfied

• Solid

• Stay Free

• Still Such A Thing

• Street Corner

• Tried, Tested And Found True

• You're All I Need To Get By

Discography

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• The Real Thing

  Burgundy

  2009

• Been Found

  Ichiban

  1996

• Love or Physical

  Capitol

  1989

• Real Love

  EMI UK/Capitol

  1986

• Solid

  KRB Music

  1984

• High-Rise

  Capitol

  1983

• Performance

  Wounded Bird Records

  1981

• A Musical Affair

  Ol' Skool / Warner Bros.

  1980

• Stay Free

  Ol' Skool / Warner Bros.

  1979

• Is It Still Good to Ya

  Ol' Skool / Warner Bros.

  1978

• Send It

  Ol' Skool / Warner Bros.

  1977

• So So Satisfied

  Ol' Skool / Warner Bros.

  1977

• Come as You Are

  Wounded Bird Records

  1976

• I Wanna Be Selfish

  Wounded Bird Records

  1974

• Gimme Something Real

  Wounded Bird Records

  1973

• Keep It Comin'

  Motown

  1973