RARE SIGNED LP - Donna Summer: She Works Hard for the Money
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This album came from the private collection of a national entertainment correspondent. Donna Summer signed the album during their interview for a radio series about the singer.
"She Works Hard for the Money" is the eleventh studio album by Donna Summer, released in 1983. The album features her powerful vocals and a blend of disco, pop, and R&B music styles. The title track became an instant hit, and other popular tracks from the album include "Love Has a Mind of Its Own" and "Unconditional Love."
Summer was credited with writing or co-writing every track on the album, mostly alongside Michael Omartian, who was also the album's producer. It became her first Top 10 album in the U.S. since 1979 and produced a massively successful hit single in the form of the title track, which was the final song written for the album. The sleeve of the single and album pictured Summer as a waitress who "works hard for the money" and the song was a tribute to "the working woman". The reverse side of the album also features Onetta Johnson, a bathroom attendant who worked at the iconic Los Angeles restaurant Chasen's whom Summer had encountered in the ladies' room and was the inspiration for the song itself. The song shot to Number 3 on the Hot 100 American singles chart, making it her biggest hit there since "The Wanderer" three years previously. The song was also given a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
The album's themes of empowerment and hard work resonated with audiences, and it became a commercial success, reaching the top ten on the Billboard 200 chart. The album is considered one of Summer's most successful and beloved works.
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