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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1985 (U.S.)

References

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

External links

• Solid at Discogs (list of releases)