In 1978, Janis had her first top-ten song, After Hours, recorded by Joe Stampley. Shortly thereafter, Janis sang a duet with Moe Bandy which garnered the attention of RCA Records, where in 1980 she signed her first recording contract. A year later, joined by husband Rick, she was signed by Jimmy Bowen to Elektra Asylum Records and they began a four-year recording career, following Bowen to Warner Bros. and then to MCA Records. Their biggest release was the self-penned Does He Ever Mention My Name. Janis, along with Rick and Chip Harding, co-wrote three top ten singles by the whites; You Put the Blue In Me, Hangin’ Around and Pins And Needles. She also had numerous album cuts by Reba McEntire and Eddy Raven, Lacy J. Dalton, the Kendalls, Karen Brooks, J.C. Jones, Steve Wariner and others. Recently Rick and Janis had the title track and first single on ALABAMA’s 2000 RCA release, When It All Goes South.