The Real Thing (Bo Bice album)
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The Real Thing is Bo Bice
's debut studio album. It was released on December 13, 2005 and sold 227,000 copies in its first week, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200
album chart. A DualDisc
was also released, with a DVD
side along with the CD
side. The DVD included hidden track
s and a short film, A Day in the Life of Bo Bice.
Bo Bice
Harold Elwin "Bo" Bice, Jr. is an American singer and musician who placed second to Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of American Idol. He has recorded three studio albums, including one on RCA Records...
's debut studio album. It was released on December 13, 2005 and sold 227,000 copies in its first week, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
album chart. A DualDisc
DualDisc
DualDisc was a type of double-sided optical disc product developed by a group of record companies including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and 5.1 Entertainment Group and later under the aegis of the Recording Industry Association of America...
was also released, with a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
side along with the CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
side. The DVD included hidden track
Hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
s and a short film, A Day in the Life of Bo Bice.
Track listing
- "The Real ThingThe Real Thing (Bo Bice song)The Real Thing is a song by Bo Bice from his album of the same name. It was written by Marti Frederiksen, who has also written songs for Aerosmith, Pink and Def Leppard, and was co-written by Kara DioGuardi...
" - 3:22 (Kara DioGuardiKara DioGuardiKara Elizabeth DioGuardi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality. She writes music primarily in the light pop-rock, dance, and R&B genres. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; her songs have appeared on more than 159...
/ Marti FrederiksenMarti FrederiksenMartin Harold Frederiksen is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. He writes and produces music primarily in rock, country, and pop...
) - "You're Everything" - 3:33 (Chad Kroeger)
- "U Make Me Better" - 3:49 (Max MartinMax MartinMartin Karl Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Raised in Stenhamra, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, he broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys,...
/ Dr. LukeDr. LukeLukasz Gottwald , better known as Dr. Luke, is an American songwriter, record producer, and remixer. Luke performed with the Saturday Night Live Band for ten seasons until 2007. He has co-written and co-produced a string of commercially successful songs...
/ Jill Latiano) - "Nothing Without You" - 3:47 (Jon Bon JoviJon Bon JoviJon Bon Jovi is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as the founder, occasional rhythm guitarist, and lead singer of rock band Bon Jovi, which was named after him...
/ Richie SamboraRichie SamboraRichard Stephen "Richie" Sambora is an American rock guitarist, producer, musician, singer, and songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the rock band, Bon Jovi. He and frontman Jon Bon Jovi form the primary songwriting unit of the band...
/ John ShanksJohn ShanksJohn Matthew Shanks is a modern rock writer and Grammy Award–winning producer.Born in New York City, Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17....
) - "My World" - 3:18 (Mitch Allan/ John Allen)
- "Remember Me" - 3:49 (Kara DioGuardi/ Marti Frederiksen)
- "Hold On to Me" - 3:48 (Jess CatesJess CatesJess Cates is a Los Angeles based songwriter who has co-written multi-platinum selling songs such as Nick Lachey's "What’s Left Of Me", and the Backstreet Boys hit of 2006 "Incomplete". In recent years, Cates has worked in a commercially successful songwriting team with Lindy Robbins and Emanuel...
/ Dennis Matkosky/ Lindy RobbinsLindy RobbinsLindy Robbins is a songwriter from Los Angeles. She has contributed many recognizable songs to popular culture.-Career:She started singing with her late, gifted musician father Walter Wissman when she was three-years-old, and was an acclaimed performer in NYC and LA before becoming a full-time...
) - "Lie... It's Alright" - 3:30 (Max MartinMax MartinMartin Karl Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Raised in Stenhamra, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, he broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys,...
, Dr. Luke) - "It's My Life" - 3:25 (Clif Magness, Kara DioGuardi, Bo Bice)
- "Willing to Try" - 4:19 (John Shanks, Richie Sambora)
- "Valley of Angels" - 3:35 (Bo Bice, Cliff Magness)
Bonus tracks (DualDisc version)
- "Cinnamon & Novocaine" - 2:41 (Bo Bice)
- "Sinner in a Sin" - 3:34 (Bo Bice)
- "Whiskey, Women and Time" - 4:14 (Bo Bice)
DVD side of the DualDisc
- 22 Minute 'A Day In The Life' video
- "Changing for the Better" (Acoustic)
- "Whisky, Women and Time" (Acoustic)
- "Sinner in a Sin" (Acoustic)
- "Papillon" (Acoustic)
Performance credits
- Bo Bice - Primary Artist, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, Soloist
- Cliff Magness - Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Electric Bass, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Hammond Organ
- John ShanksJohn ShanksJohn Matthew Shanks is a modern rock writer and Grammy Award–winning producer.Born in New York City, Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17....
- Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals - Mitch AllanMitch AllanMitch Allan, is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of punk rock band SR-71, and the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of power pop project Satellite.-Biography:...
- Bass, Guitar, Background Vocals - David Spidel - Bass
- Richie SamboraRichie SamboraRichard Stephen "Richie" Sambora is an American rock guitarist, producer, musician, singer, and songwriter who is the longtime lead guitarist of the rock band, Bon Jovi. He and frontman Jon Bon Jovi form the primary songwriting unit of the band...
- Guitar, Background Vocals, Soloist - Chad KroegerChad KroegerChad Robert Kroeger is aCanadian songwriter, singer, and guitarist best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Canadian rock band Nickelback...
- Guitar - Jamie MuhoberacJamie MuhoberacJamie Muhoberac is a session keyboardist with numerous credits, including The All-American Rejects, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones , Backstreet Boys, Aly & AJ, Bob Dylan, Goo Goo Dolls, Chris Cornell , My Chemical Romance, Paradise Lost, Girlfriend, Carmen Rizzo and Pet Shop Boys...
- Piano - Joey WaronkerJoey WaronkerJoseph "Joey" Waronker is an American drummer and music producer. He is the son of record producer Lenny Waronker and singer/actress Donna Loren; his younger sister is musician Anna Waronker; and his grandfather is record executive and professional violinist Simon Waronker. He has three other...
- Drums - Ryan BrownRyan BrownRyan Brown is a comic book artist best known for his work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.-Career:Brown began inking the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 1985 and continued until 1988, when he and partner Steve Lavigne began producing artwork for licensed TMNT products...
- Drums - Steven Wolf - Drums
- Jeff Rothschild - Drums
- Daniel AdairDaniel AdairDaniel Patrick Adair is a Canadian drummer best known as the current drummer for Canadian rock band Nickelback and his previous work with American rock band 3 Doors Down...
- Drums - Marti FrederiksenMarti FrederiksenMartin Harold Frederiksen is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. He writes and produces music primarily in rock, country, and pop...
- 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 MartinMax MartinMartin Karl Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Raised in Stenhamra, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, he broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys,...
- Producer, Instrumentation - Mitch Allan - Producer
- Chad Kroeger - Producer
- Lukasz "Doctor Luke" Gottwald - Producer, Instrumentation
- Ben MoodyBen MoodyBenjamin Robert Moody is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. He is best known as co-founder, lead guitarist, and songwriter of Grammy Award-winning rock band Evanescence from 1995 to October 2003...
- 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 RenshawSimon RenshawSimon John Renshaw is a former English cricketer. Renshaw was a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm medium-fast bowler....
- Management - Mikal Reid - Drum Engineering
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position | Certification (if Any) | Shipments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
#4 | Gold | 688,000 |