Real Thing: Songs Of Ashford Simpson & Armstead Real Thing: Songs Of Ashford Simpson & Armstead CD

They worked together as a team for just two years, but during that time Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Joshie Jo Armstead wrote dozens of great soul songs, 24 of which comprise "The Real Thing", the latest addition to our unofficial songwriters series.

1. Are You Trying to Get Rid of Me Baby - the Crystals 2. Too Hot to Hold - Betty Everett 3. Look Away - the Shirelles 4. Love Ain't What It Used to Be - the Diplomats 5. Same Old Feeling - Jo Ann ; Troy 6. You're in Love - Maxine Brown 7. Only Your Love Can Save Me - Betty Lavette 8. Baby I'll Come - Mary Love 9. Cry Like a Baby - Aretha Franklin 10. I'm Satisfied - Chuck Jackson ; Maxine Brown 11. Dance Children Dance - Mary Love 12. You're Absolutely Right - Tina Britt 13. Mr Creator - the Apollas 14. Looky, Looky (What I Got) - Candy ; the Kisses 15. Never Had It So Good - B J Thomas 16. The Shoe Won't Fit - Betty Everett 17. The Real Thing - the Chiffons 18. Smokie Joe's - the Jewells 19. Say It Again - Marie Knight 20. Please Little Angel - Doris Troy 21. I Saw Pity in the Face of a Friend - Ronnie Milsap 22. No Better for You - Big Maybelle 23. Running Out - Vernon Garrett 24. Let's Go Get Stoned - the Coasters