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Seal To Release Two New Songs Posted by Aaron Mayagoitia on 11.12.2009 New tracks to be a part of greatest-hits album... So the next Seal compilation album you buy doesn't make you feel like you're buying the same thing twice, two new songs will be included in the artist's upcoming Hits album.

"How could you be alive and not singing?" asked Paul Pelosi at the grand party after From the 'Hood to the House, the grand celebration of the Rev.

8, according to a press release. The album, simply titled "Hits," will be available as a single CD or packaged with his "Soul Live" DVD, which features nine live performances from his 2008 covers album, "Soul." In keeping with the "Soul" concept, the two new tracks, produced by David Foster, are both cover tunes: "I Am Your Man," written by Ashford ...

BURBANK, Calif. - Seal is releasing a greatest-hits collection. The CD "Hits" will contain 16 of his biggest songs, plus two new ones.

Grammy-winning vocalist and songwriter Seal will release a collection of his greatest songs on one CD, HITS, to be released December 8, 2009 on Warner Bros.

For impressionable young palates, Judy Shapiro has discovered that the Mill Valley Community Center is offering Little Spoons - Organic Cooking Class for Gourmet Kids.

Frank Schubert at the "Yes on 1" party. Oldest State Was 'Test Run' for Repealing Prop 8 by Paul Hogarth Nov.

Legendary musicians Ashford & Simpson are the most successful husband and wife composing duo in history.

Award-winning songwriters and performers Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson will bring their signature sound to the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus on Friday, Oct.

Here are another 5 quick picks for you, the loyal reader: MUSIC: Father Dude a ' The brainchild of Harlem, New York-based Mitch Conwell, Father Dude is an R&B/soul throw-backa but in an entirely fresh and excitng way.

Kelly Rowland and Amerie kicked it at Christian Siriano show backstage and front row last night.

Singer Vic Dana is 67. Singer Valerie Simpson of Ashford and Simpson is 63. Bandleader Branford Marsalis is 49.

Singer/songwriter Mary Ann Redmond and her band will perform live at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Baker Park Bandshell, 2nd and Bentz Streets, Frederick.

Ashford & Simpson perform at the Rhythm and Blues by the Brook concert in Cedar Brook Park in Plainfield on June 6. The annual daylong concert is presented by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

For the record, when Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson penned Ray Charles' "Let's Go Get Stoned'' in 1966, which subsequently became their songwriting breakthough, they weren't exactly talking about getting high.

In an effort to foster community and give back to city residents, the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders, along with Amaker and Porterfield Medical Transportation, hosted the 10th Annual Rhythm and Blues by the Brook Festival.

A legendary rhythm and blues duo and a pioneer rapper will headline the 10th annual Rhythm & Blues By the Brook, the free outdoor music festival sponsored by the Union County Freeholders and held in the city's Cedar Brook Park.

Ashford & Simpson wrote hit songs like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" and "Reach Out and Touch " but they're probably best known for singing their 1985 hit song "Solid." Guess what they look like now ! Permalink: http://www.tmz.com/2009/05/28/ashford-and-simpson-memba-them/

Ashford & Simpson: 'Memba Them?! 1 ) 1. There's something really goofy about Nick Ashford.