Sharon O'Neill "Words" 1980, rem. 1991

O’Neill’s desire for privacy means she is cagey about what her dispute with CBS was specifically about. Her conflict years with CBS Australia also coincided with O’Neill ending her marriage to guitarist Brent Thomas and her relationship with her manager and brother-in-law Grant Thomas...

...In Shake! magazine (Dec 1987) O’Neill advised, “Take a record contract to a couple of lawyers. Get the fine print checked out. I was quite surprised it happened to me. You have to be careful with the business side of it.”
What we do know is that O’Neill had a perfect working relationship from 1978 to 1981 with CBS New Zealand and John McCready, the MD who signed her. When he moved to CBS Australia he was there for the planning stage of recording the Foreign Affairs album in Los Angeles…to be continued... - Audioculture

trax:
01. Ready to love 02. Awkward City 03. Words 04. Baby don't fight 05. Love can be cruel 06. Bitter the Heart 07. Asian Paradise 08. I'll be Home again 09. Some of this Heart 10. Someone just like you 11. Southern Blues 12. How do you talk to Boys
…served by Gaius…