[9] In 1969, Basia performed as a vocalist in local band Astry appearing with them at the National Festival of Beat Avangarde in Kalisz where they came first.
[19] The second album, London Warsaw New York, recorded in 1989 and released in early 1990, was promoted by the popular singles "Baby You're Mine" and "Cruising for Bruising".
[20] The album also included the cover of Stevie Wonder-penned track "Until You Come Back to Me", a minor hit on the Adult Contemporary chart.
On the back of Basia's continuing success, her label released Brave New Hope, a compilation consisting of remixes and rare tracks.
Mixed by David Bascombe, the project marked the end of a ten-year working relationship with mixmaster Phil Harding.
Although less successful than Basia's two previous albums, it reached the top 40 on the US charts and received gold certification from the RIAA for selling over half a million copies.
[23] To support The Sweetest Illusion, Basia again embarked on a long tour in the US, Japan and Europe, where she played her first ever solo concerts in Poland.
[24] A retrospective compilation album, Clear Horizon – The Best of Basia, was released in 1998, consisting of notable chart hits, non-single tracks, and new material, including a cover of "Waters of March", written by Brazilian composer Antônio Carlos Jobim.
The compilation was Basia's last release for Sony and was a minor success, only in Japan, largely due to lack of promotion from the label.
[26] After some persistent efforts from Danny White and Mark Reilly, who had started working together again, she agreed to join reformed Matt Bianco.
[28] Having finished touring with the band in 2006, Basia and Danny began working on the new material together while Reilly continued with Matt Bianco.
Her fourth solo studio album, It's That Girl Again, was finally released in spring 2009 by independent label Koch Records.
The album additionally featured three studio recordings, including the title song, released as the lead single, and "Wandering", a duet with Polish singer Mietek Szcześniak.
They recorded one more song together, a cover of Vanessa Williams' hit "Save the Best for Last", produced by its original co-writer Wendy Waldman, this time for Szcześniak's album Signs.
[38][39] She has cited Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder,[25] Burt Bacharach, Astrud Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim as some of her musical influences.
[42] Her native language can be heard in "Copernicus" and "Reward" from London Warsaw New York; and in the album Matt's Mood;[43][44] as well as "An Olive Tree" and "Yearning" from The Sweetest Illusion.
The singer has also released two songs performed entirely in Polish: the concert album Basia on Broadway features a live recording of "Dzień się budzi" (English: "The Day Is Dawning"), and It's That Girl Again includes "Amelki śmiech" ("Amelka's Laughter").