[1] Prior to the release of the album, Cook was a songwriter, session musician, and backing vocalist for other artists, and had worked with Paul Young, George Michael, Marc Almond, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Seal and Gerry Rafferty.

[3] Speaking of her experience recording the album, Cook told the Manchester Evening News in 1991, "Frankly, the remotest chance that I might become famous just freaks me out.

"[6] Although the album (and its singles) failed to make any commercial impact, the material gained enough prominence to be covered by more established artists in later years.

Upon its release, the Fife Free Press praised The Girl Who Ate Herself as a "quality LP, both in terms of the performance and the material", which suggests Cook "has a glittering future ahead of her".

[10] Pan-European magazine Music & Media considered Cook to be "an interesting female singer/songwriter" who is "focused on MOR material".