Anderson's goal at the time was to become a teacher of music,[2] but her plans were thwarted when the Ronald Reagan administration removed Arts from the curriculum in government-sponsored schools.

[2] Anderson's 1998 second solo album, Blessed Burden, gained commercial recognition with singles "Woman in Me" and a cover of Paul McCartney’s "Maybe I’m Amazed".

Anderson’s fourth solo album, Grace and Favours, was recorded live at the Glee Club in Birmingham, England.

It was released in 2003 by Orange Room Music on CD and DVD formats with clips that include interviews and impromptu performances with James Brown and Paul Weller.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the music from this ocean-themed time-travel fantasy will be released online in anticipation of its live premiere and subsequent tour.

Following the successful preview performance at Hall for Cornwall in November 2022, plans are in motion for new staging directives replacing the MI.MU Gloves with FX digital sounds to be synchronised with its theatre production development.

Anderson is preparing a Southwest England regional premiere performance as well as a worldwide release of a double album of the full music scenes from the opera in autumn 2024.

[2] Carleen's father, Dr. Reuben Anderson Sr., is pastor of the Tower of Faith Evangelistic Church of God in Christ, in Compton California.

Carleen's uncle, David Anderson Jr., and his daughters, Pamela and Jhelisa, along with their mother, Yvonne, had a very successful family gospel vocal group that travelled the southern United States.