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Jessica Simpson’s last significant pop hit gave songwriting credit to Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, whose “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” was incorporated in the backing vocals. Curtis Hudson and Lisa Stevens, co-writers of Madonna’s “Holiday” — not so much. But anyone who listened to “A Public Affair” upon its 2006 release couldn’t help but notice how derivative it was of “Holiday” melodically.