They called themselves "The Story". One critic wrote "Jennifer Kimball played the Art Garfunkel role in The Story" who contributed "high ethereal harmonies." In 1989, the duo played the coffeehouse folk circuit and radio which exemplified the "folk-rock singer-songwriter aesthetic," according to one account. Kimball and Brooke "burst to fame" with this combination. They created a demo called "Over Oceans" and were promptly signed to the independent label Green Linnet which, in 1991, issued the duo's debut full-length album "Grace in Gravity". Later Elektra Records signed "The Story" and re-issued their debut.