Diana Ross - "I'm Coming Out" (1980)

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Can't find a thread for this one anywhere, surprisingly. It's from her album "Diana". It has long been considered an anthem for the LGBTQ community. It was written by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. The song was an inspiration after Nile Rodgers saw drag queens dressing up as Diana at a NY nightclub.

Chart peaks:

#5 Hot 100

#6 R&B

#1 Disco

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#436 on Billboard's 500 Greatest Pop Songs

You Know What It Is: Produced by Chic’s Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards during their imperial phase, Ross’s uplifting gem took on another life as an anthem of pride for the LGBTQ+ community.

Who Put The Bomp: “I’m Coming Out” features the rare pop trombone solo – which was performed by Meco Monardo, the jazz-fusion artist behind Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk and the Hot 100-topping “Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band.”

Sign ‘o’ The Times: According to Rodgers, Ross wasn’t aware of the meaning behind the song’s titular phrase, and the influential radio DJ Frankie Crocker almost convinced her not to release the track, on the grounds that it would make listeners think she was coming out as gay herself.