I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU (Full-Length Album Version) - Ashford & Simpson

[Leslie39von]

Mr. ashford music will always continue to live on! He was a great composer and great singer he and his wife val! Love this couple!

[laarbe]

RIP Nic Ashford. Can't believe this man is gone. He was so talented. Nich Ashford and Valerie Simpson were Classic and Talented.

[DEEBAR34]

MAN O MAN WHAT A SONG

[74muffins]

RIP Nick. What a classic! I miss true love songs

[arsenal297]

Your music lives on THANKS

[dimpleddiva1]

Rest in Peace Nickolas Ashford....your music will live on forever!!!

[cdobbinsjr]

R.I.P. Nick. A real classic guy.

[tamiko0011]

R.I.P Ashford. You will be sorely missed by millions, you and your wife taught us how to love.

[Diva2104]

RIP Nick, thank you for all of the beautiful songs over the years. A true talent with a beautiful voice.

[1958290]

Classic!

[theman2017inc]

:-( REST IN PEACE Mr Ashford!

[Maurbdix]

I miss you Mr. Ashford!

[thyckwifey]

:( RIP love this song!

[sirrah6767]

Ashford and Simpson, didn't just write songs, they were giving us instructions, on how to have successful relationships, on how to be there for one another, on how to stand the test of time, on how to Love that special someone. I hope we listen, and follow by example!

[hprm33t]

My favorite song of 1989. Love you Nick & Val. . .I pray for you Peace.

[nice1dave]

RIP NICK ASHFORD

[23sml]

R.I.P.

[werewolfmanjackal]

Nick Ashford has just passed away today. Thanks for the wonderful music. R.I.P. He was 70 and was battling throat cancer.

[Jeryll53174]

my all time favorite dual group still pumping

[Vincent50]

Nick has always dressed the way I would've liked to dress. Well I am a singer and entertainer but I mean, way back in the 70s and 80s I dreamed of dressing outside of suits and Nick did just that. He's the only one, well Prince took after him to be daring in dress and show off their masculinity. Well outside of all of that I love me some A&S and this song is their trademark which made me love it back during that time.

[shmuli9]

Interesting... Valerie looks rather like Barbara Eden in this pic...

[MrChicago891]

So good to hear the long version, as the cassette single and the greatest hits CD only feature a rudely cut-off edited version. A song this passionate and brilliant should never be edited. You just want it to keep going and going. No more ballads like this in today's --ahem--"soul" arena. Thanks so much for posting this, one of my fave songs from 1989

[marcusrob02]

Is this song in anyway connected to the "I'll Be There for You" ("You're All I Need to Get By") hit from Method Man and Mary J. Blige? I'm asking cause I've heard Ashford and Simpson's names mentioned in connection with that song, unless they were talking about how Ashford and Simpson wrote "You're All I Need to Get By" for Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrall.

[Nicoya1961]

One thing is for sure...they don't make them like they used to.

[feetman2006]

Ashford & Simpson= Music Royalty. They have been married for 40 yrs! The Ozzie Davis and Ruby Dee of music.

[jmtappenden]

Truly beautiful.Awesome.Thanks.

[MegaTyler98]

Does anyone out there know if there's a vid for this song?

[JEEminn3000]

@MegaTyler98 yes, there's a video for this song and no one post it yet.

[MegaTyler98]

In the summer of 1989 I bought the cassette single of Ashford and Simpson's "Cookies and Cake" and was pleased to discover this song as the extra song. This is my fave A & S song!!!!! They do a passionate and talented vocal performance to a lush instrumental backing that is absent from today's "soul". I hope Ashford and Simpson know that they are beyond wonderful.....This ends my 1989 retro-review.

[bobingi]

@MegaTyler98 MT....I knew from the moment it started, this was going to be an all-time fave, and yes, once again.......you've done it!!!

[iboudiop]

@MegaTyler98 "I'll Be There For You" was one of my favorite songs of the 80's. I still remember listening to it on New's Day 1990 in the top songs of 1989--can't believe that was 20 years ago! ;-)

[MegaTyler98]

does anyone know if there was a video for this or for Cookies and Cake?

[urblhoops]

One word describes this couple: Class, class, Class! Never in toruble with the law, obviously know how to keep parts of their life away from the press. They conduct themselves as all of our artists should. Their love is so obviously true. I love them for that too.

[MegaTyler98]

my fave A & S song, thanks for posting

[ph1lanthrope]

'Solid' tune from these legends!! Many thanks!!

[MSCarletta1]

My Fv Song from Ashford and Simpson the words have susch a True Meaning from the Heart. Wonderful songwriters still holding on

The Love is Very strong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You

[jous1rufn]

Thanks PalmBeach..Great Tune.Great Audio...

[3811iberis]

This R&B song is two decades old and it still sounds as good as ever, from a dynamic duo who are singer/songwriter legends, no question about it!!

[BethEmerson1]

Divine Light gathering more Light! .... enough Light to share....what greater gift?

[Leslie39von]

I love this song by ashord and simpson. It reminds me of me and my husband of 14 years. We been through the good and bad, in the mist of it all we are still together .

[constancelashun]

I love this song.  I look up to Nick Ashford and Valarie Simpson. Their love is solid as a rock through the good and bad.

[laarbe]

Ashford and Simpson one of the truest couples of all time. Wonderfully talented and gifted and beautiful. This song is so timeless and true. Thanks.

[xplund]

@laarbe I think they've been married for about 97 years;-) Unheard of in today's celebu-tard culture.