SOME people go to work to get away from their other half.

But Eddi Reader broke her own music business rule when she collaborated with her husband John Douglas on her new EP, Back The Dogs.

The former Fairground Attraction singer worked with John on a series of cover songs including Amy Winehouse's Love Is A Losing Game and Super Furry Animals' Juxtaposed With U.

John is also in the band, Trashcan Sinatras, with Eddi's brother Francis.

"I went into it with my fists up," said Eddi

"I was worried about how he might do things and how I might be dominated by somebody else’s musical interpretation.

"But it was actually the contrary. It was great to be able to assert myself in a relationship. It was difficult at the beginning as I respected him so much as a writer. But it was a good learning experience to be challenged about my own taste."

Eddi and John married in June 2013.

She added: "After the carry on I've witnessed, I lived for decades with the idea that I should be as far away from musicians as possible as far as romance goes. Sometimes love and creative energy don’t match.

"But unfortunately for my theory and fortunately for me I was proved wrong as you don’t know who you are going to meet.

"It just so happens it was the boy next door who I had known for 21 years and had been friends with for all that time.

"When he wrote me a song the romantic side developed."

Eddi will be in Warrington on Friday, October 17, to showcase songs from Back The Dogs.

The 55-year-old added: "I played the Super Furry Animals cover to a few ‘folkies’ and they would have never listened to anything like that but they loved this stripped back version of it.

"I also wanted to bring a classic quality to that wonderful Amy Winehouse song."

Eddi will also be playing songs from her back catalogue at the Parr Hall show as well as hits from her Fairground Attraction days.

The Perfect singer even revealed that there were talks of a Fairground Attraction reunion to mark the band's 25th anniversary.

But Eddi wanted her publishing rights back to the music and they could not come to an agreement.

"That was the end of that conversation I’m afraid," said the Brit Award-winner.

"But I have no qualms about singing those songs at my own gigs and I think I sing them better anyway

"For years I didn’t think they were ‘mine’ anymore but over the last 25 years I have reclaimed them. I didn’t even feel I could sing my own song, Whispers.

"It’s only recently I’ve started singing it again and realised it was part of my history and it didn’t belong to businessmen in London."

- Eddi Reader plays at the Parr Hall on Friday, October 17. Tickets are £22.50. Visit pyramidparrhall.com or call 442345.