Ashford & Simpson
Ashford & Simpson var en amerikansk musikerduo bestående av Nickolas Ashford (född 4 maj 1942 i Fairfield County i South Carolina, död 22 augusti 2011 i New York[1]) och Valerie Simpson (född 26 augusti 1946 i Bronx i New York). Duon skrev under sin karriär en rad låtar som kom att bli några av musikhistoriens klassiker.
Paret slog igenom 1966 då Ray Charles släppte deras låt Let's go get stoned. I slutet av 60-talet knöts de till skivbolaget Motown. Det riktigt stora genombrottet för Ashford och Simpson kom 1967 då duon skrev Marvin Gaye och Tammi Terrells duett "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", följt av låtar som Ain't nothing like the real thing och You're all I need to get by. Deras låt I'm every woman hör också till de mest kända. Låten har sjungits in av såväl Whitney Houston som Chaka Khan. Bland övriga artister som spelat in låtskrivarduons hits finns Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder och Luther Vandross.[2]
Diskografi redigera
Album redigera
Valerie Simpson redigera
| År | Album | Listposition[3] | Skivbolag | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | |||||
| 1971 | Exposed | 159 | 30 | Motown | ||
| 1972 | Valerie Simpson | 162 | 50 | |||
| 1977 | Keep It Comin' | — | — | |||
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Ashford & Simpson redigera
| År | Album | Listposition | US- certifikat[4] |
Skivbolag | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[5] | US R&B[5] |
UK[6] | ||||
| 1973 | Gimme Something Real | 156 | 18 | — | — | Warner Bros. |
| 1974 | I Wanna Be Selfish | 195 | 21 | — | — | |
| 1976 | Come as You Are | 189 | 35 | — | — | |
| 1977 | So So Satisfied | 180 | 30 | — | — | |
| Send It | 52 | 10 | — | Guld | ||
| 1978 | Is It Still Good to Ya | 20 | 1 | — | Guld | |
| 1979 | Stay Free | 23 | 3 | — | Guld | |
| 1980 | A Musical Affair | 38 | 8 | — | — | |
| 1981 | Performance | 125 | 45 | — | — | |
| 1982 | Street Opera | 45 | 5 | — | — | Capitol |
| 1983 | High-Rise | 84 | 14 | — | — | |
| 1984 | Solid | 29 | 1 | 42 | Guld | |
| 1986 | Real Love | 74 | 12 | — | — | |
| 1989 | Love or Physical | 135 | 28 | — | — | |
| 1996 | Been Found | — | 49 | — | — | Hopsack & Silk |
| 1996 | The Real Thing | — | 59 | — | — | Media Push |
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Singlar redigera
Valerie Simpson redigera
| År | Singel | Listposition[7] | Skivbolag | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | |||||
| 1971 | "Can't It Wait Until Tomorrow" | — | — | Motown | ||
| 1972 | "Silly Wasn't I" | 63 | 24 | |||
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Ashford & Simpson redigera
| År | Singel | Listposition | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[5] | US R&B[5] |
US Dance[5] |
US A/C[5] |
UK[6] | |||
| 1964 | "I'll Find You" (som Valerie & Nick) | 117 | — | — | — | — | Ej på album |
| "Somebody's Lying on Love" (som Valerie & Nick) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You Don't Owe Me Anything" (som Valerie & Nick) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | "(I'd Know You) Anywhere" | 88 | 37 | — | — | — | Gimme Something Real |
| 1974 | "Have You Ever Tried It" | — | 77 | — | — | — | |
| "Main Line" | — | 37 | — | — | — | I Wanna Be Selfish | |
| "Everybody's Got to Give It Up" | — | 53 | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | "Bend Me" | — | 73 | — | — | — | Gimme Something Real |
| 1976 | "It'll Come, It'll Come, It'll COme" | — | 96 | — | — | — | Come as You Are |
| "Somebody Told a Lie" | — | 58 | — | — | — | ||
| "One More Try" | — | — | 9 | — | — | ||
| "Tried, Tested and Found True" | — | 52 | 34 | — | — | So So Satisfied | |
| 1977 | "So So Satisfied" | — | 27 | — | — | — | |
| "Over and Over" | — | 39 | — | — | — | ||
| "Send It" | — | 15 | — | — | — | Send It | |
| 1978 | "Don't Cost You Nothing" | 79 | 10 | 23 | — | — | |
| "By Way of Love's Express" | — | 35 | — | — | — | ||
| "It Seems to Hang On" | — | 2 | — | — | 48 | Is It Still Good to Ya | |
| "Is It Still Good to Ya" | — | 12 | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "Flashback" | — | 70 | — | — | — | |
| "Found a Cure" | 36 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Stay Free | |
| "Nobody Knows" | — | 19 | — | — | |||
| "Stay Free" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "Love Don't Make It Right" | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | A Musical Affair |
| "Happy Endings" | — | 35 | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | "Get Out Your Handkerchief" | — | 65 | — | — | — | |
| "It Shows in the Eyes" | — | 34 | — | — | — | Performance | |
| "It's the Long Run" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Street Corner" | 56 | 9 | 11 | — | — | Street Opera |
| "Love It Away" | — | 20 | — | — | — | ||
| 1983 | "I'll Take the Whole World On" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "High-Rise" | — | 17 | 41 | — | — | High-Rise | |
| "It's Much Deeper" | — | 45 | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "It's Not That Tough" | — | 78 | — | — | — | |
| "Solid" | 12 | 1 | 15 | 34 | 3 | Solid | |
| 1985 | "Outta the World" | 102 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
| "Babies" | 102 | 29 | — | — | 56 | ||
| 1986 | "Time Talkin'" | — | — | — | — | — | Time |
| "Count Your Blessings" | 84 | 4 | — | — | 79 | Real Love | |
| "What Becomes of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Nobody Walks in L.A." | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | "I'll Be There for You" | — | 2 | — | — | — | Love or Physical |
| "Cookies and Cake" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Hungry for Me Again" | — | 40 | — | — | — | Def by Temptation |
| 1996 | "Been Found" | — | 80 | — | — | — | Been Found |
| 1997 | "What If" | — | 94 | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | "We Are Family" (with Various Artists) | — | — | — | — | — | Ej på album |
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Källor redigera
- ^ ”Nick Ashford of Legendary Motown Duo Ashford & Simpson Dies At 70” (på engelska). Billboard. 22 augusti 2011. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nick-ashford-of-legendary-motown-duo-ashford-simpson-dies-at-70-1173561/. Läst 15 november 2021.
- ^ ”Nick Ashford är död”. Svenska Dagbladet. https://www.svd.se/a/8ef81130-d8dc-3c3c-a2c0-d1269399e9ea/nick-ashford-ar-dod. Läst 23 augusti 2011.
- ^ ”Valerie Simpson Billboard Chart History” (på engelska). Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/artist/valerie-simpson/. Läst 2 september 2022.
- ^ ”Ashford & Simpson US certification history”. riaa.com. https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Ashford+%26+Simpson#search_section. Läst 3 april 2011.
- ^ [a b c d e f] ”Ashford & Simpson Billboard Chart History” (på engelska). Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/artist/ashford-simpson/chart-history/. Läst 2 september 2022.
- ^ [a b] ”Ashford & Simpson Chart History” (på engelska). The Official UK Charts Company. https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17254/ashford-and-simpson/. Läst 2 september 2022.
- ^ ”Valerie Simpson Billboard Chart History” (på engelska). Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/artist/valerie-simpson/. Läst 1 september 2022.