Real Live Woman
2000 album by Trisha Yearwood
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Real Live Woman is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood, released on March 28, 2000.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 28, 2000 | |||
| Studio | Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 47:58 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Garth Fundis, Trisha Yearwood | |||
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| Singles from Real Live Woman | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com | (favorable)[1] |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | (favorable)[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
| People | (favorable)[5] |
| PopMatters | (favorable)[6] |
| Q | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [8] |
The album reached #4 on the Billboard country albums chart. It produced a #16 hit on the Billboard country music charts in "Real Live Woman" and a #45 hit in "Where Are You Now". The latter was only the second single of Yearwood's career to miss Top 40 in the U.S.
The album covers a song by Bruce Springsteen called "Sad Eyes", a song by Linda Ronstadt titled, "Try Me Again", and a song by Bonnie Raitt called "Wild For You Baby". Emmylou Harris, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Jackson Browne provide harmony vocals for some of the album's tracks. It was given 3 out of 5 stars by Allmusic.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Where Are You Now" | Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kim Richey | 3:10 |
| 2. | "One Love" | Al Anderson, Gary Nicholson, Kimmie Rhodes | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Sad Eyes" | Bruce Springsteen | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Some Days" | Mark Selby, Tia Sillers | 3:51 |
| 5. | "I Did" | Richard "Spady" Brannan, John Nance Sharp | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Try Me Again" | Andrew Gold, Linda Ronstadt | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Too Bad You're No Good" | Paul Craft, Cadillac Holmes | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Real Live Woman" | Bobbie Cryner | 3:55 |
| 9. | "I'm Still Alive" | Anderson, Matraca Berg | 4:03 |
| 10. | "Wild for You Baby" | David Batteau, Tom Snow | 4:32 |
| 11. | "Come Back When It Ain't Rainin'" | Berg, Harlan Howard | 3:14 |
| 12. | "When a Love Song Sings the Blues" | Berg, Ronnie Samoset | 4:27 |
Australian bonus tracks
- "You're Where I Belong" (Diane Warren) - 4:15 (also available on the Japan pressing)
- "Something So Right" (Paul Simon) - 4:11
Personnel
- Trisha Yearwood – lead vocals, backing vocals (3, 9)
- Steve Cox – Hammond B3 organ (1–4, 8, 11), acoustic piano (8, 12), Wurlitzer electric piano (10)
- Steve Nathan – keyboards (4, 5), acoustic piano (6), Hammond B3 organ (6), harpsichord (11)
- Bobby Wood – acoustic piano (7)
- Kenny Vaughan – electric guitars (1–6, 8, 10), electric 12-string guitar (11)
- Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (2, 10, 11, 12)
- Johnny Garcia – acoustic guitar (2, 3, 10, 11)
- Darrell Scott – bouzouki (1), acoustic guitar (3–6, 8)
- Al Anderson – acoustic guitar (9)
- Dan Dugmore – lap steel guitar (1, 2, 9, 10), acoustic guitar solo (2), steel guitar (3, 5, 6, 8), dobro (4), electric guitar (7, 11, 12), acoustic guitar (9), slide guitar (11)
- Mike Henderson – slide guitar (7)
- Sam Bush – mandolin (7)
- Keith Horne – bass (1–6, 8–12)
- Glenn Worf – bass (7)
- Greg Morrow – drums (1–6, 8, 10, 11, 12), maracas (1), tambourine (3, 4)
- Eddie Bayers – drums (7)
- Tom Roady – percussion (2, 7, 9, 10), triangle (5), tambourine (11)
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle (7, 8)
- David Campbell – string arrangements and conductor (7, 10, 12)
- Mary Chapin Carpenter – backing vocals (1)
- Kim Richey – backing vocals (1)
- Bob Bailey – backing vocals (2, 6, 8)
- Kim Fleming – backing vocals (2, 6, 8)
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (2, 6, 8)
- Jackson Browne – backing vocals (3)
- Stephanie Bentley – backing vocals (5)
- Emmylou Harris – backing vocals (7)
- Matraca Berg – backing vocals (9, 11)
- Gordon Kennedy – backing vocals (12)
- Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals (12)
Production
- Garth Fundis – producer
- Trisha Yearwood – producer
- Jeff Balding – recording
- Chuck Ainlay – mixing
- Matt Andrews – recording assistant, additional recording
- Dave Sinko – additional recording
- Mark Ralston – mix assistant
- Denny Purcell – mastering
- Scott Paschall – production assistant
- Virginia Team – art direction
- Chris Ferrara – design
- Sonya Watson – design
- Andrew Southam – photography
- Sheri McCoy – stylist
- Maria Smoot – hair stylist
- Nancy Russell – management
Studios
- Recorded at Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mixed at Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Edited and Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee).
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 98 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 6 |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 27 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] | 4 |
| UK Country Albums (OCC)[12] | 3 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] | 67 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
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| US Country | US | CAN Country | ||
| 2000 | "Real Live Woman" | 16 | 81 | 20 |
| "Where Are You Now" | 45 | — | 42 | |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[14] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||