So I’ve been looking for this song for the better part of eight years (most of my bboy career). Might not be the hardest song to find but its been one that I’ve struggled with. I first heard this track on DJ ABEL’s Freestyle Session Japan mix tape in 2003 or 2004. Thanks to Max and Shazam I now know this track. The break kicks in at the 3:11 mark. On a side note, Shazam is another great tool for tracking down the artist and title of songs. If you have a smart phone I suggest you check it out.
Get DJ ABLE’s FSS JAPAN mix tape here
Ashford & Simpson
courtesy of Wikipedia.
Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011)[1][2], and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946), were a husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists.[3]
Ashford was born in Fairfield, South Carolina, and Simpson in Bronx, New York. They met at Harlem‘s White Rock Baptist Church in 1963. After having recorded unsuccessfully as a duo, they joined aspiring solo artist and former member of the Ikettes,Joshie Jo Armstead, at the Scepter/Wand label where their compositions were recorded by Ronnie Milsap (“Never Had It So Good”), Maxine Brown (“One Step At A Time”), as well as the Shirelles and Chuck Jackson. Another of the trio’s songs, “Let’s Go Get Stoned“, gave Ray Charles a number one U.S. R&B hit in 1966. That same year Ashford & Simpson joined Motown, where their best-known songs included “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough“, “You’re All I Need To Get By“, “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing“, and “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)“. Ashford and Simpson wrote many other hit songs including Chaka Khan‘s “I’m Every Woman” (1978) and Teddy Pendergrass‘s “Is It Still Good to You“. As performers, Ashford and Simpson’s best-known duets are “Solid” (1984 US and 1985 UK), and “Found A Cure” (1979). The duo was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002.
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