Dressed as a waitress in the video, Donna Summer reminded that “She Works Hard for the Money”.  It is hard to believe that it has been 40 years since the release of the hit album.

It has been almost 10 years since Summer died as the result of lung cancer, but her music lives on and in celebration of the 40th anniversary of “She Works Hard for the Money”, Mercury/Ume has released a digital only expanded deluxe edition of the album that includes four bonus tracks that have never appeared in digital format.

After a number od Disco hits, Summer rode the wave into the 80’s and continued to put out chart topping hits for several more years.

The deluxe edition of “She Works Hard for the Money” includes the original nine songs from the album written by Summer plus two instrumentals and two club mixes to keep you dancing and perhaps “Working Hard for the Money”. 

The March release of the album also helps Ume to kick off a celebration of what would be Summer’s 75th birthday if she had not died at age 63 in 2012.  “She Works Hard for the Money” is also an appropriate release for Women’s History Month.

HBO will release the documentary “Love to Love You, Donna Summer” in June and will feature never before seen photos and home videos; some taken by Summer herself, after a debut at the SXSW Festival later this month.



Ume has also remastered the music video that accompanied the original release of “She Works Hard for the Money”.  In 1983, music videos were still in their infancy and artists often got very creative in hopes of a heavy rotation on MTV.


“She Works Hard for the Money” deluxe edition tracklisitng:
“She Works Hard for the Money”
“Stop, Look and Listen”
“He’s a Rebel”
“Woman”
“Unconditional Love” with Musical Youth
“Love Has a Mind of its Own”
“Tokyo”
“People, People
“I Do Believe (I Feel in Love)”
“She Works Hard for the Money” club mix
“She Works Hard for the Money” instrumental track
“Unconditional Love” with Musical Youth club mix
“Unconditional Love” with Musical Youth instrumental track

Feature photo credit: Francesco Scaullo and UMe