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Ashford & Simpson came up with an intriguing tack for this early-'80s session: take a contemporary situation and use a quasi-operatic format to illuminate it. The only problem came in the execution; the songs weren't up to the concept, although most weren't terrible. They were just good, faceless urban contemporary dance and love tunes, hardly the kind of transcendent things needed to make this worthy of operatic pretensions.
© Ron Wynn /TiVo
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John Potoker, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Simpson, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Pendarvis, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ashford & Simpson, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Simpson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Hutchinson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1982 Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1982 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
John Potoker, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Simpson, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Pendarvis, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ashford & Simpson, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Simpson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Hutchinson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1982 Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1982 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
John Potoker, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Simpson, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Pendarvis, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ashford & Simpson, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Simpson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Hutchinson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1982 Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1982 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Composer - Valerie Simpson, Composer - Ashford & Simpson, MainArtist
(C) 1982 Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1982 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
John Potoker, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Simpson, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Pendarvis, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ashford & Simpson, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Simpson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Hutchinson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1982 Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1982 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
John Potoker, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Simpson, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Pendarvis, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ashford & Simpson, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Simpson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Hutchinson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1982 Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1982 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
John Potoker, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Simpson, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Pendarvis, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ashford & Simpson, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Simpson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Hutchinson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1982 Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1982 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
John Potoker, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Simpson, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Pendarvis, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ashford & Simpson, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Simpson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Hutchinson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1982 Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1982 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
John Potoker, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Simpson, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Pendarvis, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ashford & Simpson, Vocal Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Simpson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Hutchinson, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1982 Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1982 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Ashford & Simpson came up with an intriguing tack for this early-'80s session: take a contemporary situation and use a quasi-operatic format to illuminate it. The only problem came in the execution; the songs weren't up to the concept, although most weren't terrible. They were just good, faceless urban contemporary dance and love tunes, hardly the kind of transcendent things needed to make this worthy of operatic pretensions.
© Ron Wynn /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:06
- Main artists: Ashford & Simpson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI Catalogue
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1982 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
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