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She Works Hard For The Money (song)
"She Works Hard for the Money" is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her album ''She Works Hard for the Money'' (1983). The song was written by Michael Omartian and Summer, and produced by the former. It was released as the lead single in 1983 from the album by Mercury Records. It became a hit for Summer, reaching number one for a three-week stay atop the ''Billboard'' R&B singles chart (her first since 1979), number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and number three on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Play chart. The single ended up as ''Billboard''s 15th-best performing song of 1983. Summer performed the song live as the opening of the 1984 Grammy Awards. Background and composition Co-written with Omartian, the song tells a story of a hard-working blue-collar woman. It was based on Summer's inspiration she had on the night of February 23–24, 1983, after the 25th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony when she attended an after-party at the West Hollywood restaurant Chase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the " Queen of Disco", while her music gained a global following. Influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s, Summer became the lead singer of a psychedelic rock band named Crow and moved to New York City. In 1968, she joined a German adaptation of the musical ''Hair'' in Munich, where she spent several years living, acting, and singing. There, she met music producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and they went on to record influential disco hits together such as " Love to Love You Baby" and "I Feel Love", marking Summer's breakthrough into international music markets. Summer returned to the United States in 1976, and more hits such as " Last Dance", her version of "MacArthur Park", " Heaven Knows", " Hot Stuff", " Bad Girls", "Dim All the Lights", "No More Tears (E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
