The Boss

"The Boss"
Single by Diana Ross
from the album The Boss
Released	1979
Format	7" Single, 12" Single
Recorded	1979
Genre	Disco
Length	3:55
Label	Motown
Producer	Ashford & Simpson
Certification	Gold (RIAA)

"The Boss" is a 1979 soul/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.

Credits

• 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 legendary diva Whitney Houston during her much-acclaimed live shows in 1997/98.

A cover of the song by The Braxtons was include on the 1996 album The Braxtons, and 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.

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