{{Infobox album | name = Back to the Real | type = studio | artist = Reel Tight | cover = Back to the Real.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|1999|4|13}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = R&B | length = {{Duration|m=56|s=15}} | label = {{hlist|G-Funk|Restless}} | producer = {{hlist|Arvel McClinton III|Co-T|Larry Dunn|Reel Tight|Rob Fusari|Sauce|Speedy & Taka|Vincent Herbert|Warren G|Younglord}} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Back to the Real | type = studio | single1 = (Do You) Wanna Ride | single1date = October 13, 1998 | single2 = I Want U | single2date = March 16, 1999 | single3 = Reasons | single3date = 1999 }} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huey |first=Steve |title=Back to the Real - Reel Tight {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/back-to-the-real-mw0000042835 |access-date=July 24, 2025 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Vibe'' | rev2Score = (favorable)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Reel Tight: Back to the Real|author=Weingarten, Mark|date=April 1999|page=183|issue=3|volume=7|magazine=Vibe}}</ref> }} '''''Back to the Real''''' is the only studio album by American R&B group Reel Tight. It was released on April 13, 1999, via G-Funk Music/Restless Records. The album was produced by Warren G, who also served as executive producer, Co-T, Larry Dunn, Vincent Herbert, Rob Fusari, Arvel McClinton III, Sauce, Speedy & Taka, Younglord, and Reel Tight. The album debuted at number 197 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 32 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 13 on the Heatseekers Albums charts. Its lead single, "(Do You) Wanna Ride", peaked at number 80 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 32 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The second single, "I Want U", made it to number 38 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The third and final single, a cover version of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Reasons", reached number 22 on the Adult R&B Songs chart.
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = (Do You) Wanna Ride | writer1 = | extra1 = | length1 = 3:31 | title2 = I Want U | writer2 = | extra2 = | length2 = 3:48 | title3 = I Lied | writer3 = | extra3 = | length3 = 3:02 | title4 = I'm So Sorry | note4 = featuring Jessica | writer4 = | extra4 = | length4 = 4:11 | title5 = No More Pain | writer5 = | extra5 = | length5 = 5:08 | title6 = Don't Wake Me | writer6 = | extra6 = | length6 = 4:38 | title7 = How Can I See | writer7 = | extra7 = | length7 = 4:56 | title8 = Lady | writer8 = | extra8 = | length8 = 4:33 | title9 = Sittin in the Club | writer9 = | extra9 = | length9 = 4:36 | title10 = Don't Be Afraid | writer10 = | extra10 = | length10 = 5:19 | title11 = It's a Lulu Ya'll (Interlude) | writer11 = | extra11 = | length11 = 0:40 | title12 = Reasons (New Millennium Version) | writer12 = | extra12 = | length12 = 6:03 | title13 = Thank You Lord | writer13 = | extra13 = | length13 = 1:25 | title14 = (Do You) Wanna Ride (Diplomat Remix) | note14 = featuring Cam'ron | writer14 = | extra14 = | length14 = 4:25 | total_length = 56:15 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1999) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- ! scope="row" |US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=June 5, 1999 |title=The Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1999-06-05/?rank=197 |access-date=July 24, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page=137 |language=en-US |volume=111 |issue=23 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> | 197 |- ! scope="row" |US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=June 5, 1999 |title=Top R&B Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/1999-06-05/ |access-date=July 24, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page=68 |language=en-US |volume=111 |issue=23 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> | 32 |- ! scope="row" |US Heatseekers Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=June 5, 1999 |title=Heatseekers Albums |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page=73 |language=en-US |volume=111 |issue=23 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> | 13 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Discogs master|959227|Reel Tight – Back To The Real}}
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Category:1999 debut albums Category:Restless Records albums Category:Albums produced by Warren G Category:Albums produced by Vincent Herbert