High-Rise (album)
1983 studio album by Ashford & Simpson
High-Rise Released August 1983 Recorded 1983 Studios Penny Lane, El Paso, Texas Genres Label Capitol Producers Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
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"High-Rise" "It's Much Deeper" "I'm Not That Tough"
High-Rise studio album by American vocal duo Ashford & Simpson , released in 1983 on Capitol Records . It was their second album for Capitol.
Critical reception
Hugh Wyatt of the New York Daily News found that the duo "manage on this latest vehicle to put back the word rhythm before blues through their powerful percussive, and at times, 'sanctified' singing styles... This is one of Ashford and Simpson's more compelling works."
The Virginia Pilot High-Rise "a fine transitional record for the duo, where A&S added more dazzle and lights to their urbane sound without compromising its soulful essence."
The album peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard R&B albums chart and No. 84 on the Billboard top albums chart. Three singles were released. The album's title track peaked at No. 17 on the Hot Black Singles chart, "It's Much Deeper" and "I'm Not That Tough" charted 45 and 78 respectively on the Hot Black Singles chart.
Track listing
All writing by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson .
"High-Rise" - 5:35
"Side Effect" - 4:07
"Experience (Love Had No Face)" - 4:38
"It's a Rush" - 5:06
"My Kinda Pick Me Up" - 3:09
"I'm Not That Tough" - 4:34
"It's Much Deeper" - 6:30
"Still Such a Thing" - 5:13 2011 remastered reissue bonus tracks Title 9. "High-Rise" (single version) 4:01 10. "It's Much Deeper" (single version) 3:50 11. "I'm Not That Tough" (single version) 4:03 12. "High-Rise" (12" version) 6:06 13. "High-Rise" (12" M+M instrumental mix) mixed by John Morales & Sergio Munzibai) 5:27
Personnel
Nickolas Ashford – lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm and vocal arrangements
Valerie Simpson – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano, rhythm and vocal arrangements
Ray Chew – Yamaha electric piano (1–5, 7, 8), vibraphone solo (1), Oberheim OB-X (4), Fender Rhodes (6), horns (6), strings (6); horn, rhythm and string arrangementsPeter Cannarozzi – synthesizers (1, 6, 7), synth bass line (4)
Ed Walsh – synthesizers (1, 4)
Sid McGinnis – guitars (1, 2, 4, 5, 8), side effects (2), guitar solo (7)Francisco Centeno – bass
Yogi Horton – drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 8)Steve Gadd – drums (3, 5, 7)Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion (1, 4)
Ralph MacDonald – percussion (2, 3, 5–8)George Young – horns (2, 5), horn solo (5)Leon Pendarvis – horns (3), strings (3), horn and string arrangementsPaul Riser – horns (8), strings (8), horn and string arrangementsSephra Herman – horns
Alfred Brown – strings
Vivian Cherry – backing vocals (1, 4, 7)
Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 8)References
↑ Holden, Stephen (September 9, 1983). "Exploring the Pop-Soul of Ashford and Simpson" . The New York Times . 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 271. ↑ Wynn, Ron. High-Rise reviewAllMusic . Retrieved 2020-08-29. ↑ Wyatt, Hugh (June 1, 1984). "R'n'B, nothin' to be sad about" . Daily News . p. 470. Retrieved April 27, 2025 . ↑ Ollison, Rashod (August 3, 2011). "Crate-Dig Dusty: " High-Rise," Ashford & Simpson" . The Virginia Pilot . ↑ "Ashford & Simpson Chart History (Billboard 200) ". Billboard ↑ "Ashford & Simpson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums) ". Billboard
External links
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