Rock Solid is the 13th studio album by the Commodores, released in 1988. At this time in the band's career, hits were no longer forthcoming, and this album failed to enter the Billboard albums chart. The single, "Solitaire", reached No. 51 on the R&B chart. It is the last of the band's albums with keyboard player and founding member Milan Williams, who left after a dispute about playing in South Africa.[citation needed]
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Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Studio | Ameraycan Studios (North Hollywood, CA); The Lighthouse (North Hollywood, CA); Foot On The Hill Studio (Los Angeles, CA); Lion Share Recording (Los Angeles, CA); Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); Yamaha R&D Studio (Glendale, CA); Paragon Studios (Chicago, IL); Hillside Sound Studios (Englewood, NJ); Soundtrack Studios (New York, NY); Quad Recording Studios (New York, NY) | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Steve Harvey (tracks 1, 2, 4), Walter Orange (tracks 1, 2, 4, 10), Tony Prendatt (tracks 3, 10), William King (tracks 3, 5, 10), Sandy Torano (track 5), Michael Omartian (track 6), Marti Sharron (track 6), Howie Rice (track 7) J.D. Nicholas (tracks 7, 8), Howard Hewett (track 8), David "Hawk" Wolinski (track 9), Milan Williams (track 9) | |||
Commodores chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Tracks | Title | Composer | Length |
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1 | Grrip | Jenine Elcock, Walter Orange | 5:30 |
2 | Bump the La La | Orange | 4:40 |
3 | Thank You | Harold Hudson, William A. King, Shirley King | 5:50 |
4 | I'm Gonna Need Your Loving | Pamela Oland, Orange | 5:45 |
5 | Solitaire | Chris Cameron, Sandy Torano | 4:44 |
6 | Homeless | Randy Goodrum, David Malloy, Marti Sharron | 4:40 |
7 | Miracle Man | J.D. Nicholas, Douglas Smith | 4:39 |
8 | Right Here 'N Now | Susan Pomerantz, Wardell Potts, Gerry Stober | 4:03 |
9 | Stretchhh | Nicholas, Sheldon Reynolds | 3:48 |
10 | Ain't Givin' Up | Paula Smith, Tyron Stanton, Williams | 5:03 |
11 | So Nice | Malloy, Alan Rich | 4:20 |
Adapted from AllMusic.[1]
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