Turner achieved her solo recording contract with Jive Records after singing backing vocals on Culture Club's "From Luxury to Heartache". She released four albums and a "Best of" Compilation Album over the next few years. Her first solo album "Women Hold Up Half the Sky", was released in 1986 to critical acclaim and produced hit singles such as a cover version of the Staple Singers song "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)", a duet with Jonathan Butler, and the Etta James standard "I'd Rather Go Blind".