She Works Hard for the Money Songwriting Credits by Donna Summer

She Works Hard for the Money is the eleventh studio album by Donna Summer, released June 13, 1983, on Mercury Records after she settled a contract dispute with former label Casablanca's parent company PolyGram. Produced entirely by Michael Omartian, it moved her sound away from the Giorgio Moroder disco template toward a synth-driven post-disco and dance-pop style shaped for the MTV era. The title track, co-written by Summer and Omartian, became her biggest hit of the decade, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the R&B chart. The album also folded in outside contributions from Bruce Sudano, Jay Graydon, and Greg Phillinganes, plus guest vocal spots from British group Musical Youth and gospel singer Matthew Ward. It reached number nine on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold in the United States, marking Summer's commercial comeback after a turbulent transition out of the Casablanca era.