Real Love (Lucinda Williams song)

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"Real Love"

Single by Lucinda Williams

from the album Little Honey

Released

2008

Genre

Length

3:45 (Album version)

Lucinda Williams

Eric Leljestrand
Tom Overby

Lucinda Williams singles chronology

"Are You Alright?"
(2007)

"Real Love"
(2008)

"Buttercup"
(2011)

"Real Love" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams. It was released in 2008 as the first single from her ninth album, Little Honey (2008).

The song was featured in the film The Lucky Ones, released in the US on September 26, 2008.^[1]

Reception

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In their review of Little Honey, Spin stated "Williams goes back to the roots-rock well and takes a long, satisfying swig", and referred to "Real Love" as a "rowdy bar-band rave-up."^[2] AllMusic called it "rollicking, with jangling, charging guitars by Doug Pettibone, and Rob Burger on Wurlitzer, and a backing chorus held down by the Bangles' Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet. Its pop/rock bent is tempered by the roiling pace and Williams's trademark Louisiana voice."^[3] Rolling Stone singled out the track; "amid boogie-rock riffing, she alternately pledges her heart to a guy, a girl, and an electric guitar. Little Honey proves she's still crushed out on the music."^[4]

LA Weekly ranked "Real Love" at No. 3 on their list of Williams' best 11 songs, calling it a "return to the jangle pop/country days of old".^[5]

Track listing

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CD single^[6]

Radio Edit - 3:13

Charts

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Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	297
US Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay^[8]	22

References

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^ "The Lucky Ones". IMDb. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ Wood, Mikael (October 9, 2008). "Lucinda Williams, Little Honey". Spin. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
^ Jurek, Thom. "Little Honey - Lucinda Williams". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ Hermes, Will (October 16, 2008). "Little Honey review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
^ Smyers, Darryl (20 September 2013). "Lucinda Williams' Best 11 Songs". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
^ Discogs. "Lucinda Williams – Real Love". Discogs. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
^ "Lucinda Williams chart history". imgur.com. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
^ "Lucinda Williams - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

External links

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Album version by Lucinda Williams on YouTube, official audio (no music video)

v t e Lucinda Williams
Studio albums	Ramblin' on My Mind Happy Woman Blues Lucinda Williams Sweet Old World Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Essence World Without Tears West Little Honey Blessed Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone The Ghosts of Highway 20 This Sweet Old World Good Souls Better Angels Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart
Live albums	Live @ The Fillmore
Other albums	Vanished Gardens
Singles	"Changed the Locks" "The Night's Too Long" "I Just Wanted to See You So Bad" "Passionate Kisses" "Six Blocks Away" "Something About What Happens When We Talk" "Right in Time" "Can't Let Go" "Essence" "Get Right With God" "Righteously" "Are You Alright?" "Real Love" "Buttercup"
Other songs	"Cold, Cold Heart" "Hang Down Your Head" "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)"
Related articles	Discography

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