Mr. Ashford and his songwrg partner and later wife, Valerie Simpson, posed hs for Marv Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Ray Charl, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan and themselv.
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The list of artists who rerd or sampled Ashford and Simpson’s mic is imprsive; Ray Charl, who had a eback of sorts 1966 wh the cidly secular, yet sanctified, “Let’s Go Get Stoned”; the rerdg duo of Tammi Terrell and Marv Gaye, who served as m for the young Ashford and Simpson; Diana Ross, whose ft sis as a solo artist where arguably wrten by Ashford and Simpson; Dis legend Sylvter, who rerd the duo’s “Over and Over” on his solo but 1977; Chaka Khan, whose signature tune “I’m Every Women” is an Ashford and Simpson classic; Teddy Penrgrass who rerd “Is It Still Good To Ya”; Cheryl Lynn, who match the duo’s own performance of “Believe Me”; Aretha Frankl who vered several of their tracks; The Dynamic Superrs, whose out gay lead sger Tony Washgton, was clearly fluenced by Ashford’s own soarg falsetto (a lost art today’s mil environment); the late Amy Wehoe; and even Mary J. Ashford, who rerd and performed profsnally wh his wife of 30+ years, Valerie Simpson, is bt known for wrg the 1984 h songs “Solid (As A Rock)” and 1967’s “A’t No Mounta High Enough” rerd by Marv Gaye and Tammi Terrell.
Ashford and Simpson never reached the heights of fame as the superstars who rerd their mil posns, such as Diana Ross, Chaka Khan and Marv Gaye. In “A’t No Mounta High Enough, ” om 1967, their first of several hs for Marv Gaye and Tammi Terrell, lovers close harmony proclaim their termatn that “no wd, no ra, no wter’s ld, n stop me, baby, ” while also makg cuter promis like “If you’re ever trouble, I’ll be there on the double. ” Gaye and Terrell also sang the duo’s songs “Your Prec Love, ” “A’t Nothg Like the Real Thg” and “You’re All I Need to Get By.
" The uple then joed Motown Rerds, where they wrote a host of popular songs for the lik of Marv Gaye, Tammi Terrell and Diana Ross cludg "A't No Mounta High Enough, " "A't Nothg Like the Real Thg" and "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand).