15/10/2025

Ashford & Simpson with Maya Angelou "Been Found" (1996) -Soul-



Label : CBM Entertainment


États-Unis 01 - Been Found (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Maya Angelou)
02 - I Remember All (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Maya Angelou)
03 - Made For Me (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
04 - Where We Come From* (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Maya Angelou)
05 - This Time It's Real** (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Herb Lane & Jimmy Simpson)
06 - What If (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Maya Angelou)
07 - Just Talking (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Maya Angelou)
08 - Keeps On Getting Better** (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Maya Angelou)
09 - Sweet Thing (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Maya Angelou)
10 - It's Your Love (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
11 - Why Shouldn't It Be Me (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Maya Angelou)


Produced by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
*Produced by Nile Rodgers, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
**Produced by Jimmy Simpson, Herb Lane, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Recording Engineer : Valerie Ghent
All Synclavier / Direct-to-Disk Programming : Valerie Ghent
Recorded at Above Asia Studios, NYC
Additional Recording : Gary Tole at Battery Studios, NYC
Maya Angelou's Vocal in "Where We Come From" & "Why Shouldn't It Be Me" Recorded by Jason Appeton at Above Asia
Maya Angelou's Vocal in "Just Talking" Recorded by Mike Lee at The Process Recording Studios Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina
Transferred at The Stereo Society & The Power Station
Mix Engineer : Gary Tole
Mixed at Battery Sound
Except :
"I Remember All" Mixed by François Kervorkian
Mix Engineer : Tony Maserati
Mixed at Sound On Sound, NYC
"Been Found" Mixed by François Kervorkian
Mix Engineer : Lloyd Puckitt
Mixed at Axis Studios, NYC
Assistant Engineers : Miguel Lopez
The Stereo Society : Tim Donovan, Battery Sound ; Karen Greene, The Process Recording Studio ; Ed Raso, Sound on Sound ; Todd Childress, Axis Studios
Mastered by Herb Powers at The Hit Factory, NYC


01 - Been Found

Produced by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Arranged by Albert Wilkerson
Vocals : Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Spoken Vocal : Maya Angelou
Keyboards : Albert Wilkerson, Valerie Simpson
Drums : Alan R. Friedman (for Yipe)
Backing vocals : Chandra Armstead, John James, Virginia Woodraff, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

02 - I Remember All

Produced by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Arranged by Joseph Joubert
Vocals : Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Spoken Vocal : Maya Angelou
Keyboards : Valerie Simpson, Joseph Joubert
Drums : Ivan Hampden
Additional Drums : Albert Wilkerson
Saxophone : Vinny Della-Rocca
Additional Keyboards : Richard Arrigio
Additional Guitar : Alan R. Friedman

03 - Made For Me

Produced by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Arranged by Timothy Graphenreed
Vocals : Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Keyboards : Valerie Simpson
Drums : Ivan Hampden
Bass : Barry Campbell
Baritone Saxophone : Ronnie Cuber
Tenor Saxophone : Vinny Della-Rocca
Alto Saxophone : Dave Tofani
Trumpet / Flugelhorn : Lew Soloff
Trumpet : Joe Musello
Trombone : Keith O'Quinn
Horns : Joseph Joubert

04 - Where We Come From

Produced by Nile Rodgers, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Arranged by Nile Rodgers
Vocals : Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Spoken Vocal : Maya Angelou
Keyboards : Rich Hilton
Percussion / Congas : Ralph MacDonald

05 - This Time It's Real

Produced by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Jimmy Simpson, Herb Lane
Arranged by Jimmy Simpson, Herb Lane
Vocals : Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Keyboards : Herb Lane
Drums : Jimmy Simpson
Guitar : Nile Rodgers

06 - What If

Produced by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Arranged by Joseph Joubert
Vocals : Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Spoken Vocal : Maya Angelou
Keyboards : Valerie Simpson, Joseph Joubert
Percussion : Ivan Hampden
French Horn : Jerome Ashby
French Horn : John Clark Sr.
French Horn : Vincent Chancey
Flugelhorn Solo : Joseph James Shepley

07 - Just Talking

Produced by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Arranged by Joseph Joubert
Vocals : Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Spoken VocalMaya Angelou
Keyboards : Valerie Simpson, Joseph Joubert
Drums : Ivan Hampden

08 - Keeps On Getting Better

Produced by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Jimmy Simpson, Herb Lane
Arranged by Jimmy Simpson, Herb Lane
Vocals : Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Spoken Vocal : Maya Angelou
Keyboards : Herb Lane, Valerie Simpson
Drums : Jimmy Simpson
Guitar Jeff Golub

09 - Sweet Thing

Produced by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Arranged by Joseph Joubert
Vocals : Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Spoken Vocal : Maya Angelou
Keyboards : Valerie Simpson, Joseph Joubert
Drums : Ivan Hampden
Bass : Barry Campbell
Baritone Saxophone : Ronnie Cuber
Tenor Saxophone : Vinny Della-Rocca
Alto Saxophone : Dave Tofani
Trumpet / Flugelhorn : Lew Soloff
Trumpet : Joe Musello
Trombone : Keith O'Quinn

10 - It's Your Love

Produced by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Arranged by Albert Wilkerson
Vocals : Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Keyboards : Albert Wilkerson, Anthony Smith
Drums : Albert Wilkerson
Guitar Jeff Golub
Flute Solo : Albert Wilkerson

11 - Why Shouldn't It Be Me

Produced by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Arranged by Albert Wilkerson
Vocals : Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Spoken Vocal : Maya Angelou
Keyboards : Valerie Simpson, Albert Wilkerson, Joseph Joubert, Dave Stewart
Guitar : Jeff Golub