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The Real Thing
The Real Thing
Studio album by Bo Bice
Released	December 13, 2005
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	40:16
Label	RCA; 19;
Producer	Clive Davis; Clif Magness; Chad Kroeger;
Bo Bice chronology

The Real Thing is the first album by American recording artist Bo Bice. It was released on December 13, 2005, through RCA Records and sold 227,000 copies in its first week, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200 album chart.^[10] A DualDisc was also released, with a DVD side along with the CD side. The DVD included hidden tracks and a short film, A Day in the Life of Bo Bice.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C ^[2]
Houston Chronicle	^[3]
Los Angeles Times	^[4]
People	^[5]
Plugged In	(positive) ^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]
Slant Magazine	^[8]
USA Today	^[9]

Track listing edit

*The Real Thing* — Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Real Thing"	Kara DioGuardi Marti Frederiksen	3:22
2.	"You're Everything"	Chad Kroeger	3:33
3.	"U Make Me Better"	Max Martin Lukasz Gottwald Jill Latiano	3:49
4.	"Nothing Without You"	Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora John Shanks	3:47
5.	"My World"	Mitch Allan John Allen	3:18
6.	"Remember Me"	DioGuardi Frederiksen	3:49
7.	"Hold On to Me"	Jess Cates Dennis Matkosky Lindy Robbins	3:48
8.	"Lie... It's Alright"	Martin Gottwald
9.	"It's My Life"	Bo Bice Clif Magness DioGuardi	3:25
10.	"Willing to Try"	Shanks Sambora	4:19
11.	"Valley of Angels"	Bice Magness	3:35

*The Real Thing* — Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Cinnamon & Novocaine"	Bice	2:41
13.	"Sinner in a Sin"	Bice	3:34
14.	"Whiskey, Women and Time"	Bice	4:14

*The Real Thing* — DVD side of the DualDisc version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"22 Minute 'A Day In The Life'" (video)
16.	"Changing for the Better" (Acoustic)
17.	"Whisky, Women and Time"" (Acoustic)	Bice	4:14
18.	"Sinner in a Sin" (Acoustic)	Bice	3:34
19.	"Papillon" (Acoustic)

Personnel edit

Performance credits

Bo Bice - Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, Soloist
Cliff Magness - Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Electric Bass, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Hammond Organ
John Shanks - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals
Mitch Allan - Bass, Guitar, Background Vocals
David Spidel - Bass
Richie Sambora - Guitar, Background Vocals, Soloist
Chad Kroeger - Guitar
Jamie Muhoberac - Piano
Joey Waronker - Drums
Ryan Brown - Drums
Steven Wolf - Drums
Jeff Rothschild - Drums
Daniel Adair - Drums
Marti Frederiksen - Background Vocals

Technical credits

Cliff Magness - Arranger, programming, producer, engineer, drum engineering
Clive Davis - Producer
Marti Frederiksen - Producer, engineer, instrumentation
John Shanks - Producer
Tom Keifer - Producer
Max Martin - Producer, instrumentation
Mitch Allan - Producer
Chad Kroeger - Producer
Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald - Producer, instrumentation
Ben Moody - Producer
Josh Wilbur - Engineer

Jeff Rothschild - Engineer
Brian Paturalski - Engineer
Todd Tidwell - Engineer
Lasse Mårtén - Engineer
Aaron Kasdorf - Engineer, vocal engineer, drum engineering
Jorge Vivo - Digital editing
Chris Gehringer - Mastering
Gavie Boulware - Management
Simon Renshaw - Management
Mikal Reid - Drum engineering

Charts and certifications edit

Chart	Peak position	Certification	Shipments
Billboard 200	4	Gold	688,000

Release history edit

List of release dates, showing region, label, format and edition(s)
Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Edition(s)
Canada	October 24, 2005	CD	Sony BMG	Standard, DualDisc, DVD
Germany			Sony BMG
United Kingdom			RCA
United States	December 13, 2005		RCA

References edit

^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen. The Real Thing at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
^ Tom Sinclair (2006-01-06). "The Real Thing Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
^ Joey Guerra (2005-12-19). "Swing and a miss for Bo Bice". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
^ Randy Lewis (2005-12-17). "It's that old story of Bo meets girl". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
^ Chuck Arnold (2006-01-16). "Pick and Pans Review: Bo Bice (The Real Thing)". People. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
^ Adam R. Holz; Bob Smithouser. "Bo Bice: The Real Thing". Plugged In. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
^ Christian Hoard (2006-01-12). "Bo Bice: The Real Thing : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
^ Jonathan Keefe (2005-12-21). "Bo Bice: The Real Thing". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
^ Elysa Gardner (2005-12-20). "Bo Bice, The Real Thing". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
^ "David Archuleta's Album Debuts at Number 2-Backseat Cuddler". Backseatcuddler.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2011-11-03.

External links edit

BN Music

[Allmusic-1] Erlewine, Stephen. The Real Thing at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-02.

[2] Tom Sinclair (2006-01-06). "The Real Thing Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-05-04.

[3] Joey Guerra (2005-12-19). "Swing and a miss for Bo Bice". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-11-03.

[4] Randy Lewis (2005-12-17). "It's that old story of Bo meets girl". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-05-04.

[5] Chuck Arnold (2006-01-16). "Pick and Pans Review: Bo Bice (The Real Thing)". People. Retrieved 2013-05-04.

[6] Adam R. Holz; Bob Smithouser. "Bo Bice: The Real Thing". Plugged In. Retrieved 2013-05-04.

[7] Christian Hoard (2006-01-12). "Bo Bice: The Real Thing : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2013-05-04.

[8] Jonathan Keefe (2005-12-21). "Bo Bice: The Real Thing". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2013-05-01.

[9] Elysa Gardner (2005-12-20). "Bo Bice, The Real Thing". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-05-01.

[10] "David Archuleta's Album Debuts at Number 2-Backseat Cuddler". Backseatcuddler.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2011-11-03.

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