Real Live Woman (song)

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"Real Live Woman"
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Single by Trisha Yearwood
from the album Real Live Woman
B-side "I'm Still Alive"
ReleasedJanuary 2000
Genre Country
Length3:55
Label MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Bobbie Cryner
Producer(s) Garth Fundis
Trisha Yearwood
Trisha Yearwood singles chronology
"You're Where I Belong"
(1999)
"Real Live Woman"
(2000)
"Where Are You Now"
(2000)

"Real Live Woman" is a song written by Bobbie Cryner and recorded by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. It was released in January 2000 as the first single and title track from her album Real Live Woman . The song reached #16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in April 2000. [1]

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Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price of Billboard gave the song a favorable review, writing that Yearwood "has the pipes and, more important, the emotional substance to turn this into a soulful, torchy tribute to acceptance, love, and fulfillment." [2]

Music video

The music video, depicting a peep show of "real live women" performing various everyday activities, was directed by Morgan Lawley and premiered in February 2000. [3]

Chart performance

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 20
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 81
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 61

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References

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