▁B ela ▁Fle ck ▁and ▁Jerry ▁Douglas , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ' d ▁work ▁on ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁records . ▁ ▁She ▁recorded ▁her ▁first ▁solo ▁album ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁however , ▁it ▁didn ' t ▁make ▁any ▁impact ▁in ▁Ireland ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁O ' Con nell ▁received ▁a ▁Gram my ▁nom ination ▁for ▁her ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁album , ▁Hel pl ess ▁Heart ▁( origin ally ▁released ▁in ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁as ▁Western ▁Highway ), ▁which ▁was ▁her ▁first ▁record ▁released ▁under ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Records . ▁Real ▁Life ▁Story ▁( 1 9 9 0 ), ▁and ▁Blue ▁is ▁the ▁Col our ▁of ▁Hope ▁( 1 9 9 2 ), ▁registered ▁a ▁move ▁toward ▁a ▁pop ▁synth esis . ▁O ' Con nell ' s ▁versions ▁of ▁" L iving ▁in ▁These ▁Tr ouble d ▁Times " ▁and ▁Ch ery l ▁Whe eler ' s ▁" Sum mer fly " ▁became ▁stand out ▁tracks ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁album ▁A ▁Woman ' s ▁Heart , ▁on ▁four ▁all - f em ale ▁over se as ▁t ours ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁follow - up ▁album ▁in ▁her ▁hom eland . ▁A ▁Woman ' s ▁Heart ▁Vol . ▁ 2 ▁features ▁her ▁heart f elt ▁rend itions ▁of ▁N anci ▁Griff ith ' s ▁" Tr ouble ▁in ▁the ▁Field s " ▁and ▁Ger ry ▁O ' Be ir ne '