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Ashford & Simpson
Solid
Album US 1984 on Capitol Records label
R&B/Soul (Disco, Funk, Soul)
Issued with custom printed inner-sleeve with lyrics, credits, etc. "The Jungle" & "Closest To Love" from the motion picture Body Rock (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). This version pressed at Capitol's Jacksonville plant. There is also a version pressed at their Winchester plant.
Musicians
 | Ashford & Simpson , 1964-2011 US arranged by, horns, rhythm, vocals, producer, written by, album by |
 | Sephra Herman key, strings, copyist |
 | Francisco Centeno b, bass |
 | Chris Parker dr, perc, US drums |
 | Sid McGinnis g, *1949 US guitar |
 | Jimmy Simpson , percussion |
 | Ed Walsh syn, US programmed by, synthesizer |
 | Vinny Della Rocca bs, fl, saxophone |
 | Valerie Simpson p, *1946 US synthesizer, bass, keyboards, piano |
 | Joe Mosello tr, trumpet |
 | Joseph Joubert key, p, US synthesizer, synthesizer, linn drums, arranged by, synthesizer, synthesizer, sound effects, synthesizer, strings |
 | Brian Brake dr, drums |
 | Sammy Figueroa perc, *1948 US percussion |
 | James Doherty voc, synthesizer, linn drums, percussion, drum rolls |
 | Ralph MacDonald perc, cng, 1944-2011 US percussion |
 | James Newton Howard p, key, *1951 US producer, drum programming, keyboards |
 | Tim Cox , synthesizer, linn drums, percussion, drum rolls |
 | Michael Brecker ts, 1949-2007 US saxophone, solo |
Producers
| Michael Mignone engineer, assistant |
| Mick Cantarella engineer, assistant |
| Mike Allaire engineer, assistant |
| Robert Harari engineer, assistant |
| Jack Skinner mastered by |
| Ed Rak mixed by |
| Jimmy Simpson mixed by, producer, assistant |
| Tim Cox recorded by |
| Joe Arlotta recorded by, additional vocals |
| Ashford & Simpson backing vocals |
| Ray Simpson backing vocals |
| Ullanda McCullough backing vocals |
| François Kevorkian remix |
| Ron St. Germain remix |
| Vivian Cherry backing vocals |
| Elliot Scheiner producer |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solid | Ashford & Simpson | 5:04 | ||
| 2 | Outta The World | Ashford & Simpson | 5:48 | ||
| 3 | The Jungle | Ashford & Simpson | 2:51 | ||
| 4 | Honey I Love You | Ashford & Simpson | 3:58 | ||
| 5 | Babies | Ashford & Simpson | 5:00 | ||
| 6 | Closest To Love | Ashford & Simpson | Phil Galdston, Phil Ramone | 4:10 | |
| 7 | Cherish Forever More | Ashford & Simpson | 3:48 | ||
| 8 | Tonight We Escape (We Make Love) | Ashford & Simpson | 3:14 |
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