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Found a Cure (Ashford & Simpson song)

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"Found a Cure"
Single by Ashford & Simpson
from the album Stay Free
B-side"You Always Could"
Released1979 (1979)
GenreSoul[1]
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.[2] Along with the title track and the song, "Nobody Knows", "Found a Cure" hit number one on the dance/disco chart for two weeks.[3] 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[4] , as well as crossing over to the pop singles chart where it made the Top 40 peaking at number 36.

Chart performance

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 36
US Billboard Disco Top 80 1
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles 2

References

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  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.