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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Label | Intersound [1] | |||
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The Real Deal is an album by the American musician Edgar Winter, released in 1996. [2] [3] Winter supported the album with a North American tour that included shows with Hank Williams Jr. [4] [5]
Jermaine Jackson, Leon Russell, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Rick Derringer, and Ronnie Montrose were among the musicians who contributed to the album. [6] [7] Aside from Jackson, Winter had played with all of the musicians before. [8] Winter's brother, Johnny, also played on the album. [9] Winter recorded the album in three days. [10]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [12] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [13] |
| Martin C. Strong | 4/10 [14] |
The Sun-Sentinel wrote that "Winter displays more chops as an arranger than as a songwriter, his able combos doing slick renditions of mostly pat, wedding-band tunes." [15]
AllMusic called The Real Deal "one of Winter's best albums in quite some time." [11] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide noted that "flawless playing can't overcome the sterile recording ... which is as clinical as a jingle house." [13]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hoochie Coo" | |
| 2. | "The Real Deal" | |
| 3. | "We Can Win" | |
| 4. | "Good Ol' Rock 'n Roll" | |
| 5. | "Give Me the Will" | |
| 6. | "Nitty Gritty" | |
| 7. | "Eye of the Storm" | |
| 8. | "Sanctuary" | |
| 9. | "Hot, Passionate Love" | |
| 10. | "The Music Is You" | |
| 11. | "What Do I Tell My Heart" |
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