Bayer Sager had many hits during the 1970s. She co-wrote many songs with
Melissa Manchester that appeared on Manchester's solo albums of the period, including "Come in from the Rain" and "
Midnight Blue", which would go on to be covered by many other artists. She also worked with Australian songwriter
Peter Allen, crafting hits such as "
I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" "You and Me (We Wanted It All)" and "
Don't Cry Out Loud". She also scored major hits collaborating with
Albert Hammond ("
When I Need You") and
Bruce Roberts ("
You're the Only One"). With
Marvin Hamlisch and
Neil Simon, she wrote the lyrics for the 1978 stage musical ''
They're Playing Our Song, which was loosely based on her relationship with Hamlisch. The musical ran for over three years on Broadway. She also wrote the lyrics, whilst Hamlisch composed the music, for "Nobody Does It Better", the Bond theme sung by Carly Simon in the film The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977). Many of Bayer Sager's 1980s songs were co-written with her husband at the time, composer
Burt Bacharach. She served as executive producer for the
eponymous solo album of
June Pointer, of
The Pointer Sisters, in 1989. ,
Cynthia Weil, and
Barry Mann in December 2012 Bayer Sager has won an
Academy Award (out of six nominations), a
Grammy Award (out of nine nominations) and two
Golden Globe Awards (out of seven nominations). She was inducted into the
Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987. Bayer Sager won the
Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1982 for "
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)", theme song to the romantic comedy
Arthur. Bayer Sager received the
Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1987 for the song "
That's What Friends Are For", which she co-wrote with Bacharach. She occasionally collaborated with
Neil Sedaka, with 11 songs co-written between the two. Alongside Bruce Roberts and
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Bayer Sager co-wrote "Stronger Together", sung by
Jessica Sanchez. The song was played after
Hillary Clinton's speech at the
2016 Democratic National Convention. The song is named after the slogan that the
Clinton campaign used as a show of uniting behind the Democratic nominee. In 2018, she co-wrote the song "Living in the Moment" for the film
Book Club, recorded by
Katharine McPhee, as well as two songs on
Barbra Streisand's album
Walls: "Better Angels" and "What's on My Mind". She contributed lyrics to "Ghost Town" on
Kanye West's album
Ye. In April 2020,
Lady Gaga closed out her
One World: Together at Home concert with a new rendition of "The Prayer", co-performed with Dion, Bocelli,
John Legend and classical pianist
Lang Lang. The performance helped raise $127 million for the World Health Organization battling
COVID-19 cases in America. In May 2022, she was honored with a BMI Icon award at the 70th Annual BMI Pop Awards ==Visual art==