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Real Live Woman
Studio album by
Trisha Yearwood
ReleasedMarch 28, 2000
StudioSound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length47:58
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerGarth Fundis, Trisha Yearwood
Trisha Yearwood chronology
Where Your Road Leads
(1998) 		Real Live Woman
(2000) 		Inside Out
(2001)
Singles from Real Live Woman
  1. "Real Live Woman"
    Released: January 10, 2000
  2. "Where Are You Now"
    Released: June 12, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com(favorable)[1]
Allmusic[2]
Chicago Tribune(favorable)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
People(favorable)[5]
PopMatters(favorable)[6]
Q[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]

Real Live Woman is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood, released on March 28, 2000.

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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where Are You Now"Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kim Richey3:10
2."One Love"Al Anderson, Gary Nicholson, Kimmie Rhodes4:25
3."Sad Eyes"Bruce Springsteen4:10
4."Some Days"Mark Selby, Tia Sillers3:51
5."I Did"Richard "Spady" Brannan, John Nance Sharp3:53
6."Try Me Again"Andrew Gold, Linda Ronstadt4:28
7."Too Bad You're No Good"Paul Craft, Cadillac Holmes3:50
8."Real Live Woman"Bobbie Cryner3:55
9."I'm Still Alive"Anderson, Matraca Berg4:03
10."Wild for You Baby"David Batteau, Tom Snow4:32
11."Come Back When It Ain't Rainin'"Berg, Harlan Howard3:14
12."When a Love Song Sings the Blues"Berg, Ronnie Samoset4:27

Australian bonus tracks

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  1. "You're Where I Belong" (Diane Warren) - 4:15 (also available on the Japan pressing)
  2. "Something So Right" (Paul Simon) - 4:11

Personnel

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Production

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  • 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

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Album

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Chart performance for Real Live Woman
Chart (2000) Peak
position
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

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Year Single Chart positions
US Country US CAN Country
2000 "Real Live Woman" 16 81 20
"Where Are You Now" 45 — 42

Certifications

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Certifications for Real Live Woman
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ About.com review
  2. ^ a b Allmusic review
  3. ^ "Trisha YearwoodReal Live Woman (MCA)In addition to..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  4. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  5. ^ People review
  6. ^ PopMatters review
  7. ^ Album reviews at CD Universe
  8. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 894. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone trisha yearwood album guide.
  9. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 307.
  10. ^ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  11. ^ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  12. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  14. ^ "American album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Real Live Woman". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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