 She was seen performing with the group by songwriter David Lee, the owner of the small local Impel record label, who recorded and released her first solo single, "You're Letting Me Down", in 1971.She then signed to John Richbourg's Seventy 7 Records, part of the Sound Stage 7 group, for whom she recorded a series of singles in Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee.In 1973, "You're Gonna Miss Me" reached no.47 on the "Billboard" R&B chart, and she released the album "Loving You, Loving Me".