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Single by Ashford & Simpson | ||||
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B-side | "Solid (Dub version) (US) Cherish Forever More (South Africa)" | |||
Released | September 1984 | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
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Label | Capitol | |||
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"Solid" is a song recorded by American husband-and-wife songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson, released in September 1984 as the first single from their eleventh studio album, Solid (1984). It peaked at number one on the US Billboard soul chart and number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song was written by the duo and follows a similar template of most of their hits for other artists, except with a slight 1980s inflection to the music. In the lyrics, the narrators of the song celebrate the fact that, through all the difficulties and problems their relationship has faced, they made their love stronger by learning how to forgive and trust each other, and their love for one another remains "solid as a rock".
The accompanying music video for "Solid" is set on a rainy afternoon in a park. Valerie Simpson exits a taxi in a park on a cloudy day, and escapes from a sudden downpour underneath a bridge. As she sings the opening of the song a cappella, Nick Ashford arrives and joins in. As the video progresses, they are joined by others, including a cyclist in yellow spandex, a gang who just want to sing, and several bongo players, also trying to escape the downpour. [1] It was shot in New York City in Central Park at the Willowdell Arch ( 40°46′12″N 73°58′16.4″W / 40.77000°N 73.971222°W).
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"Solid" | ||||
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Single by Ashford & Simpson | ||||
from the album Solid | ||||
B-side | "Solid (Dub version) (US) Cherish Forever More (South Africa)" | |||
Released | September 1984 | |||
Recorded | 1984 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length |
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Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) |
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Ashford & Simpson singles chronology | ||||
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"Solid" is a song recorded by American husband-and-wife songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson, released in September 1984 as the first single from their eleventh studio album, Solid (1984). It peaked at number one on the US Billboard soul chart and number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song was written by the duo and follows a similar template of most of their hits for other artists, except with a slight 1980s inflection to the music. In the lyrics, the narrators of the song celebrate the fact that, through all the difficulties and problems their relationship has faced, they made their love stronger by learning how to forgive and trust each other, and their love for one another remains "solid as a rock".
The accompanying music video for "Solid" is set on a rainy afternoon in a park. Valerie Simpson exits a taxi in a park on a cloudy day, and escapes from a sudden downpour underneath a bridge. As she sings the opening of the song a cappella, Nick Ashford arrives and joins in. As the video progresses, they are joined by others, including a cyclist in yellow spandex, a gang who just want to sing, and several bongo players, also trying to escape the downpour. [1] It was shot in New York City in Central Park at the Willowdell Arch ( 40°46′12″N 73°58′16.4″W / 40.77000°N 73.971222°W).
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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