These days, Sheena Easton can walk her dog, go to her Pilates classes and have lunch with friends mostly without being recognized.

In the 1980s, however, the Scottish singer was the one of the world’s biggest, busiest and most visible pop acts, known for radio hits like “Morning Train (Nine to Five),” “Strut” and “Sugar Walls.” She won Grammys and performed on the Oscars, sang at Live Aid and starred on “Miami Vice.”

Easton, 66, hasn’t released a new album in 25 years, though she still plays about a dozen shows annually, operating at what she describes as an “intimate” level. “When I walk onstage now, there’s 500 people in the room, instead of 5,000 or 50,000,” she said during a recent video interview from her home outside Las Vegas. “I’m not being shoved in people’s faces anymore, which means I can lead a very normal life 99 percent of the time.”

Though her accent has softened after five decades in America, Easton — with her auburn hair and striking blue eyes — still retains something of her ’80s pomp, when she transformed from Glasgow schoolgirl to global superstar. “What got me through the craziness of those years was that my instinct was always to go towards normal things, to stay as grounded as possible,” she said. “I felt like, this is all a wonderful fantasy, but I don’t ever want to start believing it’s real.”

Over the last few years, the British label Cherry Pop has undertaken a deep dive into her catalog, culminating in a pair of boxed sets this year, “Modern Girl” and “Strut” (due Oct. 31), which chronicle her peak years recording for EMI. The reissues recast Easton as a curious creator who segued easily between styles, genres, even languages. She would become the first artist to notch Top 5 records across five major Billboard charts.

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