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Found a Cure (Ashford & Simpson song)

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1979 single by Ashford & Simpson
"Found a Cure"
Single by Ashford & Simpson
from the album Stay Free
B-side"You Always Could"
Released1979 (1979)
GenreSoul
Length3:44 (7" version)
6:59 (Album version)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Producer(s)Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

"Found a Cure" is a 1979 single by Ashford & Simpson, from their album, Stay Free. Along with the title track and the song, "Nobody Knows", "Found a Cure" hit number one on the dance/disco chart for two weeks. The tracks replaced Diana Ross's album, The Boss, which was produced by Ashford & Simpson. "Found a Cure" also crossed over to the soul singles chart where it stayed at number two for three weeks , as well as crossing over to the pop singles chart where it made the Top 40 peaking at number 36.

Chart performance

Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 36
US Billboard Disco Top 80 1
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles 2

References

  1. Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "Movin' On Up: Corporate Soul". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
  2. AllMusic.
  3. Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003, 2004
  4. Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004, 2004
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 45.
Ashford & Simpson
  • Nickolas Ashford
  • Valerie Simpson
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