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

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

References