Stay Free (album)

Stay Free is an album by the American R&B duo Ashford & Simpson, released in 1979.[4][5] It peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard 200.[6]

Stay Free
Studio album by
Ashford & Simpson
Released1979
Recorded1979
StudioSigma Sound Studios, New York
GenreR&B, disco
Length1:17:36
LabelWarner Bros. Records[1]
ProducerNickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Ashford & Simpson chronology
Is It Still Good to Ya
(1978)		 Stay Free
(1979)		 A Musical Affair
(1980)
Singles from Stay Free
  1. "Found a Cure"
    Released: June 1979
  2. "Nobody Knows"
    Released: October 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

"Found a Cure" peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Disco Top 100 chart.[7]

Critical reception

Robert Christgau praised the "groove" of the songs, but noted that Stay Free didn't reach the same highs as previous albums.[3] The Bay State Banner thought that the duo's "production adds tough, jumping instrumental accompaniment behind them, and keeps their torrid exchanges prominently in the middle of an aggressively mixed work."[8]

AllMusic wrote that "the title track was spectacular, and the rest of the album was expertly produced, performed, and arranged."[2] The Philadelphia Inquirer stated that the pair "sang about marriage, commitment and difficult relationships with frankness and a sense of romance that was untainted by sentimentality."[9]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson

  1. "Found a Cure" – 7:01
  2. "Stay Free" – 5:28
  3. "Dance Forever" – 5:48
  4. "Nobody Knows" – 6:34
  5. "Crazy" – 3:40
  6. "Finally Got to Me" – 4:41
  7. "Follow Your Heart" – 4:46

Personnel

References
  1. Wikane, Christian John (April 3, 2008). "Ashford & Simpson: The Warner Bros. Years, PopMatters".
  2. "Stay Free - Ashford & Simpson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "Robert Christgau: CG: Ashford". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
  5. Berry, Bill (Nov 8, 1979). "Ashford & Simpson". Jet. 57 (8): 23.
  6. "Ashford & Simpson". Billboard.
  7. "Disco Top 100". Billboard. 91 (36): 48. Sep 8, 1979.
  8. Lane, George (30 Aug 1979). "shades of blue". Bay State Banner. 14 (47): 21.
  9. Tucker, Ken (20 July 1984). "4 CONCERTS, ONE A REAL MUST-SEE". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E22.
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