The Real Story (album)

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The Real Story is Sylvia's first independent album from her own label, Red Pony Records, and her first album in eleven years.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Soon as I Find My Voice"	Cheryl Wheeler	3:49
2.	"I've Been Down Too Long"	Tony Arata	4:02
3.	"Chance Encounter"	Sylvia Hutton; Craig Bickhardt; Kent Robbins	3:13
4.	"Hand-Me-Down"	Sylvia Hutton; Craig Bickhardt	2:56
5.	"Even a Cowboy Can Dream"	Craig Bickhardt	3:45
6.	"See How Much I Love You"	Kent Robbins	3:50
7.	"Sweet Shall Your Welcome Be"	Sylvia Hutton; Verlon Thompson	2:35
8.	"The Real Story"	Sylvia Hutton; Craig Bickhardt	4:06
9.	"Whole Heart"	Sylvia Hutton; Kent Robbins	3:10
10.	"Thank God I'm Coming Home"	Sylvia Hutton; Verlon Thompson	3:20
11.	"(I Love You) More Than It Has Ever Rained"	Sylvia Hutton; Verlon Thompson	3:21
12.	"Sonoma"	Craig Bickhardt	3:44
13.	"I Will Not Forget You"	Lee Satterfield; George Teren	3:06
Total length:			44:57

Sylvia - vocal harmony, vocals
John Mock - acoustic guitar, classical guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, string arrangements, tin whistle
Craig Bickhardt - acoustic guitar, vocal harmony
John Catchings - cello
David Davidson - violin
Randy Hardison - drums
Kirk Johnson - harmonica
Kenny Malone - drums
Matt McGee - bass
Richard McLaurin - lap steel guitar
Craig Nelson - acoustic bass
Clara Olson - violin
Tom Roady - congas, percussion, timbales
Lee Satterfield - vocal harmony
Steven Sheehan - acoustic guitar
Catherine Styron - piano
Kristin Wilkinson - viola

All track information and credits were taken from the CD liner notes.^[2]

v t e Sylvia
Discography
Studio albums	Drifter Just Sylvia Snapshot Surprise One Step Closer The Real Story Where in the World
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Singles	"Tumbleweed" "Drifter" "The Matador" "Heart on the Mend" "Sweet Yesterday" "Nobody" "Like Nothing Ever Happened" "The Wayward Wind" "Snapshot" "The Boy Gets Around" "I Never Quite Got Back (From Loving You)" "Victims of Goodbye" "Fallin' in Love" "Cry Just a Little Bit" "I Love You by Heart" (with Michael Johnson)
See also	John Mock RCA Records country pop