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Tracklist (Vinyl)
A1 | | No One Gets The Prize | | 4:37 | A2 | | I Ain't Been Licked | | 4:00 | A3 | | All For One | | 4:13 | A4 | | The Boss | | 3:42 | B1 | | Once In The Morning | | 4:49 | B2 | | It's My House | | 4:29 | B3 | | Sparkle | | 5:19 | See more tracks
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Review After the meticulous but anemic Baby It's Me and the careless patchwork of Ross, I'd just about given up on Diana Ross' recording career, figuring that from here on, it'd only be an adjunct to her movie stardom. I couldn't have been more wrong. Somethingthe failure of The Wiz? competition from Donna Summer?has put the old fight back in her. For the first time in years, Diana Ross looks and sounds like a sexy human being instead of a gaunt mannequin. And the excellent, custom-made tunes by songwriter/producers Nickolas… Read More Ashford and Valerie Simpson underline the renewed joy and self-reliance that infuse her singing on The Boss.One reason Ashford and Simpson are still Ross' ideal producers is their refusal to bow to her synthetically sweet and campy ingénue image. Going for the pop-gospel mainline, they force her to sing out over settings that are both propulsive and lush. The finest compositions here hitch nifty catch phrases to neat hooks and build them step by step into towering climaxes. If the songs don't cut deep, they're not silly either, because they almost invariably capture the nuances of romantic love one step beyond the obvious clichés. The Boss' two big ballads, "All for One" and "I'm in the World," are beautifully crafted tear-jerkers about survival and togetherness. Both numbers become transcendent through vocal performances so warm and full and throbbingly "sincere" that the soap-opera sentimentality shines with truth. "No One Gets the Prize" and "Once in the Morning" are equally stirring pop-disco productions. And in the title track (the album's only hardcore disco song), Diana Ross lets loose with some of the most uninhibited singing of her career. (RS 297) STEPHEN HOLDEN |
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Boss (12 )
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The Boss
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The Boss 5 copies |
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The Boss
Moderate Cosmetic Scratches, Edge Wear, Corner Creasing Us, Motown, M00026d1, 1979 |
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The Boss
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BullTrax United States
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The Boss
Bottom Seam Cleanly Split / Slight Corner Wear Us, Motown, M00026d1, 1979 |
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The Boss
. Lots Of Edge Wear On Cover And Some Paper Torn Off. Us, Motown, M00026d1, 1979 |
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BullTrax United States
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The Boss
Generic Cover With Label Sticker On Front Vg Us, Motown, M00026d1, 1979 |
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The Boss / Lovin',livin'& Givin' Motown |
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Flip Records United Kingdom
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The Boss / I'm Coming Out
Vinyl & Motown Black Company Jacket Are Graded Vg++ Condition. Disc Has Few Vinyl Marks & Is Close To Nm. B-side Label Has A Few Spindle Marks. Jacket Shows Some Storage... |
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Groove Universe United States
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Gazela Records Portugal
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