# Back to the Real
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{{Infobox album
| name = Back to the Real
| type = studio
| artist = [Reel Tight](/source/Reel_Tight)
| cover = Back to the Real.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1999|4|13}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B)
| length = {{Duration|m=56|s=15}}
| label = {{hlist|[G-Funk](/source/G-Funk_Entertainment)|[Restless](/source/Restless_Records)}}
| producer = {{hlist|Arvel McClinton III|Co-T|[Larry Dunn](/source/Larry_Dunn)|Reel Tight|[Rob Fusari](/source/Rob_Fusari)|Sauce|Speedy & Taka|[Vincent Herbert](/source/Vincent_Herbert)|[Warren G](/source/Warren_G)|[Younglord](/source/Younglord)}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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| 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](/source/Reasons_(Earth%2C_Wind_%26_Fire_song))
| single3date = 1999
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[{{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](/source/AllMusic) |language=en}}]
| rev2 = ''[Vibe](/source/Vibe_(magazine))''
| rev2Score = (favorable)[{{cite magazine|title=Reel Tight: Back to the Real|author=Weingarten, Mark|date=April 1999|page=183|issue=3|volume=7|magazine=[Vibe](/source/Vibe_(magazine))}}]
}}
'''''Back to the Real''''' is the only studio album by American R&B group [Reel Tight](/source/Reel_Tight). It was released on April 13, 1999, via [G-Funk Music](/source/G-Funk_Entertainment)/[Restless Records](/source/Restless_Records). The album was produced by [Warren G](/source/Warren_G), who also served as executive producer, Co-T, [Larry Dunn](/source/Larry_Dunn), [Vincent Herbert](/source/Vincent_Herbert), [Rob Fusari](/source/Rob_Fusari), Arvel McClinton III, Sauce, Speedy & Taka, [Younglord](/source/Younglord), and Reel Tight. The album debuted at number 197 on the [''Billboard'' 200](/source/Billboard_200), number 32 on the [Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums](/source/Top_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Albums) and number 13 on the [Heatseekers Albums](/source/Heatseekers_Albums) charts. Its lead single, "(Do You) Wanna Ride", peaked at number 80 on the [''Billboard'' Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) and number 32 on the [Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs](/source/Hot_R%26B%2FHip-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](/source/Earth%2C_Wind_%26_Fire)'s "[Reasons](/source/Reasons_(Earth%2C_Wind_%26_Fire_song))", reached number 22 on the [Adult R&B Songs](/source/Adult_R%26B_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](/source/Jessica_Betts)
| 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](/source/Reasons_(Earth%2C_Wind_%26_Fire_song)) (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](/source/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
position
|-
! scope="row" |US [''Billboard'' 200](/source/Billboard_200)[{{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](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |publisher=[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.](/source/Nielsen_Business_Media%2C_Inc.) |page=137 |language=en-US |volume=111 |issue=23 |issn=0006-2510}}]
| 197
|-
! scope="row" |US [Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums](/source/Top_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Albums) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')[{{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](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |publisher=[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.](/source/Nielsen_Business_Media%2C_Inc.) |page=68 |language=en-US |volume=111 |issue=23 |issn=0006-2510}}]
| 32
|-
! scope="row" |US [Heatseekers Albums](/source/Heatseekers_Albums) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')[{{Cite magazine |date=June 5, 1999 |title=Heatseekers Albums |magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |publisher=[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.](/source/Nielsen_Business_Media%2C_Inc.) |page=73 |language=en-US |volume=111 |issue=23 |issn=0006-2510}}]
| 13
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Discogs master|959227|Reel Tight – Back To The Real}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:1999 debut albums
Category:Restless Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Warren G
Category:Albums produced by Vincent Herbert
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