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Diana Ross|The Boss

The Boss by Diana Ross

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Ashford & Simpson wrote and produced almost all of the material for Diana Ross' self-titled debut and third album Surrender, LPs that were almost a decade old by the time the trio reunited for The Boss. The duo and the singer prospered during the time apart. They had proven to be more than adept at disco -- Ross' "Love Hangover" and Ashford & Simpson's "One More Try" coincidentally were on the Billboard disco chart together in 1976 -- so the reunited unit's prospects in 1979 were high. Ross' first solo gold album, The Boss contains some of her most commanding and seductive material. The charging title song was a Top 20 hit, the album's only single to crack the Hot 100, but the dazzling "No One Gets the Prize" and lighter "It's My House" -- both of which also topped the disco chart -- add much depth. Ross' charisma was so powerful during this era that she was able to make lines like "There's my chair/I put it there" not sound ridiculous. "Sparkle," the best of the three ballads, is an original, not a cover of the Curtis Mayfield-written song from the Supremes-inspired film of the same title.

© Andy Kellman /TiVo

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1
No One Gets The Prize
00:04:40

Eric Gale, Guitar - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Greg Arnold, RemixingEngineer - ROB MOUNSEY, StringArranger, HornArranger - Michael Brecker, Saxophone - Anthony Jackson, BassGuitar - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Producer, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist, RhythmArranger - Valerie Simpson, Producer, Piano, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist, RhythmArranger - Ray Chew, Keyboard - Maxine Waters, BackgroundVocalist - Diana Ross, Vocalist, MainArtist - Stephanie Spruill, BackgroundVocalist - Francisco Centeno, BassGuitar - John sussewell, DrumKit - Julia Waters, BackgroundVocalist - Errol Bennett, Percussion

℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., a Universal Records Company

2
I Ain't Been Licked
00:04:06

NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Diana Ross, MainArtist

℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., a Universal Records Company

3
All For One
00:04:17

NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Diana Ross, MainArtist

℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., a Universal Records Company

4
The Boss
00:03:58

Eric Gale, Guitar - Sammy Figueroa, Percussion - Greg Arnold, RemixingEngineer - Michael Brecker, Saxophone - John Davis, StringArranger, HornArranger - Anthony Jackson, BassGuitar - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Producer, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist, RecordingArranger - Valerie Simpson, Producer, Piano, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist, RecordingArranger - Ray Chew, Keyboard, RecordingArranger - Maxine Waters, BackgroundVocalist - Diana Ross, Vocalist, MainArtist - Stephanie Spruill, BackgroundVocalist - Francisco Centeno, BassGuitar - John sussewell, DrumKit - Julia Waters, BackgroundVocalist - Errol Bennett, Percussion

℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

5
Once In The Morning
00:04:51

NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Diana Ross, MainArtist

℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., a Universal Records Company

6
It's My House
00:04:31

NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Diana Ross, MainArtist

℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., a Universal Records Company

7
Sparkle
00:05:20

NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Diana Ross, MainArtist

℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

8
I'm In The World
00:03:59

NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Diana Ross, MainArtist

℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., a Universal Records Company

Review: Diana Ross - The Boss

Ashford & Simpson wrote and produced almost all of the material for Diana Ross' self-titled debut and third album Surrender, LPs that were almost a decade old by the time the trio reunited for The Boss. The duo and the singer prospered during the time apart. They had proven to be more than adept at disco -- Ross' "Love Hangover" and Ashford & Simpson's "One More Try" coincidentally were on the Billboard disco chart together in 1976 -- so the reunited unit's prospects in 1979 were high. Ross' first solo gold album, The Boss contains some of her most commanding and seductive material. The charging title song was a Top 20 hit, the album's only single to crack the Hot 100, but the dazzling "No One Gets the Prize" and lighter "It's My House" -- both of which also topped the disco chart -- add much depth. Ross' charisma was so powerful during this era that she was able to make lines like "There's my chair/I put it there" not sound ridiculous. "Sparkle," the best of the three ballads, is an original, not a cover of the Curtis Mayfield-written song from the Supremes-inspired film of the same title.

© Andy Kellman /TiVo

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© 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2016 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

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