In the next decade she became a sought-after backing singer, appearing on the Bobby Darin Show and touring with, among others Helen Reddy.

It was selected to be part of the soundtrack to the film Thank God It's Friday, which topped the club play chart (number one for six weeks).

[5] In 1979 Brooks moved away from Soussain with her third album, Party Girl,[6] produced by Bunny Sigler of Instant Funk and Salsoul fame.

While the album contained no major hits it did include "Got Tu Go Disco", the title song from the short-lived Broadway musical.

[5] In 1979 Brooks branched out from disco by singing "Close Enough For Love", the title song to the Vanessa Redgrave movie Agatha.

It produced a moderate club hit with the trendy dance-rock tinged, high pressure beat "Dr.

She was featured prominently on the soundtrack to the film Doctor Detroit,[13] including two duets with its star Dan Aykroyd.

In 1985 Brooks released "Lifeline Dancing" on the Easy Street label, which was featured in the Emilio Estevez movie That Was Then...

Following these one-off releases, Brooks returned to backup vocalist sessions and the occasional advertising jingle (most notably 1985's "Nature Valley Granola's Dandy Bar").