| | Ashford & Simpson Been Found CD Ashford & Simpson Discography of CDs
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After an extremely long time without a recording contract, the dynamic R&B husband-and-wife singing duo Ashford & Simpson decided to create their own label. This time out, they returned with a friend, the poet Maya Angelou. This is far from their best material, but the concept itself makes this an interesting project. Throughout these 11 urban adult contemporary songs Ashford & Simpson weave their luminous harmonies around Angelou's distinctively gravel-voiced recitations. The title track is the most inviting and boasts a delicious chorus on the subject of finding true love that will last. Angelou opens "Where We Come From," a reflection on childhood, with heartfelt nostalgia that works very well with the song's construction. However, sometimes the hip-hop influence later in the set becomes overwhelming on cuts like "This Time It's Real" and "Made for Me"; moreover, the poems don't always snugly fit the songs, but seem to have been inserted for no reason other than the idea that each song should have one. Still, Ashford & Simpson's following will savor this set in spite of its flaws. ~ Bil Carpenter
Additional personnel includes: Maya Angelou (spoken vocals); Nile Rodgers (arranger, guitar); Jeff Golub (guitar); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone); Lew Soloff (trumpet, flugelhorn); Ralph MacDonald (congas, percussion).
Producers include: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Nile Rodgers, Jimmy Simpson, Herb Lane.
Ashford & Simpson: Nickolas Ashford (vocals); Valerie Simpson (vocals, keyboards).
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Vibe (12/96, p.172) - "...Angelou's motherly rumbles...complement Nick and Val's breezy groove..." Been Found Music | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Soul/R&B CDs, Urban Soundtrack, Pop, R&B | | Label | Ichiban | | Orig Year | 1996 | | All Time Sales Rank |  87230  | | CD Universe Part number | 2904267 | | Catalog number | 401004 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 05, 2002 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Recording Time | 50 minutes | | Personnel | Valerie Simpson - vocals, keyboards
Nickolas Ashford - vocals
Also: Ralph MacDonald, Nile Rodgers, Jeff Golub, Lew Soloff, Ronnie Cuber, Maya Angelou, Vincent Chancey |
Ashford & Simpson Been Found Songs | 1. | Been Found |
| 2. | I Remember All |
| 3. | Made For Me |
| 4. | Where We Come From |
| 5. | This Time It's Real |
| 6. | What If |
| 7. | Just Talking |
| 8. | Keeps on Getting Better |
| 9. | Sweet Thing |
| 10. | It's Your Love |
| 11. | Why Shouldn't It Be Me |
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This two-fer from Beat Goes On features a pair of out-of-print Jan & Dean Liberty LP's: Surf City and Dead Man's Curve/The New Girl in School originally released in 1963 and 1964, respectively. Included among the 24 songs are the hits "Surf City," "Honolulu Lulu," "Dead Man's Curve" and "Linda," along with top-notch hot rod tracks like "3-Window Coupe," "Mighty G.T.O.," and "Bucket "T." This is an enjoyable, fun reissue recommended to both collectors and casual listeners. ~ Al Campbell
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This CD contains B.B. King's first ABC-Paramount studio efforts -- Mr. Blues (1962) and Confessin' the Blues (1965), respectively. While there are inevitable similarities between the projects, offering them back-to-back allows listeners an acute sense of King's rapid maturation and development during what was by all accounts the nexus of the guitarist/vocalist's career. The dozen-song Mr. Blues was a haphazard start for King with the contents taken from three different recording sessions in a 13-month period (March 1, 1962 through April 11, 1963). Based on the results, the artist was being presented as a blues shouter, supported by an antiquated big band and/or orchestra. Arguably the best of the lot comes from the Maxwell Davis led ensemble on the first of several Big Joe Turner tunes, the Ahmet Ertegun penned "Chains of Love." The upgrade of Ivory Joe Hunter's "Blues at Midnight" is closer to the spirit of modern era King as he aptly demonstrates his singular testifyin' style. The fun and frolic of both "I'm Gonna Sit in 'Til You Give In" and "My Baby's Comin' ...
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