The Boss (Diana Ross song)

"The Boss"
Single by Diana Ross
from the album The Boss
Released	22 May 1979
Format	7" Single, 12" Single
Recorded	1979
Genre	Disco
Length	3:52
Label	Motown
Writer(s)	Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Producer(s)	Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Diana Ross singles chronology
"What You Gave Me" (1979) "The Boss" (1979) "It's My House" (1979)

"The Boss" is a 1979 disco song written and produced by Ashford & Simpson and recorded by singer Diana Ross, who released it as a single on the Motown label. It was the first release from the album of the same title

The single peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,^[1] reached #12 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

The track was remixed by David Morales in 1993 and included on Ross' album Diana Extended: The Remixes.

The track was also remixed by Almighty Records in 2009 and was included on their album "Almighty - We Love Diana Ross"

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Diana Ross
• Background vocals by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Maxine and Julia Waters
• Produced and written by Ashford & Simpson

Cover Versions

The song was covered by Ashford and Simpson during a televised live concert special in 1982, and by Whitney Houston during her live shows in 1997/98.

A cover of the song by The Braxtons was include on the 1996 album So Many Ways, A remix by Masters At Work topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in early 1997.

On February 12, 2008, American dance-pop singer Kristine W released a cover of this song as the first single off her album The Power of Music. Kristine's version also hit number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart^[2] in March 2008, becoming her eleventh US dance chart-topper and the third version of the song to top this survey.

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1979 (U.S.)

References

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics