The Boss (Diana Ross album) explained

The Boss
Type:Album
Artist:Diana Ross
Cover:Diana-boss.jpg
Released:May 23, 1979
Recorded:1979
Studio:
  • Sigma Sound, New York City[1]
  • Celebration, New York City
Length:35:33
Label:Motown
Producer:Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Prev Year:1978
Next Title:20 Golden Greats
Next Year:1979

The Boss is the tenth studio album by American singer Diana Ross, released on May 23, 1979, by Motown Records.

Background

This album was written and produced by longtime Ross collaborators Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson and marked her return to Top 40 radio based on the strength of the title track, which peaked at number 19 on the pop singles chart, and number 12 on the US R&B Chart.[2] In addition, all the LP tracks went to number one on the dance charts,[3] and the album itself peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

For its 20th anniversary in 1999, the album was remastered and released on CD with 12" versions of "The Boss" and "It's My House" as extra tracks. The 12" versions of "I Ain't Been Licked" and "No One Gets the Prize"/"The Boss" appear on Diana: Deluxe Edition, and a rare remixed single version of "No One Gets the Prize" on The Motown Anthology – Diana Ross.

Ross also promoted the album on her first HBO special, Standing Room Only. The special was culled from her successful "Tour '79" stop at Caesars Palace, and the setlist included the title song, "The Boss", plus "It's My House", "No One Gets the Prize", "I Ain't Been Licked" and "All for One".

Track listing

All tracks written and produced by Ashford & Simpson.

Side A

  1. "No One Gets the Prize" – 4:40
  2. "I Ain't Been Licked" – 4:09
  3. "All for One" – 4:20
  4. "The Boss" – 3:52

Side B

  1. "Once in the Morning" – 4:54
  2. "It's My House" – 4:34
  3. "Sparkle" – 5:23
  4. "I'm in the World" – 4:04

1999 Remastered Edition bonus tracks

  2. "The Boss" (Original 12" Remix) – 7:15
  3. "It's My House" (Original Promotion-only 12" Remix) – 6:07

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 76
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 24

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)! scope="col"
Position
US Billboard 200[6] 85
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 44

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wikane . Christian John . She’s the Boss: From Oz to Eden with Diana Ross and Ashford & Simpson, PopMatters . PopMatters . 3 January 2022 . 15 April 2019.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Joel Whitburn. 2004. Record Research. 502.
  3. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Joel Whitburn. 2004. Record Research. 222.
  4. Book: Kent, David. Australian Charts Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). 978-0-646-11917-5. 1993. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W.. 258-259.
  5. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. 2021. Diana Ross. 219. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. August 24, 2022. fi.
  6. Web site: Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End 1979. Billboard. December 19, 2022. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200222054932/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1979/top-billboard-200-albums/. February 22, 2020.
  7. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 1979. Billboard. December 19, 2022. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210430051022/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1979/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums. April 30, 2021.

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