Ashford & Simpson – Solid

Ashford & Simpson – Solid
Label:
Capitol Records – 1A 064-24 0250 1
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
Europe
Released:
1985
Genre:
Electronic, Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen
Style:
Funk
A1 Solid
Backing Vocals – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson*, Raymond Simpson*, Ullanda McCullough
Bass – Francisco Centeno
Drums – Chris Parker (2)
Guitar – Sid McGinnis
Percussion – Jimmy Simpson
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Ed Walsh
Remix – Francois Kevorkian*, Ron St. Germain
Saxophone – Vinnie Della-Rocca*
Synthesizer – Valerie Simpson
Trumpet – Joe Mosello
Written By – N. Ashford/V. Simpson
5:04
A2 Outta The World
Arranged By [Synthesizer], Synthesizer – Joseph Joubert
Keyboards, Bass – Valerie Simpson
Remix – Francois Kevorkian*, Ron St. Germain
Written By – N. Ashford/V. Simpson
5:48
A3 The Jungle
Backing Vocals – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson*, Ullanda McCullough
Bass – Francisco Centeno
Drums – Brian Break*
Guitar – Sid McGinnis
Synthesizer – Ed Walsh, Valerie Simpson
Written By – N. Ashford/V. Simpson
2:51
A4 Honey I Love You
Bass – Francisco Centeno
Drums [Drum Rolls] – James Doherty
Percussion – Sammy Figueroa
Piano – Valerie Simpson
Saxophone – Vinnie Della-Rocca*
Trumpet – Joe Mosello
Written By – N. Ashford/V. Simpson
3:58
B1 Babies
Backing Vocals – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson*, Ullanda McCullough
Bass – Francisco Centeno
Guitar – Sid McGinnis
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Ed Walsh
Saxophone – Vinnie Della-Rocca*
Synthesizer – Valerie Simpson
Synthesizer [Synthesizer Sound Effects] – Joseph Joubert
Trumpet – Joe Mosello
Written By – N. Ashford/V. Simpson
5:00
B2 Closest To Love
Backing Vocals – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson*, Vivian Cherry
Keyboards, Drum Programming – James Newton Howard
Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
Written By – Ashford/Simpson/Ramone/Galdston
4:10
B3 Cherish Forever More
Drums [Drum Rolls] – Tim Cox (2)
Saxophone [Solo] – Michael Brecker
Synthesizer – Joseph Joubert, Valerie Simpson
Written By – N. Ashford/V. Simpson
3:48
B4 Tonight We Escape
Bass – Francisco Centeno
Drums – Chris Parker (2)
Percussion – Sammy Figueroa
Strings – Joseph Joubert
Synthesizer – Joseph Joubert, Valerie Simpson
Written By – N. Ashford/V. Simpson
3:14
Record Company – EMI
Recorded At – 39th Street Music Studio
Marketed By – EMI
Manufactured By – EMI
Distributed By – EMI
Printed By – EMI Services Benelux B.V.
Recorded At – Blank Tape Studios
Mixed At – Clinton Recording Studio
Remixed At – Right Track Recording
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Produced For – Hopsack & Silk Productions, Inc.
Arranged By [Vocal, Rhythm & Horn Arrangements] – Ashford & Simpson
Artwork [Art Direction] – Roy Kohara
Artwork [Design/illustration] – John O'Brien (4)
Coordinator [Album Coordinator] – Altamese Alston
Engineer [Mixing Assistant] – Mike Alaire*
Engineer [Mixing] – Ed Rak
Engineer [Recording Assistant] – Michael Mignone, Mick Cantarella, Robert Harari
Engineer [Recording] – Tim Cox (2)
Mastered By – Jack Skinner
Mixed By [Assistant], Producer [Assistant] – Jimmy Simpson
Photography By – Bret Lopez
Producer – Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson*, Elliot Scheiner (tracks: B2), James Newton Howard (tracks: B2)
Recorded By [Additional Vocals] – Joe Arlotta
Strings, Copyist – Sephra Herman
Written-By – Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson*, Phil Gladston* (tracks: B2), Phil Ramone (tracks: B2)
Recorded at 39th Street Music Recording.
Additional Vocal Recording at Blank Tapes Inc.
Mixed at Clinton Recording.
Tracks A1 & A2 Remixed at Right Track Recording Studio.
Produced for Hopsack & Silk Productions, Inc.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.

Printed in Holland
All lyrics Copyright (C)1984 by Nick-O-Val Music Co., Inc.(ASCAP)
except
"The Jungle" Copyright (C)1984 by Nick-O-Val Music Co., Inc.(ASCAP)/Chilly D Music (ASCAP)
"Closest To Love" Copyright (C)1984 by Nick-O-Val Music Co., Inc.(ASCAP)/Chilly D Music (ASCAP)/Staranger Ltd.(ASCAP)/Kazzoom Music (ASCAP)
All rights reserved/Used by permission

℗&© 1984 Capitol Records, Inc.

Tracks A3 and B2 From The Film "Body Rock".

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