No One Gets the Prize explained

No One Gets the Prize
Cover:No One Gets the Prize.png
Type:Single
Artist:Diana Ross
Album:The Boss
B-Side:Never Say I Don't Love You
Genre:Disco
Length:3:52
Label:Motown
Producer:Ashford & Simpson
Prev Title:The Boss
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:It's My House
Next Year:1979

"No One Gets the Prize" is a song recorded by American singer Diana Ross for her 1979 album The Boss. The song was written and produced by Nicholas Ashford and Valerie Simpson.

The song was released as the second single in Europe in September 1979, where it reached number 59 on the UK chart. Although it was not released as a single, the song was a great success in the United States: as part of the entire album The Boss, it rose to the top of the Billboard disco chart, and as part of the medley with the song "The Boss" to the top of the dance charts of Cash Box and Record World magazines, in the latter it was also recognized as the fourth most popular disco record of 1979.

In 2020, a remix of Eric Kupper was included on the album .[1]

Track listing

7" single[2]
  • A. "No One Gets the Prize" – 3:52
  • B. "Never Say I Don't Love You" (Greg Wright, Karin Patterson) – 3:50
    12" single[3] [4]
  • A. "It's My House" (Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 6:03
  • B. "No One Gets the Prize / The Boss" (Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 6:38
    12" single[5]
  • A. Medley (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 10:00

    B. "No One Gets the Prize / The Boss" – 6:38

    Charts

    Weekly charts

    Chart (1979)! scope="col"
    Peak
    position
    UK Singles (Record Mirror)[6] 59
    US Disco Top 80 (Billboard)[7] 1
    US Top 40 Disco (Cash Box)[8] 1
    US Disco File Top 50 (Record World)[9] 1

    Year-end charts

    Chart (1979)! scope="col"
    Peak
    position
    US Disco File Top 50 (Record World)[10] 4

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Andy. Kellman. Supertonic: Mixes Review. AllMusic. November 10, 2024.
    2. Diana Ross. 1979. No One Gets the Prize. UK. Motown. TMG 1160.
    3. Diana Ross. 1979. It's My House // No One Gets the Prize / The Boss. US. Motown. PR-54.
    4. Diana Ross. 1979. It's My House. UK. Motown. 12TMG 1169.
    5. Diana Ross & The Supremes. 1979. No One Gets the Prize. US. Motown. M 00035P1.
    6. UK Singles. Record Mirror. October 13, 1979. 38. 0144-5804.
    7. Disco Top 80 for Week Ending 8/25/79. Billboard. New York. Billboard Publications Inc.. August 25, 1979. 91. 34. 66. 0006-2510.
    8. Top 40 Disco. Cash Box. September 1, 1979. 41. 16. 35. New York. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc.. 0008-7289.
    9. Disco File Top 50. Record World. August 18, 1979. 36. 1674. 25. New York. Record World Pub. Co.. 0034-1622.
    10. Disco Year-End Awards. Record World. December 29, 1979. 36. 1693. 25. New York. Record World Pub. Co.. 0034-1622.

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