Ashford and Simpson - Street Opera

The American husband-wife R&B songwriters/singers Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson started in the 60's writing for such artists as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and Diana Ross. The extremely talented duo then transitioned to recording its own songs in the early 70’s.

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Street Opera, their tenth studio album. This June 1982 release went to number 45 on the US Billboard Hot 200 and number 5 on the Billboard R&B charts. It generated a trio of singles.