Ashford And Simpson "Real Love" (1986) -Pop Soul-

Label : Capitol Records

 Side One

01 - Count Your Blessings (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
02 - Real Love (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
03 - Nobody Walks In L.A. (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
04 - How Does It Fit (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)

Side Two

01 - Relations (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
02 - What Becomes Of Love (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
03 - Way Ahead (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
04 - 10th Round (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)


Produced & Written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson for Hopsack & Silk Productions, Inc.
Arranged by Ashford And Simpson & Joseph Joubert
Production & Mastering Supervision : Jimmy Simpson
Album Mixed by Mike Hutchinson, 39th Street Recording except "Real Love" & "Count Your Blessings" - Francois Kevorkian, Ron St. Germain, Sound Mixers
Rhythm Recorded by Tim Cox, 39th Street Recording
Assisted by John Paul Cavanaugh, Barney Bristol
Vocals Recorded by Joe Ariotta, Blank Tapes
Synclavier Assistance : John Mahoney
Mastered by George Marino, Sterling Sound
"Count Your Blessings" Recorded at Unique Recording, Roey Shamir


Side One

01 - Count Your Blessings

Synthesizers : Joseph Joubert
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Ivan Hampden
Percussion : Jimmy Simpson
Background vocals : Ashford & Simpson

02 - Real Love

Synthesizers : Valerie Simpson
Synthesizers : Joseph Joubert
Drum Programming & Percussion : Ashford & Simpson
Sax Solo : Vinnie Della-Rocca
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Background vocals : Ashford & Simpson, Ullanda McCullough, Raymond Simpson

03 - Nobody Walks In L.A.

Harmonica : Steve Wonder
Synthesizers : Joseph Joubert
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Steve Gadd
Percussion : Jimmy Simpson
Background vocals : Ashford & Simpson, Ullanda McCullough, Raymond Simpson

04 - How Does It Fit

Synthesizers & Piano Solo : Valerie Simpson
Synthesizers : Joseph Joubert
Drum Programming : Ashford & Simpson
Background vocals : Ashford & Simpson, Ullanda McCullough, Raymond Simpson

Side Two

01 - Relations

Synthesizers : Joseph Joubert
Synthesizers : Valerie Simpson
Guitar : Doc Powell
Percussions : Sammy Figueroa
Drum Programming : Ashford & Simpson, Jimmy Simpson
Background vocals : Ashford & Simpson

02 - What Becomes Of Love

Synthesizers : Valerie Simpson
Synthesizers & Solo : Joseph Joubert
Percussion : Nickolas Ashford
Drum Programming : Ashford & Simpson
Background vocals : Ashford & Simpson, Ullanda McCullough, Raymond Simpson
Solo Voice : Valerie Simpson

03 - Way Ahead

Synthesizers : Valerie Simpson
Synthesizers : Joseph Joubert
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drum Programming : Ashford & Simpson
Background vocals : Ashford & Simpson

04 - 10th Round

Synthesizers : Valerie Simpson
Synthesizers & Piano : Joseph Joubert
Drum Programming : Ashford & Simpson
Background vocals : Ashford & Simpson, Ullanda McCullough, Raymond Simpson