along with many former motown artists, she signed with ian levine's motorcity records in the 1980s, releasing the single "signal your intention", which peaked at no. 1 in the uk hi-nrg charts. it was followed by the album "investigate" (1990), which included some re-recordings of her motown hits as well as new material. a second album for the label, "talking loud" (1992), was never released, although all the songs were included on the compilation "the best of kim weston" (1996).