Trivia

The song "I'm Every Woman", first popularized by Chaka Khan (1978) and then Whitney Houston (1993), was written by Simpson and husband Nick Ashford.

Hit songs written by Miss Simpson and husband Nick Ashford include "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Solid", "You're All I Need to Get By", "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing", "Let's Go Get Stoned", and "The Boss", recorded by many R&B and pop legends as Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, The Four Tops, Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Martha & The Vandellas, Chaka Khan, The Temptations, and The Marvelettes.

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 with husband Nick Ashford.

First met future husband, Nick Ashford, in a Harlem church in 1963.

Older sister of Ray Simpson.

Co-hostess, with Nick Ashford and Angela Stribling, of an infomercial for TimeLife's "Uptown Saturday Night" music collection. (2007)

Valerie appeared with Chaka Khan in the 1993 video release of her song "I'm Every Woman" as performed by Whitney Houston from the soundtrack of The Bodyguard (1992).

Friends with Teddy Pendergrass.