▁the ▁Manchester ▁quart et ▁Well ▁Kn it ▁Fr ames , ▁which ▁also ▁included ▁Martin ▁McG ro art y ▁( who ▁would ▁become ▁her ▁regular ▁writing ▁partner ). ▁Watson ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁backing ▁singer ▁with ▁Car mel ▁on ▁an ▁extensive ▁world ▁tour . ▁She ▁sang ▁on ▁several ▁of ▁S uns ▁of ▁Ar qa ' s ▁early ▁LP s ▁( Mus ical ▁Rev ue , ▁W ad ada ▁Magic , ▁India ?) ▁which ▁were ▁released ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Watson ▁made ▁a ▁demo ▁t ape ▁with ▁McG ro art y ▁which ▁found ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁Keith ▁Hop wood ▁at ▁Pl uto ▁Music . ▁Hop wood ▁signed ▁Watson ▁and ▁introduced ▁her ▁to ▁music ▁publish er ▁and ▁manager ▁De ke ▁Ar lon . ▁So on ▁afterwards , ▁Watson ▁signed ▁with ▁E MI ▁Records , ▁re le asing ▁her ▁debut ▁album ▁Blue ▁S li pper ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁G lyn ▁Joh ns , ▁the ▁record ▁featured ▁contributions ▁from ▁various ▁notable ▁mus icians ▁including ▁Bill ▁Pay ne , ▁Rich ie ▁Hay ward , ▁Paul ▁Bar r ere , ▁George ▁Haw kins , ▁Michael ▁Land au , ▁Steve ▁L uk ather ▁and ▁Bern ie ▁Le ad on ▁( the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁members ▁of ▁Little ▁Fe at ▁had ▁played ▁together ▁since ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Low ell ▁George ). ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁album , ▁The ▁We ather ▁Inside , ▁came ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁again ▁produced ▁by ▁G lyn ▁Joh