Real Thing (The Higgins album)

Real Thing is the debut studio album by Canadian country music group The Higgins. It was released on June 24, 2008 by Open Road. The first single, "Flower Child," was released in March 2008. "Flower Child" received the "Single of the Year", "SOCAN Song of the Year", and "Video of the Year" Awards at the 32nd Annual BCCMA Award Ceremony.[1]

Real Thing
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 2008
GenreCountry
Length41:14
LabelOpen Road
ProducerPaul Shatto, David Wills
The Higgins chronology
Real Thing
(2008)
Dreamers Like Us
(2010)
Singles from Real Thing
  1. "Flower Child"
    Released: March 3, 2008
  2. "Real Thing"
    Released: July 2008
  3. "Second Hand Car"
    Released: February 2, 2009

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flower Child"Kathleen Higgins, Eileen Higgins, John Higgins, David Wills4:12
2."Sounds of Summer"K. Higgins, E. Higgins, J. Higgins3:29
3."16 Going on 30"K. Higgins, E. Higgins, Jeff Wood4:10
4."Real Thing"Chris Thorsteinson, Dave Wasyliw, Deric Ruttan3:14
5."Second Hand Car"K. Higgins, E. Higgins, Joni Delaurier5:04
6."Factory Girl"Traditional1:42
7."I Got No Time (For a Little Boy)"K. Higgins, E. Higgins, Wills2:42
8."Rhythm Guitar"Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley3:05
9."My Way of Thinking"K. Higgins, E. Higgins, J. Higgins, Wood3:33
10."Wild Horse"K. Higgins, E. Higgins, Wills, Ian Cameron4:07
11."Hey Jamie"K. Higgins, E. Higgins, J. Higgins, Wood3:54
12."Love in One Shot"J. Higgins, Ken Visser2:02

Chart performance

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Singles

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Year Single Peak positions
CAN
2008 "Flower Child"
"Real Thing" 99
2009 "Second Hand Car"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

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  1. ^ Vancouver, The (2008-10-27). "Family country trio the real thing". Canada.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.