[3] As a college student, she continued performing, and eventually drew the attention of Charles Koppelman and Don Rubin.
Five songs from that album were used on the TV series One Tree Hill, among them "Recognition," "All I Want" and "Light on My Shoulder".
"Shell," also from this self-titled release, co-written by Ballard,[1] was featured on the soundtrack of the 2005 film Must Love Dogs.
In 2015, her track “Good Times” was featured on the final episode of the second season of NBC's The Night Shift and in Fox's Rosewood.
Tracks from the album also appeared in film and television, including Parenthood[5] and Hart of Dixie.
Parade called the title track "a transcendent pop gem" and its video "hauntingly gorgeous.