31/01/2025
Ashford And Simpson "High-Rise" (1983) -Pop Soul / Westcoast Soul-
Label : Capitol Records
01 - High-Rise (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
02 - Side Effect (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
03 - Experience (Love Had No Face) (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
04 - It's A Rush (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
Side Two
01 - My Kinda Pick Me Up (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
02 - I'm Not That Tough (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
03 - It's Much Deeper (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
04 - Still Such A Thing (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
Produced & Written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson for Hopsack & Silk Productions, Inc.
Rhythm Arranged by Ray Chew And Ashford & Simpson
Vocal Arrangements by Ashford & Simpson
Horns & Strings Arranged by Leon Pendarvis, Paul Riser, Ray Chew
Recorded at Penny Lane Studios
Mixing & Mastering : Jimmy Simpson
Chief Engineer (Recordin & Mixing) : Alan Varner
Assisted by John Terelle, Sigma Sound Studios, N.Y.
Mastering : Herb Powers, Tim Coyne, Frankford/Wayne Studios
Horns : Sephra Herman
Strings : Al Brown
Album Coordinator : Altamese Alston
Side One
01 - High-Rise
Acoustic Piano : Valerie Simpson
Yamaha Electric Piano : Ray Chew
Vibe Solo : Ray Chew
Synthesizers : Pete Cannarozzi
Synthesizer : Ed Walsh
Guitar : Sid McGinnis
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Yogi Horton
Percussion : Errol Crusher Bennett
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Vivian Cherry
02 - Side Effect
Acoustic Piano : Valerie Simpson
Yamaha Electric Piano : Ray Chew
Guitar & Side Effect : Sid McGinnis
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Yogi Horton
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Horn : George Young
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Ullanda McCullough
03 - Experience (Love Had No Face)
Acoustic Piano : Valerie Simpson
Yamaha Electric Piano : Ray Chew
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Steve Gadd
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Horns & Strings : Leon Pendarvis
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
04 - It's A Rush
Acoustic Piano : Valerie Simpson
Yamaha Electric Piano : Ray Chew
Synthesizers : Ed Walsh
Synthesizer Bass Line : Pete Cannarozzi
OBX Synthesizer : Ray Chew
Guitar : Sid McGinnis
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Yogi Horton
Percussion : Errol Crusher Bennett
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Vivian Cherry
Side Two
01 - My Kinda Pick Me Up
Acoustic Piano : Valerie Simpson
Yamaha Electric Piano : Ray Chew
Guitar : Sid McGinnis
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Steve Gadd
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Horn & Solo : George Young
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Ullanda McCullough
02 - I'm Not That Tough
Acoustic Piano : Valerie Simpson
Synthesizer : Pete Cannarozzi
Fender Rhodes : Ray Chew
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Yogi Horton
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Horns & Strings : Ray Chew
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Ullanda McCullough
03 - It's Much Deeper
Acoustic Piano : Valerie Simpson
Yamaha Electric Piano : Valerie Simpson
Guitar Solo : Sid McGinnis
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Steve Gadd
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Horn & Solo : George Young
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Vivian Cherry
04 - Still Such A Thing
Acoustic Piano : Valerie Simpson
Yamaha Electric Piano : Ray Chew
Guitar : Sid McGinnis
Bass : Francisco Centeno
Drums : Yogi Horton
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Horns & Strings : Paul Riser
Background vocals : Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Ullanda McCullough