1981 Ashford & Simpson – Performance
Performance is a live album by Ashford & Simpson, released in 1981 on Warner Bros. The last three songs on that album were recorded in a studio.
Tracks
1 Bourgie Bourgie (Instrumental) (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 01:26
2 Nobody Knows (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 04:56
3 Medley (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 05:37
4 It Seems To Hang On (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 06:32
5 Don’t Cost You Nothing (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 03:52
6 Medley (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 13:13
7 I Need Your Light (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 03:50
8 Love Don’t Make It Right (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 03:22
9 Gimme Something Real (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 08:53
10 Found A Cure (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 04:11
11 It Shows In The Eyes (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 04:04
12 It’s The Long Run (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 05:02
13 Come On, Pretty Baby (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 04:25
Biography
Musicians
Bass | Eluriel Barfield |
Drums | Yogi Horton |
Guitar | Andy Schwartz |
Clavinet | Peter Cannarozzi |
Fender Rhodes | Peter Cannarozzi |
Piano | Ray Chew |
Piano | Valerie Simpson |
Synthesizer | Peter Cannarozzi |
Flute | Vinny Della Rocca |
Sax | Vinny Della Rocca |
Trumpet | Ray Maldonaldo |
Percussion | Sammy Figueroa |
Background Vocals | Ullanda McCullough |
Background Vocals | Frank Floyd |
Vocals | Valerie Simpson |
Vocals | Nickolas Ashford |
Other Musicians
11 It Shows In The Eyes
Bass | Francisco Centeno |
Drums | Yogi Horton |
Guitar | Eric Gale |
Fender Rhodes | Ray Chew |
Organ | Ray Chew |
Piano | Valerie Simpson |
Synthesizer | Philip Woo |
Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
Vocals | Valerie Simpson |
Vocals | Nickolas Ashford |
12 It’s The Long Run
Bass | Francisco Centeno |
Drums | Yogi Horton |
Guitar | Eric Gale |
Fender Rhodes | Ray Chew |
Organ | Ray Chew |
Piano | Valerie Simpson |
Synthesizer | Philip Woo |
Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
Vocals | Valerie Simpson |
Vocals | Nickolas Ashford |
13 Come On, Pretty Baby
Bass | Francisco Centeno |
Drums | Yogi Horton |
Guitar | Eric Gale |
Fender Rhodes | Ray Chew |
Organ | Ray Chew |
Piano | Valerie Simpson |
Synthesizer | Philip Woo |
Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
Vocals | Valerie Simpson |
Vocals | Nickolas Ashford |
Liner Notes
Producer – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Engineer – Michael Hutchinson
Mastered By – Ted Jensen, Jimmy Simpson
Mixed By – Jimmy Simpson
Art Direction – Tim Ritchie
Design – Mac James
Photography – David X. Young, Gerry Montesano, Ken Howard, Mark Duffy
Typography – Michael Manoogian
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros. Records Inc
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