Real Man

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

References