List of songs written by Ashford & Simpson

This is a list of songs written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson.

Chart hits and other notable songs written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson

Year	Song^[1]	Original artist^[1]	^{U.S. Pop^[2]}	^{U.S. R&B^[3]}	^{UK Singles Chart^[4]}	Other charting versions, and notes
1965	"The Real Thing"	Betty Everett	-	-	-	Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead 1965: Tina Britt, #20 R&B^[5]
	"Let's Go Get Stoned"	The Coasters	-	-	-	Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead 1966: Ray Charles, #31 US,^[6] #1 R&B^[7]
	"One Step at a Time"	Maxine Brown	55	-	-	Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead
	"Hey Ho, What You Do to Me"	The Guess Who	125	-	-	Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead, #3 hit in Canada
	"Never Had It So Good"	Ronnie Milsap	106	19^[8]	-	Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead B-side: Let's Go Get Stoned
1966	"The Hard Way"	The Nashville Teens	-	-	45	Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead
	"Cry Like a Baby"	Aretha Franklin	-	27	-	Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead 1973: Dorothy Moore, #79 R&B
	"I Don't Need No Doctor"	Ray Charles	72	45	-	Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead 1971: Humble Pie, #71 US 1972: New Riders of the Purple Sage, #81 US 1987: W.A.S.P. (live), #31 UK
1967	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"	Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell	19	3	-	1970: Diana Ross, #1 US, #1 R&B, #6 UK 1981: Boys Town Gang, #46 UK 1986: Diana Ross, #85 UK (reissue) 1998: Whitehouse, #60 UK 1998: Jocelyn Brown, #35 UK Credited as co-writers with Amy Winehouse, following use of sample: 2007: Amy Winehouse, "Tears Dry on Their Own", #16 UK 2011: Amy Winehouse, "Tears Dry on Their Own", #27 UK (reissue)
	"Your Precious Love"	Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell	5	2	-	1982: Al Jarreau and Randy Crawford, #16 R&B 1990: Tamika Patton, #20 R&B 1999: Erykah Badu and D'Angelo, #83 R&B
	"California Soul"	The Messengers	-	-	-	1968: The 5th Dimension, #25 US, #49 R&B 1970: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, #56 US 2005: Riot Act, #59 UK
1968	"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"	Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell	8	1	34	1974: Aretha Franklin, #47 US, #6 R&B 1976: Donny and Marie Osmond, #21 US 1982: Chris Christian, #88 US 1994: Marcella Detroit and Elton John, #24 UK
	"Some Things You Never Get Used To"	Diana Ross and the Supremes	30	43	34
	"You're All I Need to Get By"	Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell	7	1	19	1971: Aretha Franklin, #19 US, #3 R&B 1975: Tony Orlando & Dawn, #34 US 1978: Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams, #47 US, #10 R&B, #45 UK 1995: Method Man, #3 US, #1 R&B, #10 UK
	"I Am Your Man"	Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers	85	40	-
	"Destination: Anywhere"	The Marvelettes	63	28	-
	"Keep On Lovin' Me Honey"	Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell	24	11	-
1969	"You Ain't Livin' Till You're Lovin'"	Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell	-	-	21
	"Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By"	Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell	30	11	26
	"Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)"	Gladys Knight & the Pips	63	11	-
	"The Onion Song"	Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell	50	18	9
	"What You Gave Me"	Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell	49	6	-	1979: Diana Ross, #86 R&B
1970	"Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)"	Diana Ross	20	7	33	1973: Diana Ross, #51 UK (reissue)
	"Who's Gonna Take the Blame"	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	46	9	-
	"Remember Me"	Diana Ross	16	10	7
1971	"Surrender"	Diana Ross	38	16	10
1972	"Tear It On Down"	Martha Reeves and the Vandellas	-	37	-
1972	"Silly Wasn't I"	Valerie Simpson	63	24	-	Written by Ashford, Simpson, and Jo Armstead
1973	"(I'd Know You) Anywhere"	Ashford & Simpson	88	37	-
1974	"Have You Ever Tried It"	Ashford & Simpson	-	77	-
	"Main Line"	Ashford & Simpson	-	37	-
	"Don't Send Nobody Else"	Ace Spectrum	57	20	-
	"Everybody's Got to Give It Up"	Ashford & Simpson	-	53	-
	"Shoe Shoe Shine"	The Dynamic Superiors	68	16	-
1975	"I Had a Love "	Ben E. King	-	77	-
	"Bend Me"	Ashford & Simpson	-	73	-
	"Leave It Alone"	The Dynamic Superiors	-	13	-
	"Nobody's Gonna Change Me"	The Dynamic Superiors	-	51	-
	"Deception"	The Dynamic Superiors	-	53	-
1976	"It'll Come, It'll Come, It'll Come"	Ashford & Simpson	-	96	-
	"Somebody Told a Lie"	Ashford & Simpson	-	58	-
	"Tried, Tested and Found True"	Ashford & Simpson	-	52	-
1977	"So So Satisfied"	Ashford & Simpson	-	27	-
	"Over and Over"	Ashford & Simpson	-	39	-
	"Send It"	Ashford & Simpson	-	15	-
1978	"Don't Cost You Nothing"	Ashford & Simpson	79	10	51
	"By Way of Love's Express"	Ashford & Simpson	-	35	-
	"Stuff Like That"	Quincy Jones	21	1	34	Written by Ashford, Simpson, Steve Gadd, Eric Gale, Quincy Jones, Ralph MacDonald and Richard Tee
	"It Seems to Hang On"	Ashford & Simpson	-	2	48
	"Ride-O-Rocket"	The Brothers Johnson	-	45	50
	"I'm Every Woman"	Chaka Khan	21	1	11	1989: Chaka Khan (remix), #8 UK 1993: Whitney Houston, #4 US, #5 R&B, #4 UK 2004: Chaka Khan (reissue), #80 UK
	"Is It Still Good to Ya"	Ashford & Simpson	-	12	-
1979	"Flashback"	Ashford & Simpson	-	70	-
	"Found a Cure"	Ashford & Simpson	36	2	-
	"The Boss"	Diana Ross	19	12	40	1997: The Braxtons, #31 UK
	"Nobody Knows"	Ashford & Simpson	-	19	-
	"No One Gets the Prize"	Diana Ross	-	-	59
	"It's My House"	Diana Ross	-	27	32	1979: Storm, #36 UK
1980	"Gimme Something Real"	Wardell Piper	-	53	-
	"Clouds"	Chaka Khan	-	10	-	1997: The Source, #38 UK
	"Top of the Stairs"	Collins and Collins	-	68	-
	"Landlord"	Gladys Knight and the Pips	46	3	-
	"Love Don't Make It Right"	Ashford & Simpson	-	6	-
	"A Taste of Bitter Love"	Gladys Knight and the Pips	-	38	35
	"Happy Endings"	Ashford & Simpson	-	35	-
	"Bourgie', Bourgie'"	Gladys Knight and the Pips	-	45	32
1981	"Bad Company"	Ullanda McCullough	-	36	-
	"I Ain't Asking"	Phyllis Hyman	-
	"I Will Fight"	Gladys Knight and the Pips	-	21	-
	"If That'll Make You Happy "	Gladys Knight and the Pips	-	37	-
	"Get Out Your Handkerchief "	Ashford & Simpson	-	65	-
"It Shows in the Eyes"	Ashford & Simpson	-	34	-
1982	"A Friend of Mine"	Gladys Knight and the Pips	-	50	-
	"Keep Away Girls"	Stephanie Mills	-	13	-
	"Street Corner"	Ashford & Simpson	56	9	-
	"Love It Away"	Ashford & Simpson	-	20	-
1983	"High-Rise"	Ashford & Simpson	-	17	-
1983	"It's Much Deeper"	Ashford & Simpson	-	45	-
1984	"Solid"	Ashford & Simpson	12	1	3
1985	"Outta the World"	Ashford & Simpson	-	4	-
1985	"Babies"	Ashford & Simpson	-	29	56
1986	"Count Your Blessings"	Ashford & Simpson	-	4	79
1989	"I'll Be There for You"	Ashford & Simpson	-	2	-
1989	"Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)"	Roberta Flack	-	37	72
1990	"Hungry for Me Again"	Ashford & Simpson	-	40	-
1996	"Been Found"	Ashford & Simpson	-	80	-

References

^ ^a ^b Songs written by Nickolas Ashford, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014
^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research.
^ Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (The Week of June 19, 1965)". Billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^ "The Hot 100 (The Week of July 16, 1966)". Billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (The Week of July 23, 1966)". Billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (The Week of November 27, 1965)". Billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 1 October 2017.