Photo Credit Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Ashford & Simpson: At Home With The Hits… By David Nathan In person interview at Nick & Val’s home in Manhattan, October 1974 It's pretty hard to believe that the young, unassuming couple seated comfortably in their smart New York apartment-and-office are the masterminds behind a whole string of hits which have established them as a formidable team in the music world — as writers, producers and most recently, performers in their own right. Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson are the team responsible for a number of songs which have become virtually classics in the soul & pop fields: "Reach Out And Touch", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" and "You're All I Need To Get By " are but four compostions which have placed the duo's name firmly on the map. And it is to this aspect of their musical development — songwriting — that the...
