Your top Ashford and Simpson faves

[luke]

Mine, in order-1)I'm Every Woman
2)Gimme Something Real
3)Ain't No Mt High Enough
4)The Boss
5)Bourgie Bourgie

[marv2]

"Let's Go Get Stoned" [[for Ray Charles)
[[for themselves)
"Send It"
"Don't Cost You Nothing"
"It Seems to Hang On"
"Is It Still Good To Ya"

[uptight]

These are on my ipod at the moment

"It Seems to Hang On"
"Solid" and its b-side dub version
"Count Your Blessings"
"Street Corner"

[robb_k]

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A Rose Growing In The Ruins-Rivingtons
I'll Find You-Valerie & Nick
Hush-Jimmy Bailey
Ain't No Mountain High Enough-Marvin & Tammi
A Friend of Mine-Geminis
Nobody's baby Am I-Monique, Apollas
Love Ain't What It Used To Be-Diplomats
Never Had It So Good-Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown
Cold Wave-Daisies
The Real Thing-Betty Everett, Chiffons
I Can't Give Back The Love[[I Feel For You)-Rita Wright
Lookie Lookie-Kittens
You're In Love-Maxine Brown
I Wouldn't Change The Man He Is-Blinky
All Sold Out-Apollas
One Step At A Time-Maxine Brown
Your Precious Love-Marvin & Tammi
You'll Always Have Me-Apollas
Reach Out And Touch [[Somebody's Hand)-Diana Ross
Lonely Town-Valerie & Nick
My Baby Loving My Best Friend-Betty Everett
Smokey Joe's-Jewels
You're Absolutely Right-Apollas
I Am Your Man-Bobby Taylor & Vancouvers
The Onion Song-Marvin & Tammi
Nothing I Wouldn't Do-Betty Everett
Let's Go Get Stoned-Ray Charles
You're All I Need To Get By-Marvin & Tammi
Just Can't Get Enough of You-Apollas
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing-Marvin & Tammi
California Soul-Messengers [[track), Blinky & Edwin Starr [[vocal)
The Shoe Won't Fit-Betty Everett
I Got To Know Him-Kittens
Keep On Lovin' Me, Honey-Marvin & Tammi

[gary_james]

Remember Me
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

[luke]

robb-you got out of control!! :)

[smark21]

I'll add "Destination: Anywhere" which they wrote and produced for The Marvelettes.

[nysister]

Wow, Robb, I didn't know they wrote "I Am Your Man"...that's has to be one of my favorites of all time.
but "Aint Nothing Like the Real Thing," "Is It Still Good To You" and "Give Me Something Real" does it for me!!!

[sophisticated_soul]

Nobody Knows
Stay Free
Found A Cure
It Seems To Hang ON

[mr soul]

Ain't That Good Enough - Garland Green
Out On The Streets Again - Candy & The Kisses
Only Your Love Can Save Me - Bettye LaVette
A Friend Of Mine - Geminis
Cry Like A Baby - Aretha Franklin
You're In Love - Maxine Brown
You're Absolutely Right - Apollas
The Real Thing - Tina Britt
One Time Too Many - Shirelles
I Had A Love - Ben E King
Baby I'll Come Right Away - Mary Love/Bobby Sheen
Starting The Hurt All Over Again - Brenda Holloway
Love Woke Me Up This Morning - Brenda Holloway
Show Her In Another Way - David Ruffin
Please Little Angel - Doris Troy
Can't Seem To Get You Out Of My Mind - Four Tops
Running Out - Mable John
When I Feel The Need - Marvin Gaye
Who's Gonna Take The Blame - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Mr Creator - Apollas

[robb_k]

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Wow! I forgot "Please Little Angel", and "Starting The Hurt All Over Again" and "Only Your Love Can Save Me" [[same as Marvelettes'?). I never knew that Ashford and Simpson wrote "Love Woke Me Up This Morning", as I had only known it from an unfinished tape by Brenda Holloway in The Motown Vaults. "Ain't That Good Enough" was written also with Jo Armstead [[as were many others).

[tsull1]

Marlena Shaw's version of the A & S penned song, "California Soul" closed out the fine new movie "The Lincoln Lawyer."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmk30mvVz3Y

[luke]

I didnt know they did The Real Thing! Great song!

[timmyfunk]

Are you talking about A&S as songwriters or performers?

[johnjeb]

Found A Cure - Ashford & Simpson
It Came To Me - Ashford & Simpson
Believe In Me - Ashford & Simpson
Anywhere - Ashford & Simpson
Keep It Comin' - Valerie Simpson

Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin & Tammi
It Ain't Like That - Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin & Tammi
Destination Anywhere - The Marvelettes
Remember Me - Diana Ross
The Boss - Diana Ross
I Ain't Been Licked - Diana Ross
All The Befores - Diana Ross
Nobody's Gonna Change Me - The Dynamic Superiors
Bang, You're Dead - Bette Midler

[nabob]

Leave It Alone - Dynamic Superiors
Shoe Shoe Shine - Dynamic Superiors
Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By - Marvin & Tammi
You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin & Tammi
Surrender - Diana Ross
Street Corner - Ashford & Simpson
I'll Take the Whole World On - Ashford & Simpson
Gimme Something Real - Ashford & Simpson
It Seems To Hang On - Ashford & Simpson
Solid Like A Rock/Barack - Ashford & Simpson
Is It Still Good To Ya? - Ashford & Simpson
So So Satisfied - Ashford & Simpson
Ain't Nothing But a Maybe - Rufus/Diana Ross/A&S
I Need Your Light [Live] - Ashford & Simpson
Didn't You Know You'd Have to Cry Sometime - Gladys Knight & the Pips/Diana Ross

What an unfair question. I'm getting like Rob_k having difficulty stopping myself

[caliluv]

I Wanna Be Selfish - entire LP
Give Me Something Real - entire LP
Come as You Are - entire lp
Send It
You're All I Need To Get By
It's The Long Run
Love Had No Face
Entire Diana Ross albums - Ain't No Mountain High Enough & Remember Me

[luke]

Writers.....

[daddyacey]

You can put me in the same room with Robb ,Mr Soul and the others that have listed more than 5 songs.
I have always been intrigued by the complexities of A&S productions and compositions ,especially Vals playing and arrangements. She is a genius.
I am slapped silly especially by the break down and remix by Tom Moulton of FOUND A CURE and the other remixes that are on the RHINO A&S box set. Also the breakdowns of the multis of the Tammi and Marvin tracks. Outstanding.

[tomato tom]

By Nick & Val alone
It Seems To Hang On
Take Me Up To The Top Of The Stairs
Id Know You Anywhere
Dont Cost You Nothin

And thats just for starters!!! Luv Em!!!! PAULO xxxxx

[glencro]

Waaay too many to name but some that stand out are:

Send It
Stay Free
Street Corner
It Seems To Hang On
Love Don't Always Make It Right
Count Your Blessings
Is It Still Good To You
Outta The World
The entire Diana Ross "BOSS" album
Nobody's Gonna Change Me [[Dynamic Superiors)
This Game of Love [[Jennifer Holliday)
Taste of Bitter Love [[Gladys Knight & The Pips)
Landlord [[Gladys Knight & The Pips)
and the list goes on and on and on....would hate to imagine music without Nick & Val

[tomato tom]

Top Of The Stairs is my all time fave..Paulo xxxx