Ten years after leaving the Supremes, Diana Ross had enjoyed a pretty good decade. She’d become one of the biggest singers in the world, with a bunch of pop smashes and hit albums to her credit, not to mention she was an Academy Award-nominated actress for her role in 1972′s Lady Sings the Blues. But, as the ’80s were about to dawn, Ross wanted to do something to freshen up her sound.

Inspired by the music she was hearing at New York’s Studio 54, the Motown star decided to work with new collaborators. For her next album — her 10th solo studio release — she wanted to partner with Chic masterminds Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. The boys behind “Good Times” jumped at the opportunity to work with a music icon.


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