Wright first issued two unsuccessful studio albums under Polydor Records: Woman in the Moon (1994) and Right in the Middle of It (1996).

[2][3] It was Wright's fourth studio album that brought forth her biggest success, Single White Female.

Both the title track and "Jezebel" were top 30 hit singles on the country songs chart.

[1] After releasing an extended play, Wright launched her sixth studio album in February 2005, The Metropolitan Hotel.

[6] She took a five-year hiatus between the latter and her seventh studio album Lifted Off the Ground (2010).