ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ hɜː dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ, ðə bˈænd sˈaɪnd tə mˈɑːnjuːmənt ɹˈɛkɚdz, ɹᵻlˈiːsɪŋ ðɛɹ bɹˈeɪkθɹuː ˈælbəm wˈaɪd ˈoʊpən spˈeɪsᵻz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
Shortly after her joining, the band signed to Monument Records, releasing their breakthrough album Wide Open Spaces in 1998.