Valerie Simpson

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American musician human record producer singer songwriter

Valerie Simpson is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as half of the Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson, who created numerous soul and R&B classics.

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Valerie Simpson canonical 24

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American musician ⓘ
human ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeIn 1960s music scene ⓘ
1970s music scene ⓘ
1980s music scene ⓘ
associatedAct Ashford & Simpson ⓘ
Nickolas Ashford ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
employer Motown ⓘ
surface form: Motown Records
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Simpson ⓘ
fieldOfWork music ⓘ
record production ⓘ
songwriting ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
pop ⓘ
soul ⓘ
givenName Valerie ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Ashford & Simpson ⓘ
name Valerie Simpson self-link ⓘ
notableAchievement co-wrote numerous Motown soul and R&B classics ⓘ
notableFor being half of the Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson ⓘ
notableWork “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” ⓘ
surface form: Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing ⓘ
Come As You Are ⓘ
Found a Cure ⓘ
Is It Still Good to Ya ⓘ
It Seems to Hang On ⓘ
Send It ⓘ
Solid ⓘ
Street Corner ⓘ
Valerie Simpson (solo recordings) ⓘ
You're All I Need to Get By ⓘ
occupation record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth New York City ⓘ
recordLabel Capitol Records ⓘ
Motown ⓘ
surface form: Motown Records
residence New York City ⓘ
spouse Nickolas Ashford ⓘ

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I’m Gonna Make You Love Me → producer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
subject surface form: I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
I’m Every Woman → writer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
subject surface form: I'm Every Woman
Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations → producer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
Nickolas Ashford → spouse → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
Nickolas Ashford → partnerInDuo → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
Everything Is Everything (album) → producer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
subject surface form: Everything Is Everything
Surrender (album) → producer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
subject surface form: Surrender
Diana & Marvin (album) → producer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
subject surface form: Diana & Marvin
The Boss (album) → producer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
The Boss (album) → composer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
The Boss (album) → lyricist → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” → writer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
subject surface form: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” → composer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
subject surface form: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” → producer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
subject surface form: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Diana Ross version)
“Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)” → writer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
subject surface form: "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)"
“Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)” → composer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
subject surface form: "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)"
“Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)” → producer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
subject surface form: "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)"
M.P.G. → producer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
In the Groove → producer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
song "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" → writer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
subject surface form: "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"
Tears Dry on Their Own → lyricist → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
Tears Dry on Their Own → composer → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
Tears Dry on Their Own → originalSongwritersOfInterpolatedWork → Valerie Simpson ⓘ
Valerie Simpson → name → Valerie Simpson self-link ⓘ