Buddy Jewell

Buddy Jewell

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 2003)
• Original Release Date: July 1, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• Copy Protected
• ASIN: B00009VTXU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #79,952 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

• This item is part of The Nashville Star Series.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Nashville Star winner Buddy Jewell, with his Waylon-esque good looks and his tender-tough demeanor, so reminiscent of Merle Haggard, may be the most perfect new mainstream country singer of the decade. His self-penned "Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)" made history as the highest-charting debut single by a new artist since Wynonna's "She Is His Only Need" (1992), partly because of its sweet parent-child dynamic, but also because Jewell knows how to emotionally connect with listeners. Steeped in tradition in his native Arkansas and seasoned as a Nashville demo singer for the past eight years, he arrives at his debut as a full-blown artist, commanding on the deep-dish, rootsy material and confident with the MOR ballads. His sonorous baritone-bass gives wings to even the most routine songs, though producer Clint Black has outfitted him with some very fetching tunes, indeed, including the left-field "O'Reilly Luck," a Celtic-laced story-song about an Irishman who curses his fate when illness forces his family from boarding the Titanic. Jewell covers the usual romantic topics--heartbreak, the difference between the sexes--and offers a tip of the Stetson (and a little flip of the bird) in the good-natured "I Wanna Thank Everyone," which acknowledges his drive to succeed when everyone else dismissed him. Blessed with underdog charm through and through, this guy is a natural. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buddy Jewell: A real Nashville star, August 20, 2003

By	Tom Gillem (Brentwood, TN, USA) - See all my reviews

All you have to do to become a Buddy Jewell fan is to hear him sing just one time.

Country music insiders have said for years that Buddy has the best voice in Nashville, but until he won the Nashville Star competition on USA Network, none of the Music Row "experts" would give him a chance at a recording contract.

Well, Buddy is proving that he's the real deal. Every song on the self-titled Columbia CD "Buddy Jewell" showcases the strength of his singing ability, and three songs were either written or co-written by him.

"Help Pour Out the Rain" is the first hit from this CD, but there will be others. Watch for "Sweet Southern Comfort," "Abilene on Her Mind" and "One in a Row" to eventually move up on the charts, too.

People call Buddy Jewell the "Nashville Star" now because of the TV competition. Before long, they will call him a real Nashville star because that's what he is.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You Will Love This Album -- Even if Country Isn't Your Thing, July 1, 2003

By A Customer

I first caught wind of Buddy Jewell when he was on Nashville Star. I thought I would have been the last person to become addicted to that show -- seeing as it has been probably 15 years since I last listened to country music with any regularity -- but that was before I heard Buddy Jewell sing. What an incredible voice. If you give him a try, I know you will get hooked, too.

Unfortunately, because he won the Sony contract, his original independent albums -- which are well worth the effort to find a used copy -- are no longer available. But a few of his best songs made it onto this album: Abilene On Her Mind, One In A Row, and the first single Help Pour Out The Rain (Lacey's Song). All are great, and without a doubt Abilene is destined for the top of the charts.

As a whole, the album is thoroughly enjoyable, fits together well, and contains that nice balance of slow, medium and fast. There are a couple of other standouts. You Know How Women Are works beautifully and the duet with Miranda Lambert on Today I Started Loving You Again is both wonderful and so unlike what you typically here on the radio today. Buddy's version of Why We Said Goodbye is better than Tim McGraw's, and O'Reilly's Luck has a great hook.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy Two, One for You and One for a Friend, July 2, 2003

By	Joy D. Brown "j2jbrown" (Schertz, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this CD mostly out of curiosity. We enjoyed Nashville Star and Buddy was our favorite performer so I wanted to see how he did. This CD has been labeled "main-stream" and I haven't been real impressed with main-stream the past few years, so was expecting "another one just like the other one". To use the standard cliches it's a breath of fresh air, new and improved and the real thing. You'll be clapping, dancing and crying by the time you get through this CD. The rendition of "Today I Started Loving You Again" with Miranda Lambert gave me chills and I've been singing along to that song since I was a kid!! If you're main-stream, traditional or just curious, this is money well spent.