Original sentence: Buddy Jewell sold 500,000 copies and earned a gold certification from the RIAA, in addition to producing a second #3 country hit in "Sweet Southern Comfort", its second single.This song reached #3 on the country charts and was the first single from his self-titled debut album, which was produced by former RCA Records artist Clint Black and was recorded in only ten days.This song was followed by "One Step at a Time", which stopped at #38 on the country charts
Edited sentence: Buddy Jewell sold 500,000 copies and earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), in addition to producing a second #3 country hit in "Sweet Southern Comfort", which also reached #40 on the pop charts.It became the highest-debuting single by a new country artist since the singles charts were first tabulated via Nielsen SoundScan in 1990.It was the first single from his self-titled debut album, which was produced by former RCA Records artist Clint Black and was recorded in ten days.This song reached #3 on the country charts and #29 on the pop charts.This song was followed by the #38 country single "One Step at a Time"