The Boss

Recorded in 1979 at Sigma Sound Studio and Celebration Studio in New York City for Diana Ross’s Motown album The Boss, with Ashford & Simpson producing and a rhythm section including Eric Gale, Michael Brecker, Ray Chew, Anthony Jackson, Francisco Centeno, John Sussewell, Sammy Figueroa, and Errol Bennett. Issued on May 22, 1979 as the lead single from The Boss, it returned Ross to Top 40 radio and became a crossover hit, reaching No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Play chart. The track remained one of Ross’s signature disco recordings, helped by later remixes in 1993 and 2019 that brought it back to dance charts and club audiences. Its enduring appeal has kept it in circulation well beyond its original release era.