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Valerie Simpson (26 Aug 1946 - )

Female Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (6)

Official

Album

  1. Exposed May 1971
  2. Valerie Simpson 1972
  3. Dinosaurs Are Coming Back Again 19 May 2012

Album - Compilation

  1. The Collection 11 Oct 2004

Relationships (6)

Member Of

  1. Ashford & Simpson
  2. We Are Family Collective

Married

  1. Nickolas Ashford

Siblings

  1. Ray Simpson
  2. James Simpson
  3. Jimmy Simpson

Recordings by (46)

  1. I Don’t Need No Help 6:30 (May 1971)
  2. Love Woke Me Up This Morning 3:00 (May 1971)
  3. Now That There’s You 2:56 (May 1971)
  4. Sinner Man (Don’t Let Him Catch You) 3:04 (May 1971)
  5. Can’t It Wait Until Tomorrow 4:00 (May 1971)
  6. I Just Wanna Be There 2:59 (May 1971)
  7. Back to Nowhere 3:37 (May 1971)
  8. There Is a God 3:40 (May 1971)
  9. World Without Sunshine 2:56 (May 1971)
  10. We Can Work It Out 4:53 (May 1971)
  11. Silly Wasn’t I 2:09 (1972)
  12. Fix It Alright 4:10 (1972)
  13. Benjie 2:51 (1972)
  14. One More Baby Child Born 4:07 (1972)
  15. Keep It Coming 3:20 (1972)
  16. I Believe I’m Gonna Take This Ride 2:54 (1972)
  17. Could Have Been Sweeter 2:09 (1972)
  18. Genius I 4:22 (1972)
  19. Genius II 3:15 (1972)
  20. Drink the Wine 3:42 (1972)
  21. Sinner Man (Don't Let Him Catch You) 3:11 (1977)
  22. Silly Wasn't I 2:10 (1977)
  23. Now That There's You 2:55 (1977)
  24. Love Woke Me Up 3:30 (1977)
  25. Can't It Wait Until Tomorrow 4:15 (1977)
  26. Genius 4:29 (1977)
  27. I Don't Need No Help 6:44 (11 Oct 2004)
  28. Sinner Man 3:14 (11 Oct 2004)
  29. World Without Sunlight 3:01 (11 Oct 2004)
  30. I Believe I'm Gonna Take This Ride 3:03 (11 Oct 2004)
  31. Silly Wasn’t Me 2:08 (2009)
  32. Sometime Thing 5:07 (19 May 2012)
  33. Dinosaurs Are Coming Back Again 5:20 (19 May 2012)
  34. Ain't No Mountain High Enough 4:57 (19 May 2012)
  35. Love Never Dies 4:58 (19 May 2012)
  36. Heaven 4:14 (19 May 2012)
  37. Do It for Yourself 3:34 (19 May 2012)
  38. Trying to Be Perfect 4:41 (19 May 2012)
  39. The Look 5:17 (19 May 2012)
  40. Count Your Losses 4:52 (19 May 2012)
  41. You Ain’t Livin’ Till You’re Lovin’ 2:27 (27 Sep 2019)
  42. Can’t It Wait Until Tomorrow (album version) 4:22 (03 Aug 2020)
  43. I Just Want to Be There 3:11 ()
  44. A World Without Sunlight 3:02 ()
  45. Genius, Part 1 4:30 ()
  46. Genius, Part 2 3:25 ()

On Recordings (50)

Vocals

  1. I Can’t Quit Her 3:38 Blood, Sweat & Tears (21 Feb 1968)
  2. So Much Love / Underture 4:41 Blood, Sweat & Tears (21 Feb 1968)
  3. Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing 2:15 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (28 Mar 1968) background vocals
  4. I’m Gonna Leave You by Yourself 3:02 Eddie Harris (1969) background vocals
  5. Summer in the City 4:05 Quincy Jones (01 Oct 1973) solo
  6. Tribute to A.F.: Daydreaming / First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 7:14 Quincy Jones (01 Oct 1973) solo
  7. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover 3:35 Paul Simon (25 Oct 1975) background vocals

Produced

  1. Together 2:08 Candy & the Kisses (1965)
  2. Out in the Streets Again 2:00 Candy & the Kisses (1965)
  3. Keep On Searchin’ 2:28 Candy & the Kisses (1965)
  4. Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing 2:15 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (28 Mar 1968)
  5. Some Things You Never Get Used To 2:23 The Supremes (21 May 1968)
  6. You’re All I Need to Get By 2:49 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Aug 1968)
  7. Can’t Seem to Get You Out of My Mind 3:24 Four Tops (Aug 1968)
  8. A Place in the Sun 3:31 Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations (08 Nov 1968)
  9. Some Things You Never Get Used To 2:25 The Supremes (13 Nov 1968)
  10. You Ain’t Livin’ Till You’re Lovin’ 2:41 The Supremes (13 Nov 1968)
  11. Keep an Eye 2:59 The Supremes (13 Nov 1968)
  12. Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand) 3:07 Diana Ross (May 1970)
  13. Something on My Mind 2:26 Diana Ross (May 1970)
  14. These Things Will Keep Me Loving You 3:11 Diana Ross (May 1970)
  15. Can’t It Wait Until Tomorrow 3:17 Diana Ross (May 1970)
  16. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough 6:19 Diana Ross (May 1970)
  17. You’re All I Need to Get By 3:28 Diana Ross (May 1970)
  18. Now That There’s You 3:30 Diana Ross (May 1970)
  19. I Wouldn’t Change the Man He Is 3:20 Diana Ross (May 1970)
  20. Keep an Eye 3:17 Diana Ross (May 1970)
  21. Where There Was Darkness 3:19 Diana Ross (May 1970)
  22. Dark Side of the World 3:08 Diana Ross (May 1970)
  23. Stoned Soul Picnic 3:26 The Supremes & Four Tops (Sep 1970)
  24. Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand) 4:46 The Supremes & Four Tops (Sep 1970)
  25. Ain’t Nothin’ Like the Real Thing 2:40 The Supremes & Four Tops (Sep 1970)
  26. River Deep, Mountain High 4:51 The Supremes & Four Tops (Sep 1970)
  27. River Deep - Mountain High 4:54 The Supremes & Four Tops (05 Nov 1970)
  28. I’m a Winner 3:05 Diana Ross (12 Jul 1971)
  29. And If You See Him 2:50 Diana Ross (12 Jul 1971)
  30. Reach Out, I’ll Be There 4:50 Diana Ross (12 Jul 1971)
  31. All the Befores 4:35 Diana Ross (12 Jul 1971)
  32. I’ll Settle for You 2:58 Diana Ross (12 Jul 1971)
  33. I Can’t Give Back the Love I Feel for You 3:42 Diana Ross (12 Jul 1971)
  34. Did You Read the Morning Paper 3:53 Diana Ross (12 Jul 1971)
  35. Surrender 2:53 Diana Ross (12 Jul 1971)
  36. A Simple Thing Like Cry 2:56 Diana Ross (12 Jul 1971)
  37. Didn’t You Know (You’d Have to Cry Sometime) 2:56 Diana Ross (12 Jul 1971)
  38. River Deep – Mountain High 3:07 The Supremes & Four Tops (Oct 1971)
  39. Did You Read the Morning Paper? 3:49 Diana Ross (1971)
  40. Reach Out, I'll Be There 5:28 Diana Ross (1971)
  41. Just Say, Just Say 4:13 Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (26 Oct 1973)

Arranged

  1. Can't We Be Strangers Again 5:08 Les McCann (1970)
  2. Baby, Baby 3:01 Les McCann (1970)

Credited as (17)

  1. Valerie Simpson
  2. Valerie Simpson feat. Nina Simone
  3. Valerie Simpson feat. Roberta Flack
  4. Quincy Jones, Nickolas Ashford, Chaka Khan & Valerie Simpson
  5. Cliff Richard & Valerie Simpson
  6. Quincy Jones & Valerie Simpson
  7. Terri Lyne Carrington feat. Valerie Simpson
  8. Quincy Jones feat. Ashford & Simpson and Chaka Khan
  9. Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford, Jo Armstead
  10. Paul Shaffer & The World’s Most Dangerous Band featuring Valerie Simpson & Felicia Collins
  11. Quincy Jones feat. Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Chaka Khan
  12. Michael Franks featuring Valerie Simpson
  13. Ashford/Simpson
  14. Quincy Jones, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Chaka Khan
  15. Quincy Jones, Valerie Simpson, Hubert Laws, Freddie Hubbard, Rahsaan Roland Kirk & Eric Gale
  16. Quincy Jones; Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson; Chaka Khan
  17. Quincy Jones; Valerie Simpson

Works (122)

Wrote

  1. ザ・ボス
  2. The Boss
  3. エイント・ノー・マウンテン・ハイ・イナフ
  4. My Heart Belongs to You
  5. You’re All I Need to Get By
  6. The Onion Song
  7. Good Lovin’ Ain’t Easy to Come By
  8. Our Love's in Danger
  9. Keep on Lovin' Me Honey
  10. Baby, Baby Don’t Waste My Time
  11. It Seems to Hang On
  12. The Debt Is Settled
  13. Ain’t It a Shame
  14. Get Up and Do Something
  15. You Always Could
  16. Flashback
  17. As Long as It Holds You
  18. Keep It Coming
  19. Lookie Lookie Lookie
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Composed

  1. Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)
  2. Can I Go On?
  3. End of the Yellow Brick Road
  4. Just Say, Just Say
  5. Stuff Like That
  6. Ain't Nothin' But a Maybe
  7. Can't Seem to Get You Out of My Mind
  8. No One Gets the Price / The Boss (12" re-edit)
  9. Can’t Get You Out of My Mind
  10. All for One
  11. Can't It Wait Until Tomorrow
  12. And If You See Him
  13. All the Befores
  14. Dark Side of the World
  15. Did You Read the Morning Paper?
  16. Didn’t You Know (You’d Have to Cry Sometime)
  17. No One Gets the Prize
  18. Where There Was Darkness
  19. I Ain't Been Licked
  20. I Wouldn't Change the Man He Is
  21. I'll Settle for You
  22. I'm in the World
  23. It's My House
  24. Now That There's You
  25. I’m a Winner
  26. Once in the Morning
  27. Something on My Mind
  28. Sparkle
  29. What You Gave Me
  30. I Can’t Give Back the Love I Feel for You
  31. Guitarra G
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Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. BET Awards 2012

Links (22)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91063566
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n91063566/
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13899810h
  4. https://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=494470
  5. https://www.45cat.com/artist/valerie-simpson
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134523083
  7. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/valerie_simpson

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/Valerie-simpson

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Valerie+Simpson

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/188540

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/268169

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000255494

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0801248/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/84166003

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60149843

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/3535

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/152086
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Lc8gVjpJFGo4xMHE0Ax7r

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/03f97204-818e-45e0-b3d5-1108a52789ba

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/ivaleriesimpson
  2. https://www.facebook.com/valeriesimpson.nickashford

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB9wkQywHriH3phksGYy0PQ