Real Man (song)

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"Real Man"
Single by Billy Dean
from the album Real Man
B-side "She Gets What She Wants"
ReleasedJuly 4, 1998
Genre Country
Length3:44
Label Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s) Billy Dean
Producer(s) David Gates, Billy Dean
Billy Dean singles chronology
"In the Name of Love"
(1997)
"Real Man"
(1998)
"Innocent Bystander"
(1998)
"In the Name of Love"
(1997)
"Real Man"
(1998)
"Innocent Bystander"
(1998)

"Real Man" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Dean. It was released in July 1998 as the first single and title track from the album Real Man . The song reached #33 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Billy Dean American country music singer and songwriter

William Harold Dean Jr. is an American country music singer and songwriter.

<i>Real Man</i> 1998 studio album by Billy Dean

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 #33 and #68 on the U.S. Billboard country singles charts. 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.

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Chart performance

Chart (1998)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 33
Canadian RPM Country Chart49

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 97.
  2. "Billy Dean Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.