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| | Capitol Gold: The Best of Ashford & Simpson | | | Music Artist : | | Ashford & Simpson | | Music Style : | | Disco | | Record Label : | | EMI Gold Imports | | Release Date : | | 1993-06-29 | | Store Price : | | $19.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $19.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. It Seems to Hang On
2. Found a Cure
3. Street Corner
4. Love It Away
5. I'll Take the Whole World On
6. High-Rise
7. Experience (Love Had No Face)
8. My Kinda Pick Me Up
9. Solid
10. Outta the World
11. Babies
12. Count Your Blessings
13. Nobody Walks in L.A.
14. Love or Physical
15. Cookies and Cake
16. I'll Be There for You
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Ref's Thoughts on Ashford and Simpson
Submitted on: 2008-06-17 |
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Ok so maybe I'm not the most impartial person to review this product since I'm convinced that I was Valerie in another life! I think my parents were the last disco king and queen so I grew up on Ashford and Simpson.
The opening track really does Hang On. Its catchy and uplifting but also gets you thinking about that potential true love that you let slip away. So you can dance up a storm and sing along to hide your regrets. Its what I call a happy sad song.
Ashford and Simpson prove that they as formidable as performing artists as they are songwriters for the likes of Marvin Gaye, Chaka Kahn, Diana Ross.
Some of the tracks like Highrise sound dated but timeless hits like Street Corner and Solid make this album a must-have for your soul collection.
If you have Street Opera you'll notice that the version of Street Corner on that album differs from this one. Can you spot the difference? |
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 Where Are They Now, And Why Aren't They Still On Top?
Submitted on: 2006-06-10 |
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Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson have, without debate, written, produced, performed & recorded some of the most timeless songs EVER. Whether for themselves or others. Their track record is full of huge successes. Diana Ross alone owes not one, but two albums worth of kudos to this incredibly talented duo. So why in blazes aren't they still in demand on the radio or television or studio? They are what R&B is AND should be.
Right alongside Holland/Dozier/Holland, or even Stevie Wonder, they are responsible for classics such as "Let's Go Get Stoned," Ain't No Mountain High Enough," You're All I Need to Get By," "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," "Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand" and "The Boss" to name a simply stunning five classics that will never be lost to time. Add to that the still remarkable "Solid" and "Found a Cure" from this collection and the question begs: why are they not still on, or at least very near, the top.
Pint-sized Valerie possesses more melodic soul than any wanna-be "idol" franchise may attempt to crank out. Why Motown didn't get behind her early 70s solo albums is a crime against true talent and potential. And the incredibly talented Nickolas, who's talent measures taller than his height, his own voice compares, if not beats anyone of the last 40 years. While, at face value, this collection is excellent it is pitifully short of what could be representative of this marvelous couple.
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Just a question looking for an answer
Submitted on: 2005-03-14 |
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This is not a review but a question for all Ashford and Simpson Lovers. On the Capitol Gold Greatest hits their is a song called Babies. I believe that the song is done by Valerie Simpson but not Nicholas Ashford.
The male lead sounds a lot like Boz Skaggs. Does anyone else come to this conclusion if anyone has an answer, please contact me at shockd@excite.com .Who is the male singer on the song Babies #11. |
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If only the original 70's albums were issued!
Submitted on: 2004-03-30 |
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There are those music groups whose "best of" is neatly collected
on one or two cds, and those whose best of isn't (either by the sheer multitude of gems or because the collector's taste differs too much from your own). Groups of the first kind e.g. include
ABBA, CCR, Foreigner, Journey; groups of the second kind include
Beatles, Moody Blues, Rare Earth, and Ashford+Simpson. In the latter case there is just no alternative to buying some original albums! In case of Ashford+Simpson that would be some of their
70's albums. For instance,
only one song from "Is it still good to ya" is included in the present compilation, but I can name 10 tracks from
"Is it still.." and "Send it" that are as good as the 5 best songs on the present compilation. These 5 are: It seems to hang on, Experience, Count your blessings, Love it away, I'll take the whole world on. They are slow going R&B with complex, vocal harmonies at its best. Compared with them, the rest is trivial kind of Disco music (with a few highlights now and then). There are other great R&B bands from the early 70's whose
original albums are sorely missed (or astronomically prized),
e.g. Tavares, Mother's Finest, Jerry Butler (with and without Thelma Houston). |
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Power!!!!
Submitted on: 2003-10-22 |
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| This is an awesome duo these two wrote and produced music back in the 60's, 70's , and 80's. These two wrote songs for legends like Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin and many others these two even made good songs for themselves and this is a great album it is just missing"Is it still good to ya" but other than that it is out of sight I would recommend anyone who likes Ashford and Simpson or old skool rhythm and blues to buy this album because this is a great album and I really do like it I really enjoy it. My favorites are: High rise, Solid , Babies, Any Street Corner, Found A Cure, and it seems to hang on , and many great other songs I love this album!!! |
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