[2][5] In 1963 she started appearing at the Star Club in Hamburg, and on her return to Britain moved to London, where she was managed by Tony Stratton Smith and was signed as a solo singer by Decca Records.
She recorded two singles for them, a cover of Barbara George's "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)", followed by a version of the Supremes' "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes".
The B-side of the latter was a version of the Irma Thomas song "Breakaway" (later a hit for Tracey Ullman),[3] arranged and produced by Ivor Raymonde.
[2][5] In May 1966 she joined a new group, Shotgun Express, whose members also included Rod Stewart, Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Peter Green.
She also worked as a session singer, recorded with former Shotgun Express member Phil Sawyer, and in the 1980s performed on stage with Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.