Donna Summer's She Works Hard for the Money

She works hard for the money was a number three pop, number one R&B smash in the summer of 1983. The video was not only played by MTV, Summer became the first African-American female to be placed in a heavy rotation. She continued to show her versatility through the middle of the decade, scoring minor hits with the reggae song Unconditional Love and a synth pop cover of the Drifters There Goes My Baby. But it seemed trends had finally moved away from Donna Summer. It wasn't until the late 1980s that the pendulum swung back when a new production team with a hot sound began sweeping pop radio.