Real Love (Ashford & Simpson album)

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Real Love
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Studio album by
Ashford & Simpson
Released1986
Studio
  • 39th Street Music, New York City
  • Blank Tape, New York City
  • Unique, New York City
Genre R&B, soul, pop
Label Capitol
Producer Ashford & Simpson
Ashford & Simpson chronology
Solid
(1984)		Real Love
(1986)		 Love or Physical
(1989)

Real Love is an album by the American R&B duo Ashford & Simpson, released in 1986 via Capitol Records. [1] [2]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 74 on the Billboard 200. [3] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" category. [4] The duo promoted the album with an appearance on One Life to Live and a North American tour. [5]

Production

All tracks from the album were written and produced by Ashford & Simpson. [6] Stevie Wonder contributed a harmonica solo to "Nobody Walks in L.A." [7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Robert Christgau B [9]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Record Mirror 2/5 [11]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

The Washington Post declared that Ashford & Simpson "haven't lost their knack for knockout hooks, and they have a talent for telling tales to suit the top ten." [6] Robert Christgau wrote that "not even 'Nobody Walks in L.A.', which makes good on its title but is too quirky and local for a single, takes it on home." [9] The Los Angeles Times thought that "Count Your Blessings" possesses "the slick, black adult-contemporary sound that has become Ashford and Simpson’s stock in trade." [13] The Gazette called the album "more seamless songs of love, loss and inspiration from the yuppies of soul." [14]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Ashford and Simpson

No.TitleLength
1."Count Your Blessings"4:53
2."Real Love"4:03
3."Nobody Walks in L.A."5:38
4."How Does It Fit"4:08
5."Relations"5:17
6."What Becomes of Love"5:59
7."Way Ahead"4:01
8."10th Round"4:22

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. ↑ "At Last, The Secret Is Out". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 20, 1986 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Jet's Top 20 Albums". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. September 22, 1986 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Ashford & Simpson". Billboard.
  4. ↑ "Ashford And Simpson". GRAMMY.com. November 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Popping Around". Showcase. The Tennessean. 10 Aug 1986. p. 13.
  6. 1 2 "'Love' and Marriage". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ashford and Simpson — Dynamic Duo on the Charts". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Real Love - Ashford & Simpson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  9. 1 2 "Robert Christgau: CG: Ashford". www.robertchristgau.com.
  10. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 271.
  11. ↑ Bernard, Edwin J. (13 September 1986). "Albums: Ashford & Simpson – Real Love (Capitol)" (PDF). Record Mirror . London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 18. ISSN   0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024– via World Radio History.
  12. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 25.
  13. ↑ "R&B's Love Couple". Los Angeles Times. August 24, 1986.
  14. ↑ Griffin, John (25 Sep 1986). "Ashford and Simpson – Real Love (Capitol)". The Gazette. p. E3.
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