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Real Live Woman (song)

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"Real Live Woman"
Single by Trisha Yearwood
from the album Real Live Woman
B-side"I'm Still Alive"
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2000 (2000-01-10)[1]
GenreCountry
Length3:55
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Bobbie Cryner
Producer(s)
Trisha Yearwood singles chronology
"You're Where I Belong"
(1999)
"Real Live Woman"
(2000)
"Where Are You Now"
(2000)

"Real Live Woman" is a song written by Bobbie Cryner and recorded by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. It was released in January 2000 as the first single and title track from her album Real Live Woman. The song reached #16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in April 2000.[2]

Critical reception

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Deborah Evans Price of Billboard gave the song a favorable review, writing that Yearwood "has the pipes and, more important, the emotional substance to turn this into a soulful, torchy tribute to acceptance, love, and fulfillment."[3]

Music video

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The music video, depicting a peep show of "real live women" performing various everyday activities, was directed by Morgan Lawley and premiered in February 2000.[4]

Chart performance

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 81
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 16

Year-end charts

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Chart (2000) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 61

References

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  1. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1332. January 7, 2000. p. 72.
  2. ^ "Trisha Yearwood Hot Country Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  3. ^ Price, Deborah Evans (January 15, 2000). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  4. ^ "CMT: Videos: Trisha Yearwood: Real Live Woman". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 28, 2012.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7256." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 8, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  6. ^ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 16, 2012.