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Real Thing Songs

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The Real Thing are a British soul group formed in the 1970s. In addition to a string of British hits, the band charted internationally with their song "You to Me Are Everything", which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 28 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart and No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their follow-up, "Can't Get By Without You", did not chart in the US but was still a success in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 2. They accumulated eight more British hits. "Love's Such a Wonderful Thing" peaked at #33 in 1977. 1978 saw "Whenever You Want My Love" at #18, "Let's Go Disco" at #39 and "Rainin' Through My Sunshine" at #40. "Can You Feel the Force?" climbed to #5 in 1979, the same year that "Boogie Down (Get Funky Now)" hit #33. 1980's "She's a Groovy Freak" capped a successful run, at #52. By number of sales, they were the most successful black rock/soul act in England during the 1970s.

Below is a list of Real Thing songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Pye International 25709
chart position: UK #1, RandB #28, US #66
written by: Ken Gold & Michael Denne
album: Real Thing
The Real Thing You to Me Are Everything
1976 Pye International
2 record label: Tamla 54163
chart position: RandB #1, US #8, UK #34
written by: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
album: You're All I Need / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.2 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
1968 Tamla
3 record label: United Artists 875
chart position: UK #2
written by: Ken Gold and Michael Denne
album: Real Thing
comments: [disco dance]
The Real Thing Can't Get By Without You
1976 United Artists
4 record label: Pye 46147
chart position: UK #5
written by: Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo
album: Can You Feel the Force
The Real Thing Can You Feel the Force
1979 Pye
5 record label: Chrysalis 3167
chart position: RandB #49, UK #13, US #82, US dance #1
weeksinr&bchart: 12
written by: A. Roman & Toni C.
album: Just Visiting This Planet
Jellybean featuring Steven Dante The Real Thing
1987 Chrysalis
6 record label: AandM 8368
chart position: RandB #11, UK #50, US #67
written by: George Johnson & Louis Johnson
album: Winners
comments: [disco funk jazz]
The Brothers Johnson The Real Thing
1981 A&M
7 record label: PRT 349
chart position: UK #5
written by: Ken Gold and Michael Denne
The Real Thing You to Me Are Everything (The Decade Remix 76-86)
1986 PRT
8 record label: Atlantic 3200
chart position: RandB #6, US #45
written by: Carolyn Franklin & Ivy Joe Hunter
album: Let Me in Your Life
Aretha Franklin Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
1974 Atlantic
9 record label: PRT 352 (UK)
chart position: UK #6
written by: Ken Gold and Michael Denne (as Micky Denne)
The Real Thing Can't Get By Without You (The Second Decade Remix)
1986 PRT
10 record label: Mercury 876 008
chart position: RandB #2
written by: Angela Winbush
album: The Real Thing
Angela Winbush It's the Real Thing
1989 Mercury
11 record label: Arista 74321463211(UK)
chart position: UK #9
written by: Lisa Stansfield and Ian Devaney
album: Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield The Real Thing
1997 Arista
12 record label: All Around The World 412(UK)
chart position: UK #9
written by: Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo
Freeloaders ft. The Real Thing So Much Love to Give
2005 All Around The Wor
13 record label: United Artists 960
chart position: UK #16
written by: Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo
album: 4 from 8
The Real Thing You'll Never Know What You're Missing
1977 United Artists
14 record label: Pye 46045(UK)
chart position: UK #18
written by: Ken Gold and Michael Denne
album: Can You Feel the Force
The Real Thing Whenever You Want My Love
1978 Pye
15 record label: ABC 12189
chart position: RandB #12
written by: Michael Price and Dan Walsh
album: Reflections in Blue
Bobby Bland It Ain't the Real Thing
1976 ABC
16 record label: PRT 358 (UK)
chart position: UK #24
written by: Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo
The Real Thing Can You Feel the Force ('86 remix)
1986 PRT
17 record label: Linco 1001
chart position: RandB #15, US #81
written by: James Powell and Vick Hudson
comments: [instrumental]
The Electric Express It's the Real Thing (Part 1)
1971 Linco
18 record label: Pye 45701(UK)
chart position: UK #33
written by: Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo
album: 4 from 8
The Real Thing Love's Such a Wonderful Thing
1977 Pye
19 record label: Pye 109(UK)
chart position: UK #33
written by: Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo
The Real Thing Boogie Down (Get Funky Now)
1979 Pye
20 record label: Pye 46078(UK)
chart position: UK #39
written by: Biddu
The Real Thing Let's Go Disco
1978 Pye
21 record label: Epic 46113
chart position: UK #40
written by: Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo
album: Can You Feel the Force
The Real Thing Rainin' Through My Sunshine
1978 Epic
22 record label: Eastern 604
chart position: RandB #20, US #103
written by: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Jo Armstead
Tina Britt The Real Thing
1965 Eastern
23 record label: Calibre 105 (UK)
chart position: UK #52, US Dance #55
written by: Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo
The Real Thing She's a Groovy Freak
1980 Calibre
24 record label: Jive 129 (UK)
chart position: UK #71
written by: Michael Denne (as Micky Denne) and Richard Smith
The Real Thing Straight to the Heart
1986 Jive
25 record label: Jive 137 (UK)
chart position: UK #90
written by: Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo
The Real Thing Hard Times
1987 Jive
26 record label: Novus 3105
chart position: RandB #44
written by: Eliot Lewis and Porter Carroll
album: For Lovers Only
comments: [beat ballad]
Marion Meadows The Real Thing
1990 Novus
27 record label: Duke 423
chart position: RandB #48
written by: Holiner, Nichols, Cahn, Chaplin, Freeman
Ernie K-Doe (It Will Have to Do) Until the Real Thing Comes Along
1967 Duke
28 record label: Elektra 45416
chart position: RandB #51, US AC #50
written by: Stevie Wonder
Sergio Mendes The Real Thing
1977 Elektra
29 record label: Fantasy 882
chart position: RandB #65
written by: Donald Hepburn
album: Future Now
comments: [disco funk]
Pleasure The Real Thing
1980 Fantasy
-- record label: RCA 445 (UK)
written by: Terry Britten, Lynsey De Paul
The Real Thing We Got Love
1984 RCA
-- record label: Pye 46025 (UK)
written by: Chris Amoo, Eddie Amoo
album: 4 From 8
comments: Featured In The Film ''Black Boy''
The Real Thing Lightning Strikes Again
1977 Pye
-- record label: Columbia 40045
written by: C. Matthews
album: This Is The Real Thing
comments: [album cut]
Skool Boyz This Is The Real Thing
1985 Columbia
-- record label: BMG Ariola
written by: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Bobby Womack & La La Brooks Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
1995 BMG Ariola
-- record label: Pye 46147
written by: Chris Amoo and Eddie Amoo
album: 4 From 8
The Real Thing Children Of The Ghetto
1977 Pye
-- record label: EMI 2001 (UK)
written by: Eddie Amoo
The Real Thing Plastic Man
1973 EMI
-- record label: Pye 25681 (UK)
written by: G. Shury, R. Roker
The Real Thing Stone Cold Love Affair
1975 Pye
-- record label: Columbia 3-10163
written by: C. Quander, D. Coan, J. Lemley
comments: [disco dance] (Tom Moulton extended mix)
The Intrepids After You've Had Your Fling (Get Down To The Real Thing)
1975 Columbia
-- record label: Calibre 110 (UK)
written by: Chris and Eddie Amoo
The Real Thing Foot Tappin'
1981 Calibre




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