Albums by Ashford & Simpson
ALBUMHigh-Rise (Expanded Editon)Ashford & Simpson
ALBUMLove or PhysicalAshford & Simpson
ALBUMReal LoveAshford & Simpson
ALBUMSolid (Expanded Edition)Ashford & Simpson
ALBUMStreet OperaAshford & Simpson
ALBUMStay FreeAshford & Simpson
ALBUMIs It Still Good to YaAshford & Simpson
ALBUMSend ItAshford & Simpson
ALBUMSo So SatisfiedAshford & Simpson
ALBUMCome As You AreAshford & Simpson
Ashford & Simpson's Popular Music Videos
Reach Out and Touch (Live at Live Aid, John F. Kennedy Stadium, 13th July 1985)
Ashford & Simpson & Teddy Pendergrass
Solid
Ashford & Simpson
Artist Playlists
Ashford & Simpson Essentials
A top Motown writing duo who went on to write hits for themselves.
Ashford & Simpson: The Songwriters
Happiness fills the heart shared by one of music’s greatest duos.
Artist Biography
Partners in life and music, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson became one of R&B’s preeminent power couples both as the team behind some of Motown’s greatest songs and as a recording act in their own right. Between their first meeting at a Harlem church in 1964 and Ashford’s passing in 2011, they made the most of their special musical chemistry with a run of major hits that began with Ray Charles’ “Let’s Go Get Stoned” in 1966. In their time as staff writers at Motown, they crafted classics like “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing.” Even as they continued to find success with loyal clients like Diana Ross and Chaka Khan, Ashford & Simpson established themselves as performers with such joyful hits as 1979’s “Found a Cure” and 1984’s “Solid,” an irresistible celebration of the love and strength they always found in each other.
Hometown
New York, NY, United States
Genre
R&B/Soul