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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
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| 1. | "A Fall in Tennessee" | Billy Dean, David Gates | 3:23 |
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| 2. | "Innocent Bystander" | Dean, Gates | 2:57 |
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| 3. | "Real Man" | Dean | 3:44 |
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| 4. | "I'm a Fool Too" | Dean, Kenny Lewis | 3:32 |
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| 5. | "I'm Not Needed Here" | Dean, Gates | 3:51 |
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| 6. | "If I Could Find the Heart (To Love Again)" (duet with Gina Jeffreys) | Dean, Gates | 3:34 |
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| 7. | "Big Sister" | Dean, Bruce Burch | 3:56 |
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| 8. | "Voices Singing" (with St. Nicholas School Children's Choir) | Dean, Richard Leigh | 4:38 |
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| 9. | "By My Song" | Dean, Leigh | 3:07 |
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| 10. | "She Gets What She Wants" | Dean, Lewis, Tim Nichols | 3:16 |
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| 11. | "I'm a Kewl Kid" | Dean, Lewis, Nichols | 1:29 |
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| 12. | "Real Men Don't Care" | Dean, Lewis, Nichols | 3:01 |
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Personnel
- Billy Dean – vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4-10), electric guitar (4), percussion (8, 9), mandolin (9), harmony vocals (9)
- Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (1, 3, 5, 6)
- Steve Nathan – keyboards (2, 4)
- Doc Hollister – acoustic piano (10)
- Steuart Smith – electric guitar (2)
- 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)
- David Gates – backing vocals (1, 2), acoustic guitar (3), keyboards (5, 8, 9), harmony vocals (5), bass (8, 9), string arrangements
- 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
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