Melvoin later joined the expanded line-up of The Revolution – adding backing vocals to Parade including the 1986 single "Anotherloverholenyohead."

She designed the Dream Factory jacket and received a credit on Sign o' the Times co-writing the song "Starfish and Coffee.

[3] Melvoin has subsequently worked as a background vocalist for such artists as Roger Waters, Eric Clapton, and Mike Oldfield and has performed vocals on Wendy & Lisa albums.

She also co-wrote songs performed by Madonna, such as Ray of Light's fourth track "Candy Perfume Girl", which was written with William Orbit.

It was to have been featured on "what she thought would either become her solo debut or an album by Orbit’s Strange Cargo project, which she – and, it turns out, Madonna – both loved."