Solid (Ashford & Simpson album)

Solid
Studio album by Ashford & Simpson
Released 1984
Genre Contemporary R&B, Boogie, Soul
Label Capitol
Producer Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Ashford & Simpson chronology
High-Rise
(1983)
Solid
(1984)
Real Love
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]

Solid is the eleventh studio album recorded by American vocal duo Ashford & Simpson, released in 1984 on the Capitol label.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 1 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 29 on the Billboard 200. The album features the title track, which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Black Singles chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Also featured are two other chart singles: "Outta the World" and "Babies".

Track listing

All tracks written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, except where noted. 

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Solid"  5:04
2."Outta the World"  5:48
3."The Jungle (from the Motion Picture Body Rock)"  2:51
4."Honey I Love You"  3:58
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Babies"  5:50
6."Closest to Love (from the Motion Picture Body Rock)" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Phil Ramone, Phil Gladston)4:10
7."Cherish Forever More"  3:48
8."Tonight We Escape"  3:14

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Pop Albums[3] 29
U.S. Billboard Top Black Albums[3] 1
Singles
Year Single Peaks
US
[3]
US
R&B

[3]
US
Dan

[3]
1984 "Solid" 12 1 15
1985 "Outta the World" 4 4
"Babies" 29

See also

References

  1. Ruhlmann, William. Solid review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Solid review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "US Charts > Ashford & Simpson". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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