Ashford & Simpson - Solid (1984)

Nickolas Ashford (from South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (from The Bronx,NY) met at Harlem's White Rock Baptist Church in 1963.

After having recorded unsuccessfully as a duo, they joined aspiring solo artist and former member of the Ikettes, Josie Jo Armstead as well as the Shirelles and Chuck Jackson. Another of the trio's songs 'Let's Go Get Stoned' gave Ray Charles a US#1 in 1966.
That same year Ashford & Simpson joined Motown where their best known songs included 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' - a track they wrote for Diana Ross with them on background vocals - and 'Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing'.
But Ashford & Simpson are best known for their track 'Solid'. The duo was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002.

Ashford & Simpson - Solid (1984)
US#29, UK#42



Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough' (1970)