"In a Real Love" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Phil Vassar.

The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on November 6 becoming his second number one hit of his career and his first since "Just Another Day in Paradise" in 2000.

The song was written by Vassar and Craig Wiseman.

Vassar discussed the song's inspiration on his website in 2004: Here's another one that Craig and I wrote.

But it also was inspired by Julie, my wife, showing me this EPT and saying, "Guess what?"