BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983
“She Works Hard for the Money” is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her eleventh studio album of the same name. Written by Michael Omartian and Summer, the song was released as the lead single from the album on May 1983, by Mercury Records.
It became a hit for Summer and is one of her signature songs, 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 Dance Club Play chart. The single-ended up as Billboard’s fifteenth-best performing song of 1983. Summer performed the song live as the opening of the 1984 Grammy Awards.
SIDE A:
She Works Hard For The Money (Special Long Version) 6:18
SIDE B:
She Works Hard For The Money (Instrumental) 5:49
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | She Works Hard For The Money | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #3 |
| 1983 | She Works Hard For The Money | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #1 |
| 1983 | She Works Hard For The Money | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #3 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Mercury – DONNA 12, Mercury – 812 370-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Pop/Rock
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Engineer – John Guess
Management – Susan Munao Management Co., Inc.
Photography By – Harry Langdon
Producer – Michael Omartian
Written-By – D. Summer*, M. Omartian*
NOTES:
from the forthcoming Donna Summer album
“She Works Hard For The Money”
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
DAC/Phono Pre-amp: Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling/Dither: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Username: btg
Password: burningtheground
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Love Donna Summer, and this song so much! Never heard the special long version or instrumental versions before. Thank you Paul for sharing these gems with us 🙂
Thank you, very much, Paul! BTW, I think there is a mistake in the instrumental version, at 1:38. The amplitude of the left channel goes down for a few milliseconds.
Big Thanks
Thank you! LOVED this video. So classic. Much appreciated!!!
Thanks Paul. We can never get enough Donna Summer
One of my favorite “Non-Moroder” Donna Summer music.
great!
Love this!! Thanks a lot Paul!
This is my favourite single by Donna Summer. I also love the lyrics. It’s great to get the exclusive instrumental mix in crystal clean sound as well. Thank you so much Paul.
You’re welcome, Daniel. 🙂
Back in 1989, I and a few other 19+ year-olds worked 3rd shift at a warehouse filling orders for boat supplies. The work was mundane, it was super late at night, and the boss was ruthless about breaks as well as picking orders quickly. People were fired left and right or quit. The money was also not so great. We all dressed like slobs because we always got dirty from the dusty cement floors/walls as well as the inventory. One night this kid (who also always dressed as slobby as you could get) who was known to mock everything, started… Read more »
Thanks for sharing that fantastic memory with us Fred. I love that music is like a time capsule it can bring those memories back as if they happened yesterday. I enjoyed reading this 🙂
I really enjoyed this story too a lot Fred. This is a great memory and the way you told it I can picture it quite clearly. I’ve done these sorts of mundane jobs before so I can relate. It really is an hysterical story. Have a nice day!
Jeff
Extraordinario tema, me servia mucho en las fiestas, después de los lentos levantaba de inmediato, gracias por esto
Eternal Queen of Disco , I have many Brazilian and American Lps of her . Thanks
All your Brazilian LP’s are American. Brazil is one of the 35 countries in America.
you are right , I Have One mande in The Uniteds States , one friend of mine have a Canadian press of Bad girls
Gracias Pault gran post.
Thanks Paul.
You’re welcome, Omar 🙂
Seeing this pop up on your site has me feeling both happy and sad. Happy, because I love Donna Summer, but so sad because she is no longer with us. She is a treasure for sure. Even my Mom loves Donna Summer. I love how Donna did these rock type of records that could cross over and please various markets. And the video was such a favorite of mine too. This was the year I got a part time job over the Summer months from college and would spend my entire paycheck on records. I loved those days. Not really… Read more »
Donna left us with great music and memories this one was huge for her. You are most welcome Jeff 🙂