hɜː fˈɜːst ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ wʌz "ˈaɪ dəmɪnˈiːk," ˈeɪ "lɐmˈɛnt fɔːɹ dəmˈɪnɪkə æz ðə kˈʌntɹi ˌʌndɚwˈɛnt pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pɹˈɑːbləmz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z".
Her first recording was "Ay Dominique," a "lament for Dominica as the country underwent political problems in the 1970s".