Buddy Jewell is the third studio album by American
country music singer
Buddy Jewell. The album was Jewell's major-label debut and his first album since winning season one of Nashville Star. As part of the Nashville Star prize, the album was produced by
Clint Black and recorded entirely in ten days.[2]
Buddy Jewell was released on July 1, 2003, by
Columbia Records. It debuted at #1 on Billboard's
Top Country Albums chart with sales of 51,765 copies, the third highest first week sales of a debut album since the inception of
Nielsen SoundScan in 1991.[3] The album has since been certified
Gold by the
RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies.[4]
The first two singles released from the album, "Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)" and "Sweet Southern Comfort," both reached the Top 5 of Billboard's
Hot Country Songs chart in 2003. A third single, "One Step at a Time," reached the Top 40 the following year.[5] Also included is "Today I Started Loving You Again," a duet with fellow Nashville Star contestant
Miranda Lambert on a song co-written and previously recorded by
Merle Haggard. "Abilene on Her Mind" and "One in a Row" were previously included on Jewell's 2001 independent release, One in a Row.
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Buddy Jewell is the third studio album by American
country music singer
Buddy Jewell. The album was Jewell's major-label debut and his first album since winning season one of Nashville Star. As part of the Nashville Star prize, the album was produced by
Clint Black and recorded entirely in ten days.[2]
Buddy Jewell was released on July 1, 2003, by
Columbia Records. It debuted at #1 on Billboard's
Top Country Albums chart with sales of 51,765 copies, the third highest first week sales of a debut album since the inception of
Nielsen SoundScan in 1991.[3] The album has since been certified
Gold by the
RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies.[4]
The first two singles released from the album, "Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)" and "Sweet Southern Comfort," both reached the Top 5 of Billboard's
Hot Country Songs chart in 2003. A third single, "One Step at a Time," reached the Top 40 the following year.[5] Also included is "Today I Started Loving You Again," a duet with fellow Nashville Star contestant
Miranda Lambert on a song co-written and previously recorded by
Merle Haggard. "Abilene on Her Mind" and "One in a Row" were previously included on Jewell's 2001 independent release, One in a Row.
^Buddy Jewell (CD booklet). Buddy Jewell. Columbia Records. 2003. CK-90131.{{
cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (
link)