 Tired of the road life, she settled in the Washington, DC area and with the Williams band recorded her first album, "Prisoner of the Heart", first released in 1994 (a remixed version was re-released in 2002).It was around this time that the major recording company Motown signed Mary Ann Redmond to a development deal.However, before she had the opportunity to record or release any product, a change in personnel at the label resulted in her being dropped from Motown.