Complex sentence: Bernie recorded one album with the band, their sophomore effort, "Of Horses, Kids, and Forgotten Women" for Capitol Records and, although being a local hit, the record failed to make much of a dent on the national album charts.
Split into simpler sentences: Bernie recorded one album with the band, their sophomore effort, "Of Horses, Kids, and Forgotten Women" for Capitol Records. The record was a local hit but failed to make much of a dent on the national album charts.