Ashford & Simpson Warner Bros. Years: Hits, Remixes & Rarities CD

Songwriting and production team Ashford & Simpson are responsible for hits by soul superstars such as Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, and Aretha Franklin, penning the classics "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "Let's Go Get Stoned," and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," among others. But Ashford & Simpson were recording stars in their own right, with a discography that stretches from the early 1960s to the 2000s.

WARNER BROTHER YEARS collects the work the duo did for the label through the 1970s and into the early `80s, focusing on originals ("Everybody's Got to Give It Up"), 12-inch mixes (like the disco treatments of "Over and Over" and "Nobody Knows"), and contemporary remixes (such as Dim's Club Mix of "Stay Free"). The full stylistic range of the talented couple (yes, they're married) is on display as well, from classic `60s soul, to pulsing disco, to contemporary R&B.

2-CD Compilation Boasts Lush, Soulful Originals, Impossible To Find 12" Versions And Sensational Contemporary Remixes Of Signature Tracks From R&B's Most Enduring Duo!The phenomenal R&B performing and songwriting partnership of Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson-better known as simply Ashford & Simpson-made their Warner Bros. recording debut with 1973's Billboard® Top 20 LP Gimme Something Real. Over the course of more than a decade with the label, the duo's legend grew with a string of chart hits and acclaimed albums, among them 1978's gold-selling Is It Still Good To Ya, which Stephen Holden described in Rolling Stone as, "music I find almost irresistibly ecstatic." That feeling comes across full-force on Rhino's new 2-CD compilation featuring unforgettable originals and 12" versions on Disc 1 followed by inspired contemporary remixes on Disc 2. As songwriters, Ashford & Simpson gave the world classics including "I'm Every Woman" and "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing." As performers they deliver sonic ecstasy, celebrated to the max on this innovative set.

Audio Remixers: Dimitri from Paris; John Morales; Tom Moulton; Tommy Musto.

Liner Note Authors: David Nathan; Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson.

Recording information: Audiology; East Side Sounds, NY.

Author: Jimmy Simpson.

Editor: Dimitri from Paris.

Photographers: Ed Thrasher; Richard Aaron.

Personnel: José "Cochi" Claussell (bongos, percussion); Willie Martinez (percussion).

Audio Mixer: Jimmy Simpson.