"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is an R&B/soul rock song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label, a division of Motown. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, becoming a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes frontwoman Diana Ross. The song became Ross' first solo number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
"I'm Every Woman" is the debut solo single by American singer Chaka Khan from her debut solo studio album Chaka (1978). It was Khan's first hit outside her recordings with the funk band Rufus. "I'm Every Woman" was produced by Arif Mardin and written by the successful songwriting team Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson. The single established Chaka's career outside the group Rufus, whom she would leave after their eighth studio album Masterjam was released in late 1979.
In the Name of Love is the first Thompson Twins album released in the USA. The album was released in 1982 on Arista Records and comprises eight of the eleven tracks from their second album, Set, plus two of the singles from their debut album, A Product of ... (Participation).
"Do I Do" is a song written and performed by American singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder, first released in 1982 on the album Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I. The single peaked at #2 on the soul chart and peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US. On the US dance chart, "Do I Do" went to number one for two weeks. Overseas, it reached #10 in the UK.
Too Tough is the fourth studio album by the recording artist Angela Bofill, released in early 1983. This was her second release through Arista Records, with Narada Michael Walden again serving as joint music producer.
"The Boss" is a 1979 disco song written and produced by Ashford & Simpson and recorded by singer Diana Ross, who released it as a single on the Motown label. It was the first release from the album of the same title (1979).
"Remember Me" is a 1970 single recorded and released by singer Diana Ross on the Motown label and was included on her 1971 album Surrender. In the US, the song was Ross' third top forty pop hit within a year, peaking at number 16 on the Hot 100 chart and number 10 on the soul chart. It was also Diana Ross' third entry on the Easy Listening chart, where it went to number twenty. It gave Diana her 3rd gold single in a year's time and her 3rd Top 20 charting single with Cash Box, peaking at #8. Overseas, "Remember Me" reached the top ten in the UK, where it peaked at number seven. It was the lead single from Ross' 1971 album, Surrender.
"Getaway" was a hit song for R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire in 1976 and written by Beloyd Taylor and Peter Cor Belenky. Released from their Spirit album, it spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart and peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of October 9, 1976. Along with the track, "Saturday Nite", "Getaway" peaked at number twelve on the disco charts. It has been covered by Lee Ritenour and His Gentle Thoughts. A remixed version also appears on the soundtrack for the 2005 PlayStation 2 video game Gran Turismo 4.
"Stuff Like That" is a hit song with music and lyrics written by Quincy Jones, Ashford & Simpson, Steve Gadd, Eric Gale, Ralph MacDonald and Richard Tee. The song was originally an instrumental rhythm track. Jones worked on the track with Ashford & Simpson, Chaka Khan and studio musicians Gadd, Gale, MacDonald and Tee to turn it into a single. Ashford & Simpson and Khan featured as vocalists while George Young was playing alto saxophone. The song was included on Jones' 1978 album Sounds...And Stuff Like That!. The single spent one week at number one on the R&B singles chart and peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
"Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)" is a song written by Emanuel LeBlanc, Herb Lane, Keith Crier, and Paul Service and performed by American band GQ from their debut studio album Disco Nights in 1979. The single spent two weeks at number one on the soul chart during the spring of 1979, becoming the first number-one soul hit for Arista Records, and peaked at #12 on the pop chart in April of that year. The single also peaked at #3 on the disco chart. The original title is "(Rock-Freaks) Disco / Boogie".
"Murphy's Law," was the name of a number 1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart single by the Canadian/American female dance music duo Chéri. It reached the top spot in May 1982 and stayed there for three weeks. The single also reached number 5 on the soul chart, reached the UK top twenty (#13), and entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at number 39.
"Surrender" is a song composed by Ashford & Simpson and released as the first single from singer Diana Ross' album of the same name in 1971 on the Motown label.
"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" is a disco song written by Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis. It was recorded by the American band Tavares in 1976. It was released as a single from the album Sky High! and was split into two parts: the first part was 3 minutes and 28 seconds in length, while the second part was 3 minutes and 10 seconds. "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" was re-released in February 1986.
"Shame, Shame, Shame" is a 1974 hit song written by Sylvia Robinson, performed by American disco band Shirley & Company and released on the Vibration label. The lead singer is Shirley Goodman, the male vocalist is Jesus Alvarez.
"Do You Love What You Feel" is a well-known soul/disco song by Rufus and Chaka. Released in late 1979 from the Quincy Jones produced album, Masterjam, it spent three weeks at the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart, becoming the fourth of five songs that they would send to the top of that chart. It also peaked at number thirty on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Along with the track, "Any Love", "Do You Love What You Feel" peaked at number five on the disco/dance charts. It would be one of the last albums featuring lead vocalist Chaka Khan before fully going solo.
"Try It Out" is a 1981 single by the Montreal-based singer, Gino Soccio. From the album, Closer, "Try It Out" along with the track, "Hold Tight" hit number one on the dance chart for six weeks and was the top hit on the dance play chart for the year. "Try It Out" also reached number twenty-two on the soul singles chart.
Dancer is a 1979 crossover disco single, by Canadian born producer, Gino Soccio, from the LP entitled, "Outline". Along with the track, "Dance to Dance", "Dancer" hit number one on the disco chart for six weeks and was the first of two times Soccio would reach the top spot."Dancer" also crossed over to the soul singles chart where it peaked at number sixty and to the pop singles chart where it made it to number forty-eight.
"Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out " is the Ashford & Simpson-penned, 1989 single by Roberta Flack. The single was the follow-up to her number one R&B hit, "Oasis". "Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out " stalled at number thirty-seven on the U.S. R&B singles chart, failing to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition, a remix of the single made it to number one on the dance club play chart for one week. Ashford & Simpson recorded the song themselves for the soundtrack of the 1998 film, Down In The Delta.
"Lovin' is Really My Game" is a 1977 song by American group Brainstorm, and is the lead single from their debut album Stormin'. The song was written by lead singer, Belita Woods along with Tranita Womack.
