In 1972, O'Neill released her debut single, which didn't chart, before joining numerous bands between 1972 and 1977, including Chapta, Jessica and Shiner.
In 1978, O'Neill competed on the national television program "The Entertainers" and sang the song from her Nelson days called "Luck's On The Table".
O'Neill finished third in the contest and signed with CBS Records shortly after, releasing "Luck's On The Table" in September 1978.
[1] John McCready, the head of CBS Records in New Zealand said "I thought she was just fantastic and was surprised that her wonderful song and performance only got her only 3rd place.
McCready discovered Dick La Forte, a Radio New Zealand music producer had completed an album with Sharon, adding "I negotiated an agreement with all concerned parties to release the album on CBS."