Studio Album · No. 9
Workin' Overtime Songwriting Credits by Diana Ross
Produced by Nile Rodgers · Engineered by Tom Durack, Richard Hilton
Holds writing credit on 0 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 0 / 10 documented
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Diana Ross carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Workin' Overtime reunites Ross with Nile Rodgers, who produced every track, and the songwriting reflects his circle: Rodgers wrote or co-wrote most of the album with collaborators like Greg Smith and Christopher Max, and Preston Glass handled the rest. Ross has no writing credit anywhere on the record, which keeps her firmly in the interpreter role even on this contemporary new jack swing reinvention.
Workin' Overtime is the studio album by Diana Ross released in June 1989 by Motown, marking her return to the label and a reunion with Nile Rodgers, who produced the entire record. Aiming at the new jack swing sound dominating late-1980s R&B, the album pushed Ross toward a harder, more contemporary groove than her earlier work. The title track became a club hit even as the album drew a mixed commercial response. Ross stays the interpreter throughout, singing songs written by Rodgers and a small circle of collaborators with no writing credit of her own.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Workin' Overtime
#3
|
Nile RodgersChristopher Max | Nile RodgersChristopher Max | Nile Rodgers | Diana Ross (Lead Vocals) |
| 2 |
Say We Can
|
Nile RodgersCathy Block | Nile RodgersCathy Block | Nile Rodgers | Diana Ross (Lead Vocals) |
| 3 |
Take the Bitter with the Sweet
|
Preston GlassSteven RaySteve Birch | Preston GlassSteven RaySteve Birch | Nile Rodgers | Diana Ross (Lead Vocals) |
| 4 |
Bottom Line
|
Preston Glass | Preston Glass | Nile Rodgers | Diana Ross (Lead Vocals) |
| 5 |
This House
|
Nile Rodgers | Nile Rodgers | Nile Rodgers | Diana Ross (Lead Vocals) |
| 6 |
Paradise
|
Nile RodgersGreg Smith | Nile RodgersGreg Smith | Nile Rodgers | Diana Ross (Lead Vocals) |
| 7 |
Keep On (Dancin')
|
Nile RodgersGreg Smith | Nile RodgersGreg Smith | Nile Rodgers | Diana Ross (Lead Vocals) |
| 8 |
What Can One Person Do
|
Nile RodgersGreg Smith | Nile RodgersGreg Smith | Nile Rodgers | Diana Ross (Lead Vocals) |
| 9 |
Goin' Through the Motions
|
Preston GlassSteven RaySteve Birch | Preston GlassSteven RaySteve Birch | Nile Rodgers | Diana Ross (Lead Vocals) |
| 10 |
We Stand Together
|
Nile RodgersGreg Smith | Nile RodgersGreg Smith | Nile Rodgers | Diana Ross (Lead Vocals) |