Music started as a side project for Charlie Dore while she was in school for drama. She quickly formed her own band, Charlie Dore's Back Pocket, playing locally in pubs and clubs in the London circuit. It was in London that the band was spotted by Chris Blackwell and signed to Island Records.
The single "Pilot of the Airwaves," off her debut album, Where to Now, reached number 11 in the United States. Though the album was recorded stateside in Nashville, it resulted in her being voted Best New Female Singer by Record World Magazine. Her second album, Listen, was supported by ...