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"It's My House" is a ballad composed by the rhythm and blues writing team of Ashford and Simpson, recorded by Motown icon Diana Ross for her 1979 album release The Boss, from which it was issued as the second single on 20 October 1979.

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"It's My House"
Single by Diana Ross
from the album The Boss
B-side	"Sparkle"
Released	20 October 1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	R&B disco funk soul
Length	4:34
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson
Producer(s)	Ashford & Simpson
Diana Ross singles chronology
"The Boss" (1979) "It's My House" (1979) "Upside Down" (1980)

Background and commercial reception

Valerie Simpson of Ashford and Simpson described "It's My House" with the following: "The song is about a modern woman who tells her lover: 'I'm independent and may fit you into my space - but on my terms.' Those are Diana's ideas."[1]

The song peaked at #27 on the Billboard R&B chart, and (the Record World Pop Singles #101-#150 ranking would rank "It's My House" as high as #106).

The UK Singles Chart would afford a #32 peak to "It's My House", which was the third UK single from The Boss album - following the title cut and "No One Gets the Prize", both of which fared less well on the UK charts than "It's My House" (the UK chart peaks of "The Boss" and "No One Gets the Prize" being respectively #40 and #59). Ross' version of "It's My House" would also statistically best a reggae-styled cover version by Storm which despite debuting on the UK Top 75 singles ranking a week prior to the Ross single would rise no higher than #36.[2]

Reaching #71 on the Australian national singles ranking,[3] "It's My House" would have its best global chart showing in South Africa where the Springbok Radio hit parade ranked "It's My House" as high as #6.[4]

Covers and sampling

Besides the cover by Storm which reached #36 UK, reggae-style recordings of "It's My House" have also been made by Salena Jones (album Love is in the Air/ 1980) and Billy Biggs (album What's Your Sign/ 1980).[5] Latin singer La Lupe covered a Spanish language version of the song ("Es Mi Casa") on her 1980 album "En algo nuevo," which also happened to be her final original album shortly before she announced her retirement.^{[citation needed]} Lady Gaga's song "Replay" from her 2020 album, Chromatica, features a sample of "It's My House".[6]

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Diana Ross
• Background vocals by Stephanie Spruill, Maxine Waters and Julia Waters
• Produced by Ashford & Simpson

References

На других языках

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[ru] It’s My House

«It’s My House» (с англ. — «Это мой дом») — песня, записанная американской певицей Дайной Росс для её девятого студийного альбома. Авторами и продюсерами записи стали Николас Эшфорд и Валери Симпсон.

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