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Valerie Simpson
Love Woke Me Up This Morning
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Ashford wrote it, and Valerie Simpson cut it before The Temptations ever got there. Her name is also on his Diana Ross song "Can't It Wait Until Tomorrow," so get used to seeing it next to his.
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Liner notes
Written by Nickolas Ashford.
First recorded by Valerie Simpson in 1971.
Also recorded by The Temptations (1972), Brenda Holloway (1995).
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Before The Temptations recorded Nickolas Ashford's "Love Woke Me Up This Morning," who put it on record first?Valerie Simpson
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