Real Life is the third and final studio album by American country music artist Jeff Carson. It contains the single "Real Life (I Never Was the Same Again)", a top 20 hit on the Billboard country music charts in mid-2001 and Carson's first Top 40 country hit since 1996's "Holdin' Onto Something". None of the other singles from this album were Top 40 hits. After that album's release, Carson retired from the music business to become a police officer.
| Real Life | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 4, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 37:13 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Producer | Max T. Barnes Justin Niebank | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Country Standard Time | [2] |
Justin Niebank produced tracks 1, 3, and 4, with songwriter Max T. Barnes producing the rest.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Real Life (I Never Was the Same Again)" | Jim Janosky, Neil Thrasher | 4:21 |
| 2. | "My One and Only Love" | Max T. Barnes, Harlan Howard | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Until We Fall Back in Love Again" | Jeff Carson, Philip Douglas, Jim Weatherly | 3:51 |
| 4. | "I Almost Never Loved You" | Jennifer Bibeau, Brian Ede Nash, Rivers Rutherford | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Shine On" | Jim Daddario, Tony Marty | 3:31 |
| 6. | "Where Did I Go So Right" | Jim Collins, Craig Wiseman | 3:39 |
| 7. | "What's Not to Love" | Max T. Barnes, Trey Bruce | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Divine Intervention" | Phil Barnhart, Sam Hogin, Mark D. Sanders | 3:19 |
| 9. | "It Wouldn't Kill Me" | Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, Tom Shapiro | 3:15 |
| 10. | "Scars and All" | Carson, Weatherly | 3:53 |
Personnel
edit- Kelly Back – electric guitar
- Max T. Barnes – bass guitar, piano, electric guitar, keyboards, background vocals
- Larry Beaird – acoustic guitar
- Jeff Carson – lead vocals
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Vicki Hampton – background vocals
- Tony Harrell – keyboards
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- Yvonne Hodges – background vocals
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Chris McHugh – drums
- Nashville String Machine – strings
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Justin Niebank – keyboards
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Leslie Satcher – background vocals
- Lisa Silver – background vocals
- Catherine Styron – keyboards
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 38 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 29 |
References
edit- ^ Dinoia, Maria Konicki. "Real Life - Jeff Carson". AllMusic.
- ^ MacIntosh, Dan. "Jeff Carson - Real Life". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 2023-03-08.