Ashford & Simpson - Real Love 1986

 

Real Love is an album by the American R&B duo Ashford & Simpson, released in 1986 via Capitol Records.^[1][2]

The album peaked at No. 74 on the Billboard 200.^[3] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" category.^[4] The duo promoted the album with an appearance on One Life to Live and a North American tour.

 All tracks from the album were written and produced by Ashford & Simpson.Stevie Wonder contributed a harmonica solo to "Nobody Walks in L.A."

 Although not as successful as their mid-'70s dates, Real Love did include some emphatic harmonies and above-average compositions, as well as consistently exciting vocals. What hurt it was the lack of interest in classic R&B arrangements during the late '80s, and the failure of any one single to emerge as a major hit.