Her first album on her own, Wynonna, was released in 1992 and was an instant smash, selling over three million copies. Her first three solo singles — “She Is His Only Need,” “I Saw the Light,” and “No One Else on Earth” — all went to number one on the country charts, and “My Strongest Weakness” also made the Top Five. Judd’s 1993 follow-up, Tell Me Why, was another platinum-selling, number one country/Top Five pop album. It gave her five more Top Ten hits. In 1996, she released her third album, Revelations. It was a more introspective affair that gave her a number one single in “To Be Loved by You.” For the follow-up, 1997’s The Other Side, Judd refashioned her sound into a bluesy, rock-driven roots-music blend that often recalled Bonnie Raitt. Judd reunited with her mother for a New Year’s Eve concert to ring in the year 2000. They embarked on a full-fledged tour together in that year, and four new Judds songs were released on an exclusive bonus disc with Wynonna’s Mercury debut, New Day Dawning. Her most eclectic effort to date, the album featured covers of Joni Mitchell and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and while it didn’t spawn any major hit singles, it again climbed into the Top Five on the country album charts. More recently, she released the album Wynonna & the Big Noise in 2016. Wynonna Judd continues to raise the bar and tour the country.
