They were a songwriting and singing team.
Trivia: Valerie Simpson is the sister of Ray Simpson, Village People cop. I know Ray’s family quite well, and have met Valerie and Nick a few times.
Aww, that’s too bad. Thank you for letting us know. Very talented couple!
We had a fella in college who would edit “Solid as a Rock,” replacing ‘rock’ with a reference to his own allegedly solid appendage. I can’t listen to the song without singing his version, unfortunately.