29/04/2023

Ashford & Simpson "Stay Free" (1979) -Smooth Soul-



Label : Warner Bros. Records


États-Unis 1

01 - Found A Cure (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
02 - Stay Free (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
03 - Dance Forever (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)

2

01 - Nobody Knows (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
02 - Crazy (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
03 - Finally Got To Me (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
04 - Follow Your Heart (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)


Rhythm Arranged by Ray Chew, Ashford & Simpson
Horns & Strings Arranged by Rob Mounsey, Paul Riser, John Davis
Mixing & Mastering by Jimmy Simpson
Chief Engineer Recording & Mixing : Mike Hutchinson
Assistants : John Potoker, Matthew Weiner, Craig Michaels
Horn & Strings Recorded by Andy Abrams, Steve Toos
Vocal Engineer : Jim Dougherty
Studio : Sigma Sound, NY
Studio Coordinator : Barbara Tiesi
Additional Horns Recorded by Ed Rakowicz (A&R Recording, NY)
Assisted by Tom Gretto
"Dance Forever" Rhythm Recorded by John Curico (A&R Recording, NY)
Mastering : Stewart Romaine
Strings : Al Brown, Sephra Herman
Horns : Sephra Herman, Seldon Powell
Copyists : Sephra Herman, Seldon Powell
Album Coordinator : Tee Alston

Produced & Written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson for Hopsack & Silk Productions, Inc.


1

01 - Found A Cure

Piano : Valerie Simpson
Minimoog Synthesizer : Ray Chew
Guitar : Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Ullanda McCullough
Horns & Strings : Rob Mounsey

02 - Stay Free

Piano : Valerie Simpson
Guitar Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums Chris Parker
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Ullanda McCullough
Horns & Strings : Rob Mounsey

03 - Dance Forever

Piano & Fender Rhodes : Ray Chew
Guitars : Eric Gale, Steve Khan
Bass : Anthony Jackson
Timpani Drums : Dave Carey
Syndrums, Congas & Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Chandra Armstead, Joshie Armstead, Frank Floyd, Ullanda McCullough
Rhythm, Horns & Strings : Rob Mounsey

2

01 - Nobody Knows

Piano : Valerie Simpson
Guitar Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Steve Gadd
Syndrums & Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Horns & Strings : Paul Riser

02 - Crazy

Piano : Valerie Simpson
Fender Rhodes : Ray Chew
Guitar Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Chris Parker
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Horns & Strings : John Davis

03 - Finally Got To Me

Piano : Valerie Simpson
Minimoog Synthesizer : Ray Chew
Guitar Eric Gale
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Jimmy Young
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Horns : John Davis

04 - Follow Your Heart

Piano : Valerie Simpson
Minimoog Synthesizer : Ray Chew
Flutes : George Young, Eddie Daniels
Horns & Strings : Paul Riser