24/12/2021
Ashford & Simpson "A Musical Affair" (1980) -Soul / Smooth Soul-
Label : Warner Bros. Records
01 - Love Don't Make It Right (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
02 - Rushing To (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
03 - I Ain't Asking For Your Love (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
04 - Make It To The Sky (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
2
01 - We'll Meet Again (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
02 - You Never Left Me Alone (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
03 - Get Out Your Handkerchief (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
04 - Happy Endings (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
Produced & Written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson for Hopsack & Sil Productions, Inc.
Rhythm Arrangements : Ray Chew, Ashford & Simpson
Vocal Arrangements : Ashford & Simpson
Horn & String Arrangements : Rob Mounsey, Paul Riser
Mixing & Mastering : Jimmy Simpson
Chief Engineer Recording & Mixing : Mike Hutchinson
Vocal Engineer : John Potoker
Assistants : Carla Bandini, John Convertino, Jim Costello, Doug Grinbergs, Joan Meisel, Matthew Weiner
Studio - Sigma Sound, N.Y.
Studio Coordinator : Barbara Tresi
Mastering : Ted Jensen, Sterling Sound, N.Y.
Strings : Gene Orloff
Horns : Sephra Herman
Copyist : Sephra Herman, Chiely Saalam
Trumpet : Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin
French Horn : Peter Gordon, John Trevor Clark, Brooks Tillotson
Alto Saxophone : Eddie Daniels
Tenor Saxophone : David Tofani, George Young
Baritone Saxophone : Howard Johnson
Trombone : Dave Bergeron, David Taylor
1
01 - Love Don't Make It Right
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Synthesizer : Rob Mounsey
Clavinet : Ray Chew
Guitar : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Background vocals : Ashford & Simpson
Horns : Rob Mounsey
02 - Rushing To
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Guitar : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Background vocals : Ashford & Simpson
Flutes : Eddie Daniels, George Young
Flutes & Strings : Paul Riser
03 - I Ain't Asking For Your Love
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Synthesizer : Rob Mounsey
Mini Moog Synthesizer (Solo Lines) : Ray Chew
Guitar : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Tambourine : Jimmy Simpson
Horns : Paul Riser
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Ullanda McCullough
04 - Make It To The Sky
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Guitar : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Horns & Strings : Rob Mounsey
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Ullanda McCullough
2
01 - We'll Meet Again
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Guitar : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Horns & Strings : Rob Mounsey
02 - You Never Left Me Alone
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Guitar : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Background vocals : Ashford & Simpson
Strings : Paul Riser
03 - Get Out Your Handkerchief
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Clavinet : Ray Chew
Guitar : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Handclaps : Mike Hutchinson, John Potoker, Jimmy Simpson
Background vocals : Ashford & Simpson
Horns & Strings : Paul Riser
04 - Happy Endings
Piano : Valerie Simpson
Fender Rhodes : Ray Chew
Guitar : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Horns & Strings : Rob Mounsey
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Ullanda McCullough