ˈæftɚ sˈaɪnɪŋ tə ɹˈaɪzɪŋ tˈaɪd ɹˈɛkɚdz nˈæʃvɪl, ʃiː ˈɜːnd ðə fˈɜːst ʌv tˈuː ɡɹˈæmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz wɪð hɜː kˈʌvɚɹ ʌvðə hˈɪm "sˈɔftli ænd tˈɛndɚli" fɚðə sˈaʊndtɹæk ʌvðə fˈɪlm ðɪ ɐpˈɑːsəl bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə lˈeɪbəl klˈoʊzd ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
After signing to Rising Tide Records Nashville, she earned the first of two Grammy Awards with her cover of the hymn "Softly and Tenderly" for the soundtrack of the film The Apostle before the label closed in March 1998.