Although Cyril Stapleton, the label A&R's head was in charge, Nightingale's three Pye single releases—issued in June and July 1969 and on 26 March 1971—went unnoticed.

[5] Nightingale returned to London with her husband and daughter appearing in the West End production of Savages, after which she withdrew from professional performing.

"[6] Her singing on the recording of Al Matthews' "Fool" caught the attention of the session's producer Pierre Tubbs; he asked composer J. Vincent Edwards, who had worked with Nightingale in the West End production of Hair, to co-write a song for her which became "Right Back Where We Started From".

Nightingale, who had accompanied her husband to his native Japan, was motivated by her single's US success to go to London to record an album, Right Back Where We Started From .

Promoted by Nightingale in a Top of the Pops appearance broadcast 17 March 1977, "Love Hit Me" peaked at #11 on the UK chart dated 9 April 1977.

As with "Right Back Where We Started From", she was unable to follow up her US Top Ten success, "(Bringing Out) The Girl in Me" subsequently marking her final Hot 100 appearance peaking at #73.

Lead Me On is a re-packaged and slightly remixed version of the previous European LP with the addition of a new song, the disco-styled "Hideaway".