When she was 18, she moved to Nashville, where she was signed by BNA Records (a label of Sony BMG Music Entertainment). Her debut album, Ten Thousand Angels, was released on April 30, 1996, and was certified gold six months later. The album gave her international fame and produced her two biggest hits, โTen Thousand Angelsโ and โGuys Do It All The Timeโ. McCready also appears with Lorrie Morgan, Sara Evans, and Martina McBride on CMT's Girlโs Night Out special. Mindy then released the next year "If I Don't Stay The Night." It spawned 3 singles, "What If I Do", Other Side Of This Kiss", and "You'll Never Know." Overseas "O Romeo" was released. None were very successful. Still the album sold over 500,000 copies, and went Gold. In 1999 McCready released "I'm Not So Tough." The first single released was "All I Want Is Everything." When it failed to break the top 50, BNA Records and Mindy went separate ways, said to be over creative differences. After the split the album received little promotion and became a commercial failure.
In April of 2000, she was signed by Capitol Records. She released a self-titled album with Capitol in 2002 to disappointing sales, and was dropped by Capitol later that year.
McCready was once engaged to actor Dean Cain. In 2005 she appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and spoke of her problems with domestic abuse, depression, and drug abuse. Mindy McCready admitted her ex-boyfriend Billy McKnight had beat her frequently and they had a tumultuous relationship, and that she had tried to commit suicide. She also revealed that she had seen her ex-boyfriend Billy McKnight recently and that she needs help. Her father was on the show and said that she is often in denial about her problems and that he wanted her to get help and supported her. She also spoke of how growing up her mother wasn't very loving and encouraging and as a result McCready suffers from poor self-esteem. She is now known mostly for her trouble with the law. Talking to Oprah Winfrey, McCready hoped that her story would encourage and help others, even if it's only one girl in the world. "You know what we're all hoping?" Oprah said to Mindy. "That you are that girl."
Mindy gave birth to son Zander Ryan McCready on March 25, 2006. On April 9, 2012, McCready gave birth to her second child, a son named Zayne. The child's father, record producer David Wilson, was found dead in his home on January 13, 2013, of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Following Wilson's death, McCready released a statement in which she referred to him as her "soulmate" and "life partner". A little over a month later, on February 17, Mindy committed suicide by the same means.
Maybe He'll Notice Her Now
Mindy McCready Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
And every day you walk right by me and don't know I'm there at all
And I can't think of one single reason why I should be hanging around"
She signed it, "I hope that you'll miss me", and she drove herself out of town
Maybe he'll notice her now, maybe he'll open his eyes
Sometimes it takes somebody leaving for a man to realize
Maybe he'll tell her she's the only thing that he can't live without
When he came home late that evening, he called her name down the hall
He saw the outline of the painting that used to hang there on the wall
And in its place on the nail was a letter, he read it out loud to himself
And the loneliness began to take over and for once he knew just how she felt
Maybe he'll notice her now, maybe he'll open his eyes
Sometimes it takes somebody leaving, for a man to realize
Maybe he'll tell her she's the only thing that he can't live without
Now that she's gone maybe he'll notice her now
He called her up, he said I have been such a fool
She said I will come back and boy I still love you
Maybe he'll notice her now, maybe he'll open his eyes
Sometimes it takes somebody leaving for a man to realize
Maybe he'll tell her she's the only thing that he can't live without
Now that she's gone maybe he'll notice her now
I'm coming home, maybe you'll notice me now
The song 'Maybe He'll Notice Her Now' by Mindy McCready tells the story of a woman who feels invisible in her relationship. In the first verse, she compares herself to a painting collecting dust on the wall that her partner walks by every day without noticing. She feels unimportant and insignificant, and she can't think of a reason to stay in the relationship. The woman decides to leave and leaves a note hoping that her partner will miss her.
In the second verse, the man comes home and calls out for the woman, but she is not there. Instead, he sees the empty space where the painting used to hang and reads her note. He realizes how she must have felt and how he took her for granted. In the chorus, the song suggests that sometimes it takes someone leaving for a person to realize how much they mean to them. The man finally understands that the woman was the only thing he couldn't live without, and he calls her to apologize and ask her to come home.
Overall, the song highlights the importance of appreciating the people we love while they are still with us. It shows the consequences of taking someone for granted and the pain that can come from feeling invisible in a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
She wrote, "I feel just like that painting collecting dust on the wall
The singer compares herself to a painting that's been neglected for a long time.
And every day you walk right by me and don't know I'm there at all
Despite being around him every day, the singer's love interest fails to acknowledge her very existence.
And I can't think of one single reason why I should be hanging around"
The singer questions the worth of her futile attempts to get noticed by someone who doesn't care.
She signed it, "I hope that you'll miss me", and she drove herself out of town
The artist leaves hoping that her absence would make her presence felt.
Maybe he'll notice her now, maybe he'll open his eyes
The artist hopes for the man to finally see her and acknowledge her presence.
Sometimes it takes somebody leaving for a man to realize
The man fails to recognize the singer's true worth until she is gone.
Maybe he'll tell her she's the only thing that he can't live without
The singer longs for the man's confession of how indispensable she is to his life.
When he came home late that evening, he called her name down the hall
The man realizes his mistake and feels the absence of the person he failed to notice all this while.
He saw the outline of the painting that used to hang there on the wall
The painting's outline without the actual painting symbolizes the artist's absence.
And in its place on the nail was a letter, he read it out loud to himself
The letter from the artist highlights her significance and the consequences of his neglect.
And the loneliness began to take over and for once he knew just how she felt
The loneliness of the man drives him to empathize with the singer and acknowledges the pain she felt.
He called her up, he said I have been such a fool
The man admits his folly and seeks a chance to make amends.
She said I will come back and boy I still love you
The singer reciprocates the man's sentiments and reunites after his realization.
I'm coming home, maybe you'll notice me now
The singer returns home after the man's realization and hopes for his acknowledgement of her presence.
Lyrics ยฉ Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: TIMOTHY JON JOHNSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Greg Simmons
Such a talented singer who could never seem to escape the demons that haunted her. She lives on in the beautiful music she left us . I pray she found the peace that always eluded her. You are missed Mindy.
Sarah Beth
She has found that, and so much more. She will forever be with all of us. <3
Lembit Punapart
Yes she was talented - BUT she hated herself, because she probably made suicide, sad but true.
Sarah Beth
@Lembit Punapart She most certainly did NOT hate herself!!! IF she passed by her own hand - and that's a big IF! - it would have been because she was extremely sad at having just lost the love of her life. I know Mindy, and she absolutely did not hate herself, or anyone even. So much love in that girl's heart.
Laramie Warnock
I'll
Amanda Bullock
@Lembit Punapart ) a Eskkishedwa durrrrrrrrrr, sa Unknown
Eiloccorb
Life did her wrong. She was such a gift. Her music is a treasure.
Roger Funk
The system tried taking her kid's
Diana Garrison
It does alot of us women wrong ,all over love and love is supposed to be the only thing we need.but it destroyed us
Eiloccorb
@Diana Garrison you are absolutely right. I wish you well.