Real Man is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Billy Dean. It was released August 25, 1998, via Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes two singles: the title track and "Innocent Bystander", which respectively reached No. 33 and No. 68 on the U.S. Billboard country singles chart. Dean co-produced the album with David Gates, formerly of Bread, and co-wrote several of its songs with him. "Voices Singing" features the St. Nicholas School Children's Choir of Chattanooga, as well as Dean's son, Eli.
Track listing
Personnel
Billy Dean – vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4–10), electric guitar (4), percussion (8, 9), mandolin (9) Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (1, 3, 5, 6) Steve Nathan – keyboards (2, 4) Doc Hollister – acoustic piano (10) Steuart Smith – electric guitar (2) David Gates – acoustic guitar (3), keyboards (5, 8, 9), bass (8, 9), string arrangements Brent Mason – electric guitar (4, 6) Andy Most – electric guitar (10) Paul Franklin – steel guitar (1–3, 6) Ron Block – banjo (7) Jerry Douglas – dobro (7) Dan Tyminski – mandolin (7) Glenn Worf – bass (1–6) Barry Bales – electric upright bass (7) Kenny Lewis – bass (10) Eddie Bayers – drums (1–6) David Dunseath – drums (10) Terry McMillan – percussion (4, 5) Sam Bush – fiddle (1)
Background vocals Billy Dean – backing vocals (1, 2, 4), harmony vocals (9) David Gates – backing vocals (1, 2), harmony vocals (5) John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals (1) Curtis Young – backing vocals (1) Gina Jeffreys – vocals (6) Alison Krauss – harmony vocals (7) St. Nicholas School Children's Choir – choir (8) Renée Martin – backing vocals (10) David Pack – backing vocals (10)
Production Billy Dean – producer David Gates – producer Dave Sinko – recording Bill Schnee – mixing at Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California) Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) Denise Jarvis – production assistant Carlton Davis – art direction Tom Davis – design Glen Hall – photography Mark Tucker – photography Colourworks – digital imaging Ken Kragen – management
Chart performance Chart (1998) Peakposition
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