Real Man

For other uses, see Real Man (disambiguation).

Real Man
Studio album by Billy Dean
Released	August 25, 1998 (1998-08-25)
Studio	Sound Emporium Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	35:58
Label	Capitol Nashville
Producer	Billy Dean David Gates
Billy Dean chronology
It's What I Do (1996) Real Man (1998) Let Them Be Little (2005)
Singles from Real Man
"Real Man" Released: July 4, 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Fall in Tennessee"	Billy Dean, David Gates	3:23
2.	"Innocent Bystander"	Dean, Gates	2:57
3.	"Real Man"	Dean	3:44
4.	"I'm a Fool Too"	Dean, Kenny Lewis	3:32
5.	"I'm Not Needed Here"	Dean, Gates	3:51
6.	"If I Could Find the Heart (To Love Again)" (duet with Gina Jeffreys)	Dean, Gates	3:34
7.	"Big Sister"	Dean, Bruce Burch	3:56
8.	"Voices Singing" (with St. Nicholas School Children's Choir)	Dean, Richard Leigh	4:38
9.	"By My Song"	Dean, Leigh	3:07
10.	"She Gets What She Wants"	Dean, Lewis, Tim Nichols	3:16
11.	"I'm a Kewl Kid"	Dean, Lewis, Nichols	1:29
12.	"Real Men Don't Care"	Dean, Lewis, Nichols	3:01

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)	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.