This is a list of songs written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson.
Chart hits and other notable songs written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson YearSongSongs written by Nickolas Ashford, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014Original artistU.S. PopU.S. R&BUK Singles ChartOther charting versions, and notes 1965 "The Real Thing" Betty Everett--- Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead1965: Tina Britt, #20 R&B "Let's Go Get Stoned" The Coasters---Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead1966: Ray Charles, #31 US, #1 R&B "One Step at a Time" Maxine Brown55-- Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead "Hey Ho, What You Do to Me" The Guess Who125-- Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead, #3 hit in Canada "Never Had It So Good" Ronnie Milsap10619- Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead B-side: Let's Go Get Stoned 1966 "The Hard Way" The Nashville Teens--45 Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead "Cry Like a Baby" Aretha Franklin-27- Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead1973: Dorothy Moore, #79 R&B "I Don't Need No Doctor" Ray Charles7245- Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead1971: Humble Pie, #71 US1972: New Riders of the Purple Sage, #81 US1987: W.A.S.P. (live), #31 UK 1967 "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell193- 1970: Diana Ross, #1 US, #1 R&B, #6 UK1981: Boys Town Gang, #46 UK1986: Diana Ross, #85 UK (reissue)1998: Whitehouse, #60 UK1998: Jocelyn Brown, #35 UKCredited as co-writers with Amy Winehouse, following use of sample:2007: Amy Winehouse, "Tears Dry on Their Own", #16 UK2011: Amy Winehouse, "Tears Dry on Their Own", #27 UK (reissue) "Your Precious Love" Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell52- 1982: Al Jarreau and Randy Crawford, #16 R&B1990: Tamika Patton, #20 R&B1999: Erykah Badu and D'Angelo, #83 R&B "California Soul" The Messengers--- 1968: The 5th Dimension, #25 US, #49 R&B1970: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, #56 US2005: Riot Act, #59 UK 1968 "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell8134 1974: Aretha Franklin, #47 US, #6 R&B1976: Donny and Marie Osmond, #21 US1982: Chris Christian, #88 US1994: Marcella Detroit and Elton John, #24 UK "Some Things You Never Get Used To" Diana Ross and the Supremes304334 "You're All I Need to Get By" Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell7119 1971: Aretha Franklin, #19 US, #3 R&B1975: Tony Orlando & Dawn, #34 US1978: Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams, #47 US, #10 R&B, #45 UK1995: Method Man, #3 US, #1 R&B, #10 UK "I Am Your Man" Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers8540- "Destination: Anywhere" The Marvelettes6328- "Keep On Lovin' Me Honey" Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell2411- 1969 "You Ain't Livin' Till You're Lovin'" Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell--21 "Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By" Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell301126 "Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)" Gladys Knight & the Pips6311- "The Onion Song" Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell50189 "What You Gave Me" Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell496- 1979: Diana Ross, #86 R&B 1970 "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" Diana Ross20733 1973: Diana Ross, #51 UK (reissue) "Who's Gonna Take the Blame" Smokey Robinson & the Miracles469- "Remember Me" Diana Ross16107 1971 "Surrender" Diana Ross381610 1972 "Tear It On Down" Martha Reeves and the Vandellas-37- "Silly Wasn't I" Valerie Simpson6324- Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead 1973 "(I'd Know You) Anywhere" Ashford & Simpson8837- 1974 "Have You Ever Tried It" Ashford & Simpson-77- "Main Line" Ashford & Simpson-37- "Don't Send Nobody Else" Ace Spectrum5720- "Everybody's Got to Give It Up" Ashford & Simpson-53- "Shoe Shoe Shine" The Dynamic Superiors6816- 1975 "I Had a Love " Ben E. King-77- "Bend Me" Ashford & Simpson-73- "Leave It Alone" The Dynamic Superiors-13- "Nobody's Gonna Change Me" The Dynamic Superiors-51- "Deception" The Dynamic Superiors-53- 1976 "It'll Come, It'll Come, It'll Come" Ashford & Simpson-96- "Somebody Told a Lie" Ashford & Simpson-58- "Tried, Tested and Found True" Ashford & Simpson-52- 1977 "So So Satisfied" Ashford & Simpson-27- "Over and Over" Ashford & Simpson-39- "Send It" Ashford & Simpson-15- 1978 "Don't Cost You Nothing" Ashford & Simpson791051 "By Way of Love's Express" Ashford & Simpson-35- "Stuff Like That" Quincy Jones21134 Written by Ashford, Simpson, Steve Gadd, Eric Gale, Quincy Jones, Ralph MacDonald and Richard Tee "It Seems to Hang On" Ashford & Simpson-248 "Ride-O-Rocket" The Brothers Johnson-4550 "I'm Every Woman" Chaka Khan21111 1989: Chaka Khan (remix), #8 UK1993: Whitney Houston, #4 US, #5 R&B, #4 UK2004: Chaka Khan (reissue), #80 UK "Is It Still Good to Ya" Ashford & Simpson-12- 1979 "Flashback" Ashford & Simpson-70- "Found a Cure" Ashford & Simpson362- "The Boss" Diana Ross191240 1997: The Braxtons, #31 UK "Nobody Knows" Ashford & Simpson-19- "No One Gets the Prize" Diana Ross--59 "It's My House" Diana Ross-2732 1979: Storm, #36 UK 1980 "Gimme Something Real" Wardell Piper-53- "Clouds" Chaka Khan-10- 1997: The Source, #38 UK "Our Love's In Danger" Chaka Khan-10- "Top of the Stairs" Collins and Collins-68- "Landlord" Gladys Knight and the Pips463- "Love Don't Make It Right" Ashford & Simpson-6- "A Taste of Bitter Love" Gladys Knight and the Pips-3835 "Happy Endings" Ashford & Simpson-35- "Bourgie', Bourgie'" Gladys Knight and the Pips-4532 1981 "Bad Company" Ullanda McCullough-36- "I Ain't Asking" Phyllis Hyman--- "I Will Fight" Gladys Knight and the Pips-21- "If That'll Make You Happy " Gladys Knight and the Pips-37- "Get Out Your Handkerchief " Ashford & Simpson-65- "It Shows in the Eyes" Ashford & Simpson-34- 1982 "A Friend of Mine" Gladys Knight and the Pips-50- "Keep Away Girls" Stephanie Mills-13- "Street Corner" Ashford & Simpson569- "Love It Away" Ashford & Simpson-20- 1983 "High-Rise" Ashford & Simpson-17- "It's Much Deeper" Ashford & Simpson-45- 1984 "Solid" Ashford & Simpson1213 1985 "Outta the World" Ashford & Simpson-4- "Babies" Ashford & Simpson-2956 1986 "Count Your Blessings" Ashford & Simpson-479 1989 "I'll Be There for You" Ashford & Simpson-2- "Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)" Roberta Flack-3772 1990 "Hungry for Me Again" Ashford & Simpson-40- 1996 "Been Found" Ashford & Simpson-80-
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