Solid (as a rock) Ashford & Simpson 1984, 8 minutes 13 second 😃 (Live in Montreux) --------------------------------------------- Solid" is a song recorded by American husband-and-wife song writing 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 hit