In a Real Love

"In a Real Love" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Phil Vassar. It was released on May 4, 2004 as the first single from the album Shaken Not Stirred. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on November 6 becoming his second number one hit of his career and his first since "Just Another Day in Paradise" in 2000. The song was written by Vassar and Craig Wiseman.

"In a Real Love"
Single by Phil Vassar
from the album Shaken Not Stirred
Released	May 4, 2004
Genre	Country
Length	3:34
Label	Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Phil Vassar, Craig Wiseman
Producer(s)	Frank Rogers, Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar singles chronology
"Ultimate Love" (2003) "In a Real Love" (2004) "I'll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song)" (2004)

Background

Vassar discussed the song's inspiration on his website in 2004:

Here's another one that Craig and I wrote. It came about because of this picture I had of me in high school with a leather jacket. I had this Bruce Jenner/Wings haircut. I thought I ruled the school. In other words … what a dork [laughs]. But it also was inspired by Julie, my wife, showing me this EPT and saying, "Guess what?" That's how I found out about Presley.^[1]

Chart positions

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	38

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	21

References

1. Anon (2004). "PHIL VASSAR SHAKEN NOT STIRRED SONG-BY-SONG" Arista Nashville.com. Retrieved September 18, 2009
2. "Phil Vassar Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
3. "Phil Vassar Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
4. "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.