Is It Still Good to Ya

Is It Still Good to Ya
Studio album by Ashford & Simpson
Released	1978
Studio	Sigma Sound Studios; (New York City, New York)
Genre	R&B, disco
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Ashford & Simpson chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	A-^[2]

Is It Still Good to Ya is the sixth studio album recorded by American vocal duo Ashford & Simpson, released in 1978 on the Warner Bros. label. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2015 by Big Break Records.

Chart performance

The album peaked at No. 1 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 20 on the Billboard 200. The album features the single, "It Seems to Hang On", which peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The title track also charted at No. 12 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"It Seems to Hang On"	5:08
2.	"Is It Still Good to Ya"	3:49
3.	"The Debt Is Settled"	3:50
4.	"Ain't It a Shame"	4:54

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Get Up and Do Something"	4:52
6.	"You Always Could"	3:32
7.	"Flashback"	3:55
8.	"As Long as It Holds You"	3:58

2015 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"It Seems to Hang On" (12" Disco Mix)	6:59
10.	"Flashback" (12" Disco Mix)	5:31
11.	"Is It Still Good to Ya" (Alternative Mix)	4:37
12.	"The Debt Is Settled" (Alternative Mix)	4:25
13.	"It Seems to Hang On" (Mike Maurro Mix)	7:51
14.	"Flashback" (Single Version)	3:39
15.	"It Seems to Hang On" (Single Version)	3:39

Personnel

Ashford & Simpson - vocals
Eric Gale - guitar
Francisco Centeno - bass
Valerie Simpson - piano
Ray Chew - Fender Rhodes, synthesizer
John Sussewell, Steve Jordan - drums
Ralph MacDonald - percussion
John Davis, William Slapin - horns
Ashford & Simpson, Ray Simpson, Ullanda McCullough - backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak ^[3]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	20
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	1

Singles

Year	Single	Peak
Year	Single	US R&B ^[3]
1978	"It Seems to Hang On"	2
1978	"Is It Still Good to Ya"	12
1979	"Flashback"	70

References

↑ Lytle, Craig. Is It Still Good to Ya review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
↑ Christgau, Robert. "Is It Still Good to Ya review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
1 2 "US Charts > Ashford & Simpson". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-01.

External links

Is It Still Good to Ya at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] Lytle, Craig. Is It Still Good to Ya review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-01.

[christgau-2] Christgau, Robert. "Is It Still Good to Ya review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2016-10-01.

[us-3] 1 2 "US Charts > Ashford & Simpson". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-01.