Real (album)

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Real
Studio album by Michael Sweet
Released	October, 1995
Label	Benson Music Group
Producer	Michael Sweet Mike Slamer
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Michael Sweet (1993) Real (1995) Truth (1998)

Real is the second full-length solo album of Christian rock singer, and Stryper frontman, Michael Sweet. The album was released in 1995 by Benson Music Group.

The album features a softer, mellower sound than the previous album. There's also an acoustic version of Stryper's hit "Always There For You".

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Michael Sweet, except where noted:

1. "Color Blind" - 3:30
2. "Second Chance" - 4:10
3. "Ticket to Freedom" - 4:11
4. "River" - 3:20
5. "Always There for You" - 4:09
6. "Real" - 5:11
7. "Baby Doll" - 4:19
8. "Why" - 4:22
9. "Remember Me" (Sweet, Beiden) - 4:06
10. "Heaven Waits for You" - 3:10

[edit] Personnel

• Michael Sweet - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
• Mike Slamer - electric guitar, guitar solo on Track 1
• Boba Elefante - bass guitar
• Jamie Wollam - drums
• John Andrew Schreiner - organ, piano, strings
• Waddy Wachtel - guitar solo on Tracks 7-9
• Eric Darken - percussion
• Micah Wilshire, Angelo Petrucci - additional background vocals