[2] Within two years, the family had relocated to rural Buckinghamshire, to a bungalow on a five-acre plot and where her younger twin sisters were born.
[2] Craven began taking piano lessons at the age of seven, encouraged by her music teacher mother who was a classical violinist and who had performed at the Royal Albert Hall.
[1][4] Having failed to find any sympathetic musicians with whom to play, at the age of 22 she decided to strike out on her own as a piano-playing singer and songwriter.
He helped to secure her a major music publishing deal with Warner Brothers and a development contract with Epic Records followed.
[1] In November 1988, Craven was sent to Los Angeles to work with some established songwriters and to 'learn her craft' playing in bars and restaurants.
She went on to record with Paul Samwell-Smith,[1] whose other production credits included Cat Stevens, Carly Simon and All About Eve.
A re-released "Promise Me" (written on the back of an early relationship breakdown[4]) was heavily promoted and eventually peaked at No.
It spawned three singles, "Love Scenes", "Mollie's Song" (written for her daughter) and a cover of ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All".
After promotion for this album ended, Craven left Epic Records and retired from the music industry to take care of her daughters.
In March 2009, Craven released her first album in ten years, Close To Home, fully written and produced by herself.
She released it on her own record label and sold it initially through her website and at concerts, although later in the year she made it available for purchase on online retailers and on digital outlets.
Craven toured with fellow British singer-songwriters Judie Tzuke and Julia Fordham, starting in November 2018.
After meeting backstage at a Tears for Fears concert in 1991, Craven began a relationship with singer-songwriter Colin Campsie.
They initially lived in Kilburn, North-West London, before moving to Buckinghamshire in 2006, to a family home which Craven bought with the royalties from her single "Promise Me".