Real (Belinda Carlisle album)

Real
Studio album by Belinda Carlisle
Released	September 29, 1993
Recorded	1993
Studio	American Recording Co. (North Hollywood, California) Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California) The Clubhouse and Record One (Los Angeles, California) Kiva West (Encino, California) Saturn Sound (Studio City, California)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	47:30
Label	Virgin
Producer	Charlotte Caffey Thomas Caffey Belinda Carlisle Ralph Schuckett
Belinda Carlisle chronology
The Best of Belinda, Volume 1 (1992) Real (1993) A Woman & a Man (1996)
Singles from Real
"Big Scary Animal" Released: September 13, 1993 "Lay Down Your Arms" Released: November 15, 1993

Real is the fifth studio album by American singer Belinda Carlisle, released on September 29, 1993, by Virgin Records. The album has a genre of mainly pop songs written by Charlotte Caffey, Thomas Caffey, Ralph Schuckett and half co-written by Carlisle. It was the second Belinda Carlisle album where Rick Nowels had no writing or producing credits and was also Carlisle's first album where she contributed to the producing. The album cover was designed by Tom Dolan and is a departure for Carlisle, who presented a glamorous look on all her previous covers, choosing a "jeans and tee shirt" look instead this time without make-up. The album features a cover version of the Graces' song "Lay Down Your Arms". Former Germs guitarist Pat Smear, as well as Redd Kross members Jeff and Steve McDonald, and The Bangles' Vicki Peterson appear on the record.^[1]

Real was re-released by Edsel Recording on August 26, 2013, as a two CD plus DVD casebook. It features the original album re-mastered, the single versions, demos, remixes, and live tracks. The DVD features the videos from the album and an exclusive interview with Carlisle, discussing the album.^[2]