The Real Thing (Bo Bice album)

The Real Thing
Studio album by Bo Bice
Released	December 13, 2005 (2005-12-13)
Genre	Rock, Pop
Length	40:16
Label	RCA
Producer	Clive Davis, Cliff Magness
Professional reviews
Amazon.com (Favorable) link E! Online (C+) link Houston Chronicle (Unfavorable) link The Philadelphia Inquirer (Favorable) link Rolling Stone link Slant Magazine link
Bo Bice chronology
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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 tracks and a short film, A Day in the Life of Bo Bice.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus tracks (DualDisc version) 1.2 DVD side of the DualDisc 2 Performance credits 3 Technical credits 4 Chart Performance 5 External links

Track listing

1. "The Real Thing" (Kara DioGuardi / Marti Frederiksen)- 3:22
2. "You're Everything" (Chad Kroeger) - 3:33
3. "U Make Me Better" (Martin Sandberg/ 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" (Kara DioGuardi/ Marti Frederiksen) - 3:49
7. "Hold On to Me" (Jess Cates/ Dennis Matkosky/ Lindy Robbins) - 3:48
8. "Lie... It's Alright"(Martin Sandberg, Lukasz Gottwald) - 3:30
9. "It's My Life" - 3:25 (Clif Magness, Kara DioGuardi, Bo Bice)
10. "Willing to Try" - 4:19 (John Shanks, Richie Sambora)
11. "Valley of Angels" - 3:35 (Bo Bice, Cliff Magness)

Bonus tracks (DualDisc version)

• "Cinnamon & Novocaine" (Bo Bice)
• "Sinner in a Sin" (Bo Bice)
• "Whiskey, Women and Time" (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 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 "Doctor 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

Chart Performance

Chart	Peak position	Certification (if Any)	Shipments
Billboard 200	#4	Gold	688,000
UK Top 40
Swedish Top 60
Australia
Italian Album Chart
New Zealand RIANZ
Finland
Switzerland

External links

• BN Music
• The Real Thing, "the Real Thing" album fanlisting