The Real Thing (Bo Bice album)

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The Real Thing
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Studio album by
Bo Bice
ReleasedDecember 13, 2005 (2005-12-13)
Genre Alternative rock [1]
Length40:16
Label
Producer
Bo Bice chronology
The Real Thing
(2005)		 See the Light
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly C [2]
Houston Chronicle Star half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
People Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Plugged In (publication) (positive) [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

The Real Thing is the first album by American recording artist Bo Bice. It was released on December 13, 2005, through RCA Records and sold 227,000 copies in its first week, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200 album chart. [10] A DualDisc was also released, with a DVD side along with the CD side. The DVD included hidden tracks and a short film, A Day in the Life of Bo Bice.

Contents

Track listing

The Real Thing — Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Real Thing"
3:22
2."You're Everything" Chad Kroeger 3:33
3."U Make Me Better"
3:49
4."Nothing Without You"
3:47
5."My World"
3:18
6."Remember Me"
  • DioGuardi
  • Frederiksen
3:49
7."Hold On to Me"
3:48
8."Lie... It's Alright"
  • Martin
  • Gottwald
 
9."It's My Life"
3:25
10."Willing to Try"
  • Shanks
  • Sambora
4:19
11."Valley of Angels"
  • Bice
  • Magness
3:35
The Real Thing — Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Cinnamon & Novocaine"Bice2:41
13."Sinner in a Sin"Bice3:34
14."Whiskey, Women and Time"Bice4:14
The Real Thing — DVD side of the DualDisc version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."22 Minute 'A Day In The Life'" (video)  
16."Changing for the Better" (Acoustic)  
17."Whisky, Women and Time"" (Acoustic)Bice4:14
18."Sinner in a Sin" (Acoustic)Bice3:34
19."Papillon" (Acoustic)  

Personnel

Performance credits
Technical credits

Charts and certifications

ChartPeak positionCertificationShipments
Billboard 200 4Gold688,000

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, label, format and edition(s)
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelEdition(s)
CanadaOctober 24, 2005 CD Sony BMGStandard, DualDisc, DVD
Germany
United Kingdom RCA
United StatesDecember 13, 2005

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References

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  2. ↑ Tom Sinclair (2006-01-06). "The Real Thing Review". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on June 14, 2007. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  3. ↑ Joey Guerra (2005-12-19). "Swing and a miss for Bo Bice". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  4. ↑ Randy Lewis (2005-12-17). "It's that old story of Bo meets girl". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  5. ↑ Chuck Arnold (2006-01-16). "Pick and Pans Review: Bo Bice (The Real Thing)". People . Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  6. ↑ Adam R. Holz; Bob Smithouser. "Bo Bice: The Real Thing". Plugged In (publication) . Retrieved 2013-05-04.
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