For the Working Girl is the title of the ninth album release by singer-songwriter Melissa Manchester released by Arista Records. Recorded at Northstar Studios in Boulder, Colorado in the summer of 1980, For the Working Girl reteamed Manchester with Steve Buckingham, producer of the title cut of the singer's 1979 self-titled album release; as with the Melissa Manchester album, the track listing of For the Working Girl balanced Manchester originals (totaling five) with outside material (totaling six). The personnel on For the Working Girl includes the singer's father David Manchester on bassoon.