| Real Live Woman | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]()  | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 28, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 47:58 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Garth Fundis, Trisha Yearwood | |||
| Trisha Yearwood chronology | ||||
  | ||||
| Singles from Real Live Woman | ||||
  | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating | 
| About.com | (favorable)[1] | 
| Allmusic | |
| Chicago Tribune | (favorable)[3] | 
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] | 
| People | (favorable)[5] | 
| PopMatters | (favorable)[6] | 
| Q | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 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  | 
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 98 | 
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 6 | 
| US Billboard 200[10] | 27 | 
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] | 4 | 
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | ||
| 2000 | "Real Live Woman" | 16 | 81 | 20 | 
| "Where Are You Now" | 45 | — | 42 | |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales | 
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000^ | 
| 
 ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.  | ||
References
- ↑ About.com review
 - 1 2 Allmusic review
 - ↑ "Trisha YearwoodReal Live Woman (MCA)In addition to..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
 - ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
 - ↑ People review
 - ↑ PopMatters review
 - ↑ Album reviews at CD Universe
 - ↑  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.
 - ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 307.
 - ↑ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
 - ↑ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
 - ↑ "American album certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Real Live Woman". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
 
