In the late 1980s, she began working with the Bristol-based DJ/production team The Wild Bunch, from who a spin-off production team/crew would form, named Massive Attack.
[1][2] A reviewer for the BBC said: "More than a decade after its release it remains one of the most moving pieces of dance music ever, able to soften hearts and excite minds just as keenly as a ballad by Bacharach or a melody by McCartney.
"[3] In total, Nelson co-wrote and provided vocals on four tracks on the Blue Lines album, including another hit single, "Safe From Harm" (UK No.
[4] The single was released on Cooltempo Records and both Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne were involved in remixing the track.
Produced and mixed by Mike Peden, it peaked at No.22 on the UK album chart,[4] and was later certified Gold by the BPI for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.
[citation needed] Nelson's second album, Friendly Fire, again produced by Mike Peden, was released in 1995, and contained the hit "Rough with the Smooth" which peaked at No.30 in the UK.
[citation needed] In 1997, Nelson contributed to Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project, performing the song "Moonraker" which had originally been sung by Shirley Bassey.
[citation needed] In 1998, Nelson collaborated with Charles Webster's Presence project and released the single "Sense of Danger" which peaked at No.
In 2002, Nelson released a track entitled "Realise", which was remixed and included on the mix compilation album 4 Vini: Forever Young.
In December 2007, Nelson was featured on a new single by NUfrequency entitled "Go That Deep", which included a remix by Charles Webster.
Doug Wimbish released an album CinemaSonics on Yellowbird in 2008, where Nelson contributed on a song "I Wanna Know" as a co-writer and a vocalist.
In February 2012, NUFrequency released their debut album Connected, which includes a new extended version of "Go That Deep" featuring Shara Nelson.
She performed her hit "Unfinished Sympathy" (originally with Massive Attack) at the concert in aid of Cool Earth produced by Angelica Campion-Armstrong.