While she released single Sweet Spot last year, fans have been crying ... A singer-songwriter in her own right, Lindsay Ell, 35, says getting to perform with the Man! I Feel Like A Woman!

She's such a sweet little thing." RELATED VIDEO: Lindsay Ell Faces Down Her Fears in New Album: 'I Have Been the Most Vulnerable I've Ever Been' Granted, Ell has long been a dog person.