Troccoli's debut album, the 1982 release "Stubborn Love", was reportedly the best-selling debut album by a contemporary Christian music female artist. A second album, "Heart and Soul", was released in 1984; it led to her receiving her first Grammy nomination a year later, in 1986, in which year "Images" followed it. Troccoli then withdrew from her musical career returning to Long Island for a six-year sojourn, giving singing lessons and sang at weddings. In 1989, Troccoli was prominently featured on the selection "I'll Be Your Shelter", a Diane Warren-penned song which Taylor Dayne recorded for her album "Can't Fight Fate." "I'll Be Your Shelter" became a Top Ten single in 1990.