man ▁soon ▁decided ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Country ▁singer . ▁Success ▁came ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁soon ▁signed ▁to ▁M TM ▁Records . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁artist ▁to ▁be ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁fled g ling ▁record ▁label . ▁ ▁Her ▁debut ▁single , ▁" I ' ve ▁Be en ▁Had ▁By ▁Love ▁Before ," ▁entered ▁the ▁Top ▁forty ▁of ▁the ▁Country ▁singles ▁chart ▁( # 4 0 ). ▁Her ▁next ▁single , ▁" You ' re ▁G onna ▁Miss ▁Me ▁When ▁I ' m ▁G one ," ▁did ▁as ▁well ▁( # 3 3 ). ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁she ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁thirty ▁with ▁her ▁self - p enn ed ▁song ▁" I ▁Sure ▁Need ▁Your ▁Lov in ". ▁Also ▁that ▁year , ▁Rod man ▁won ▁the ▁cov et ed ▁Academy ▁of ▁Country ▁Music ' s ▁" Top ▁New ▁Fem ale ▁V ocal ist " ▁award . ▁ ▁Jud y ▁Rod man ▁released ▁her ▁first ▁album ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁simply ▁titled ▁Jud y , ▁and ▁it ▁contained ▁the ▁three ▁previously ▁un re leased ▁singles ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁new ▁material . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁songs , ▁" U ntil ▁I ▁Met ▁You ," ▁became ▁a ▁number ▁one ▁Country ▁hit . ▁The ▁song ▁spent ▁the ▁week ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 9 ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁Country ▁Singles ▁chart ▁list . ▁Rod man ▁had ▁continu ing ▁chart ▁success ▁that ▁year .