She's the Boss

She's the Boss is the solo album debut by The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger released in 1985. When The Rolling Stones signed with CBS Records in 1983, one of the options available to them was for individual projects, and Jagger—ready to spread his wings after recording exclusively with his famous band for twenty years—eagerly began working on She's the Boss. Following the release of Undercover, Jagger began composing material for his first ... more

She's the Boss is the solo album debut by The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger released in 1985. When The Rolling Stones signed with CBS Records in 1983, one of the options available to them was for individual projects, and Jagger—ready to spread his wings after recording exclusively with his famous band for twenty years—eagerly began working on She's the Boss. Following the release of Undercover, Jagger began composing material for his first solo project, sanctioning the help of various musician friends in the studio when recording began in May 1984. Of those involved were Pete Townshend, Jeff Beck, Carlos Alomar and Herbie Hancock, while Jagger would share production duties with Bill Laswell and Nile Rodgers. Keith Richards, Jagger's longtime musical partner in The Rolling Stones, was not pleased that Jagger was pursuing solo work, feeling that their band should be each others' first priority. The growing friction between both musicians would erupt publicly in 1986, before they... less