▁restaurant ▁franch ise , ▁which ▁she ▁dis lik ed ▁intens ely . ▁" F ries , ▁burg ers , ▁c ash ▁register ▁– ▁I ▁did ▁it ▁all , ▁I ▁h ated ▁it ," ▁she ▁has ▁said . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁she ▁married ▁music ▁publishing ▁executive ▁Daniel ▁Hill ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁Canadian ▁music ian ▁Dan ▁Hill ). ▁ ▁A ▁co - worker ▁heard ▁Hill ▁singing ▁to ▁herself ▁one ▁day , ▁and ▁soon ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁her ▁music ▁publishing ▁company ▁was ▁encourag ing ▁her ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁demo ▁singer ▁for ▁the ▁firm . ▁She ▁supp lement ed ▁this ▁work ▁by ▁singing ▁backup ▁vocals ▁for ▁song writer ▁Gary ▁B urr , ▁who ▁often ▁performed ▁his ▁new ▁songs ▁at ▁Nash ville ' s ▁Blue bird ▁Ca fe . ▁During ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁performances , ▁Mar tha ▁Sh arp , ▁an ▁executive ▁from ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Records ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁audience , ▁and , ▁im pressed ▁with ▁Hill ' s ▁voice , ▁began ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁signing ▁her ▁to ▁a ▁recording ▁contract . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁her ▁album , ▁Hill ' s ▁marriage ▁fell ▁apart . ▁She ▁and ▁Daniel ▁Hill ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 7 : ▁Country ▁music ▁success ▁Hill ' s ▁debut ▁album ▁was ▁Take ▁Me ▁as ▁I ▁Am ▁( 1 9 9 3 ); ▁sales ▁were ▁strong , ▁bu oy ed ▁by ▁the ▁chart ▁success ▁of