Ashford & Simpson

Ashford & Simpson
Este dúo – matrimonio estaba formado por el músico y compositor de Fairfield, Nickolas Ashford, y Valerie Simpson, quién había nacido en el peligroso barrio neoyorkino del Bronx.
Sin dudas el éxito mas resonante de este dúo es el del año 1984, SOLID. Esta pieza fue grabada para el sello Capitol.
Su discografía esta compuesta por :
Albums
Valerie Simpson
• 1971: Exposed (Motown)
• 1972: Valerie Simpson (Motown) - US #162, R&B #50
• 1973: Keep It Coming (Motown)
Ashford & Simpson
• 1973: Gimme Something Real (Warner Bros.) - US #156, R&B #18
• 1974: I Wanna Be Selfish (Warner Bros.) - US #195, R&B #21
• 1976: Come as You Are (Warner Bros.) -US #189, R&B #35
• 1977: Send It - (Warner Bros.) - US #52, R&B #10
• 1977: So So Satisfied (Warner Bros.) - US #180, R&B #30
• 1978: Is It Still Good to Ya (Warner Bros.) - US #20, R&B #1
• 1979: Stay Free (Warner Bros.) - US #23, R&B #3
• 1980: A Musical Affair (Warner Bros.) - US #38, R&B #8
• 1981: Performance (Warner Bros.) - US #125, R&B #45
• 1982: Street Opera (Capitol) - US #45, R&B #5 (digital release from Stateside Records)
• 1983: High-Rise (Capitol) - US #84, R&B #14 (digital release from Stateside Records)
• 1984: Solid (Capitol) - US #29, R&B #1 (digital release from Stateside Records)
• 1986: Real Love (Capitol) - US #74, R&B #12 (digital release from Stateside Records)
• 1987: Solid Plus Seven (Capitol)
• 1989: Love or Physical (Capitol) - US #135, R&B #28 (digital release from Stateside Records)
• 1993: Capitol Gold: The Best of Ashford & Simpson (Captiol)
• 1996: Been Found (Hopsack & Silk) - R&B #49
• 2002: The Very Best of Ashford & Simpson (Rhino)
• 2007: The Best of Ashford & Simpson (Stateside Records)
• 2008: Hits, remixes and rarities (Rhino) 2CD (Partly released in UK as 5 vinyl 12" singles box-set)
• 2009: The Real Thing ( live in concert ) CD & DVD
• Singles
Valerie Simpson
• 1971: "Can't It Wait Until Tomorrow"
• 1972: "Silly Wasn't I" - US #63, R&B #24
Ashford & Simpson
• 1974: "(I'd Know You) Anywhere" - US #88, R&B #37
• 1976: "It'll Come, It'll Come, It'll Come" - R&B #96
• 1976: "Somebody Told a Lie" - R&B #58
• 1977: "Over and Over" - R&B #39
• 1977: "Send It" - R&B #15
• 1977: "So So Satisfied" - R&B #27
• 1977: "Tried, Tested and Found True" - R&B #52
• 1978: "By Way Of Love's Express" - R&B #35
• 1978: "Don't Cost You Nothing" - US #79, R&B #10
• 1978: "It Seems to Hang On" - R&B #2
• 1979: "Flashback" - R&B #70
• 1979:”Found a Cure" - US #36, R&B #2
• 1979: "Is It Still Good to Ya" - R&B #12
• 1979: "Nobody Knows" - R&B #19
• 1980: "Happy Endings" - R&B #35
• 1980: "Love Don't Make It Right" - R&B #6
• 1981: "Get Out Your Handkerchief" - R&B #65
• 1981: "It Shows in Your Eyes" - R&B #35
• 1982: "Love It Away" - R&B #20
• 1982: "Street Corner" - US #56, R&B #9
• 1983: "High-Rise" - R&B #17
• 1983: "It's Much Deeper" - R&B #45
• 1984: "I'm Not That Tough" - R&B #78
• 1984: “Solid” - US #12, R&B #1, Can. #7
• 1985: "Babies" - R&B #29
• 1985: "Outta the World" - R&B #4
• 1986: "Count Your Blessings" - US #84, R&B #4
• 1989: "I'll Be There for You" - R&B #2
• 1990: "Hungry for Me Again" - R&B #40
• 1996: "Been Found" - R&B #80
• 1997: "What If" - R&B #94