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Send It
Studio album by
Ashford & Simpson
Released1977
GenreR&B, soul
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerNickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Ashford & Simpson chronology
So So Satisfied
(1977)		 Send It
(1977)		 Is It Still Good to Ya
(1978)

Send It is the fifth album by the American musical duo Ashford & Simpson, released in 1977.[1][2] They supported it with a North American tour.[3] The album peaked at No. 52 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.[4]

Production

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The songs were arranged by Paul Riser.[5] "Bourgié Bourgié" is an instrumental that incorporates elements of disco.[6][7]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All Music Guide to RockStarStarStarStarStar[8]
Robert ChristgauB[9]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[10]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album GuideStarStar[11]
The New Rolling Stone Record GuideStarStar[12]

The New York Daily News called the album "a testimony to their rising recording and producing talents."[13] The Ann Arbor News praised "Top of the Stairs" and "Don't Cost You Nothing" but opined that the album was not "vintage" Ashford & Simpson.[14] The Lincoln Journal Star considered it "pretty tough and funky for contemporary r&b arrangements."[15]

The Windsor Star said that the duo "can suggest drama and tension within the most familiar themes of love".[16] The Globe and Mail concluded that "neither sings very well, and their studio is no longer the place where the good backup musicians hang out."[17]

Track listing

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Side 1

  1. "By Way of Love's Express"
  2. "Let Love Use Me"
  3. "Don't Cost You Nothing"
  4. "Send It"

Side 2

  1. "Top of the Stairs"
  2. "Too Bad"
  3. "Bourgié Bourgié" (Instrumental)
  4. "I Waited Too Long"

References

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  1. ↑ Stambler, Iriwn (1989). Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock & Soul. St. Martin's Press. p. 19.
  2. ↑ Hildebrand, Lee (1994). Stars of Soul and Rhythm & Blues: Top Recording Artists and Showstopping Performers, from Memphis and Motown to Now. Billboard Books. p. 3.
  3. ↑ Fields, Ann E. (December 4, 1977). "Simpson & Ashford". Oakland Post. No. 61. p. 3.
  4. ↑ "Top LPs & Tape". Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 48. December 3, 1977. p. 78.
  5. ↑ Carter, Ulish (October 29, 1977). "The Record Rack". New Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17.
  6. ↑ Williams, Ceasar (November 11, 1977). "Soul". Gusto. The Buffalo News. p. 25.
  7. ↑ Musik, M. J. (November 19, 1977). "Recordwatch". New York Amsterdam News. p. D2.
  8. ↑ All Music Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Backbeat Books. 2002. p. 39.
  9. ↑ "Ashford & Simpson". Robert Christgau. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
  10. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. I. MUZE. p. 253.
  11. ↑ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 20.
  12. ↑ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 15.
  13. ↑ Adams, Ace (September 30, 1977). "Inside the record world". Friday. Daily News. New York. p. 18.
  14. ↑ "Ashford & Simpson". The Ann Arbor News. October 26, 1977. p. B11.
  15. ↑ Becker, Bart (October 26, 1977). "Short cuts". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 53.
  16. ↑ Laycock, John (October 29, 1977). "Here's what I call style!". The Windsor Star. p. 46.
  17. ↑ McGrath, Paul (November 9, 1977). "Vinyl". Fanfare. The Globe and Mail. p. 2.
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