Found a Cure (Ashford & Simpson song)

"Found a Cure"
German release picture sleeve
Single by Ashford & Simpson
from the album Stay Free
B-side	"You Always Could"
Released	1979 (1979)
Genre	Soul [1] • disco
Length	3:44(7" version) 6:59(Album version)
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Producer(s)	Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

"Found a Cure" is a 1979 single by Ashford & Simpson, from their album, Stay Free. ^[2] Along with the title track and the song, "Nobody Knows", "Found a Cure" hit number one on the dance/disco chart for two weeks. ^[3] The tracks replaced Diana Ross's album, The Boss , which was produced by Ashford & Simpson. "Found a Cure" also crossed over to the soul singles chart where it stayed at number two for three weeks ^[4] , as well as crossing over to the pop singles chart where it made the Top 40 peaking at number 36.

Chart performance

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Canada (RPM Top 100) [5]	65
Canada (RPM Dance Music) [6]	7
US Billboard Hot 100 [7]	36
US Billboard Disco Top 80	1
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles	2

References

1. Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "Movin' On Up: Corporate Soul". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 101. ISBN   978-0-312-19821-3.
2. AllMusic.
3. Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003, 2004
4. Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004, 2004
5. "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 3, 1979" (PDF).
6. "RPM Top 30 Dance - November 3, 1979" (PDF).
7. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 45.