After signing with L.A. based manager, Mike Gormley, McCue's first solo album, Amazing Ordinary Things, was released in 1999 in Canada and Japan, and she toured with a number of well-known musicians, including a US tour with Lucinda Williams, who would often introduce McCue as "my new favorite artist... and an amazing guitarist".
After signing with manager Mike Gormley, McCue released her first solo album, Amazing Ordinary Things, in 1999 in Canada and Japan. She toured extensively, including a US tour with Lucinda Williams, who frequently praised McCue's talent as "my new favorite artist... and an amazing guitarist".