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Ashford & Simpson - The Warner Bros. Years: Hits, Remixes and Rarities

March 2nd, 2008

Ashford & Simpson - The Warner Bros. Years: Hits, Remixes and Rarities album cover

Official Rhino Records Site: http://rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=347964&p=RHfpg

by Bambi Weavil

This special two-disc collection providing the best of Ashford and Simpson from their Warner Bros. years in this brand new release proves to be timeless. For the long-time fans of Ashford and Simpson, disc one provides classic and impossible to find 12 inch remixes from 1973 - 1982. Disc two reinvents their classics from today’s hottest remixers including Tom Moulton and Dimitri From Paris. Ashford and Simpson’s four decades of contributions still continue in today’s popular music such as writing credits on Amy Winehouse’s album Back to Black, for the single, “Tears Dry On Their Own.”

This stunning collection represents their talent as songwriters, producers and performers that inspired a generation of artists and music enthusiasts alike. Fan favorites like “Don’t Cost You Nothing,” “Nobody Knows,” “Tried, Tested and Found True” and “Love Don’t Always Make It Right” among others are all represented in this collection. There is no shortage of music and no sense of rushing in any part of this collection, packed with over a hour’s worth of music on each disc, this collection is the perfect way album to spin at a afternoon happy hour cocktail party. The remixes do not take away from the incredible talent from Ashford and Simpson continues to give from the great disco and soul era in the 70s and 80s.