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
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1, 2003
GenreCountry
Length43:24
LabelColumbia
ProducerClint Black
Buddy Jewell chronology
Far Enough Away
(2002)
Buddy Jewell
(2003)
Times Like These
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wanna Thank Everyone"Marty Dodson, Tom Shapiro4:33
2."Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)"Buddy Jewell3:49
3."Sweet Southern Comfort"Rodney Clawson, Brad Crisler3:32
4."Today I Started Loving You Again" (duet with Miranda Lambert)Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens4:07
5."Abilene on Her Mind"Jewell, Jim Weaver3:50
6."One in a Row"Jewell, Thom McHugh3:22
7."O'Reilly Luck"Will Rambeaux, Thom Shepherd, Steve Williams4:24
8."Why We Said Goodbye"Tom Douglas, Billy Kirsch3:42
9."One Step at a Time"Burton Banks Collins, Stacy Widelitz3:38
10."I Can Get By"Clint Black4:27
11."You Know How Women Are"Dave Duncan J. Fred Knobloch4:00

Personnel

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Adapted from liner notes.[6]

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Buddy Jewell Polishes His Star". CMT. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2008.
  3. ^ "Jewell Crowns Country Albums Chart". CMT. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2008.
  4. ^ "RIAA Gold and Platinum Albums". RIAA. Retrieved August 3, 2008.
  5. ^ "allmusic ((( Buddy Jewell > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". allmusic. Retrieved August 3, 2008.
  6. ^ Buddy Jewell (CD booklet). Buddy Jewell. Columbia Records. 2003. CK-90131.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Buddy Jewell Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "Buddy Jewell Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2020.