easther teamed up with reggae band aswad to record a cover of diana king's "shy guy", which was released as a single in august 2002 and peaked at #62 on the uk singles chart. easther also recorded a solo cover of the classic song "first time ever i saw your face" which appeared on many "love" themed compilations around 2002/3 including "the all time classic tearjerkers". she also features on the peter cox cover of the marvin gaye song "your precious love". easther then decided to turn to songwriting and has written for many different artists including girls aloud. easther also sings backing vocals on the dina carroll tracks "this time" and "don't be a stranger" (1993) along with her sister vernie.