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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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Fall in Tennessee"Billy Dean, David Gates3:23
2."Innocent Bystander"Dean, Gates2:57
3."Real Man"Dean3:44
4."I'm a Fool Too"Dean, Kenny Lewis3:32
5."I'm Not Needed Here"Dean, Gates3:51
6."If I Could Find the Heart (To Love Again)" (duet with Gina Jeffreys)Dean, Gates3:34
7."Big Sister"Dean, Bruce Burch3:56
8."Voices Singing" (with St. Nicholas School Children's Choir)Dean, Richard Leigh4:38
9."By My Song"Dean, Leigh3:07
10."She Gets What She Wants"Dean, Lewis, Tim Nichols3:16
11."I'm a Kewl Kid"Dean, Lewis, Nichols1:29
12."Real Men Don't Care"Dean, Lewis, Nichols3:01

Personnel

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) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2] 41

References

  1. ^ Real Man at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "Billy Dean Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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