The Boss (album)

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The Boss
The Boss cover
Studio album by Diana Ross
Released May 22, 1979
Recorded 1979
Genre R&B/disco/soul/funk
Length 35:33
Label Motown
Producer Ashford & Simpson
Diana Ross chronology
Ross
(1978)
The Boss
(1979)
20 Golden Greats
(1979)

The Boss is a 1979 album released by Diana Ross on the Motown label. 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 #19 on the pop singles chart, and #12 on the US R&B Chart. The following singles "No One Gets the Prize" and "It's My House" became club and R&B hits respectively. The album was subsequently certified gold by the RIAA and ultimately sold about 850,000 copies.

[edit] Track listing

All songs were written and produced by Ashford & Simpson

  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" – 4:01
  5. "Once in the Morning" – 4:54
  6. "It's My House" – 4:34
  7. "Sparkle" – 5:23
  8. "I'm In the World" – 4:04
Preceded by
"Here Comes That Sound Again" by Love De-Luxe
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single (all cuts)
August 25, 1979 - September 1, 1979
Succeeded by
"Found a Cure" / "Stay Free" / "Nobody Knows" by Ashford & Simpson