"The Boss" | ||||
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Single by Diana Ross | ||||
from the album The Boss | ||||
B-side | "I'm in the World" | |||
Released | 22 May 1979 | |||
Format | 7" single, 12" single | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 3:52 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Writer(s) | Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
Producer(s) | Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson | |||
Diana Ross singles chronology | ||||
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Single by The Braxtons | ||||||
from the album So Many Ways | ||||||
Released | March 17, 1997 | |||||
Format | 12" single, CD | |||||
Recorded | 1995 | |||||
Genre | Electronic, Funk / Soul | |||||
Length | 9:41 (album version) 4:27 (video version) 4:13 (radio edit) |
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Label | Atlantic | |||||
Writer(s) | Ashford & Simpson | |||||
Producer(s) | Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, "Little" Louie Vega | |||||
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"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 number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reached #12 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and went to number 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
The song debuted at number 64 in the UK Singles Chart on July 21, 1979, reaching its highest peak on August 4, 1979. The song spent 7 weeks in the top 75 before leaving the chart on September 1, 1979.
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"
"The Boss" is a song performed by American recording R&B group The Braxtons. The song was written by Ashford & Simpson and produced by Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, "Little" Louie Vega. It was released as the third single from their first studio album So Many Ways on March 17, 1997.
A music video was released featuring The Braxtons Trina, Towanda and Tamar with a length of the video at 4 minutes and 27 seconds. The video starts with Towanda kissing goodbye her lover as he rushes off to work. Then the video brings you to a living room where The Braxton's are singing and dancing. The video also shows The Braxton's talking on the phone to each other and also singing by a tree.
On February 1, 1997 the Masters At Work version topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week a #1 in the United States. The song stayed in the chart for 14 weeks.