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. The album sold more than 500,000 copies in its first two years of release.
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.
The title track was subsequently covered by Teddy Pendergrass, in a version produced by the duo on his 1980 album T.P. which peaked at No. 3 on the R&B albums chart and No. 14 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing
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
Weekly charts Chart (1978–1979) Peakposition US Billboard 200 20 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 1
Year-end charts Chart (1979) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 15
Singles Year Single Peak USR&B1978 "It Seems to Hang On" 2 "Is It Still Good to Ya" 121979 "Flashback" 70
See also List of number-one R&B albums of 1978 (U.S.)
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