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| "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" | ||||
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 A-side label of the U.S. vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell | ||||
| from the album You're All I Need | ||||
| Released | March 28, 1968 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville USA; 1967 | |||
| Genre | Soul, pop | |||
| Length | 2:12 | |||
| Label | Tamla T 54163 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ashford & Simpson | |||
| Producer(s) | Ashford & Simpson | |||
| Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative release | ||||
| File:Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing.jpg Artwork for Dutch vinyl single | ||||
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" is a 1968 single released by American R&B/soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, on the Tamla label in 1968. The B-side of the single is "Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl" from the duo's United LP. The first release off the duo's second album: You're All I Need, the song - written and produced by regular Gaye/Terrell collaborators Ashford & Simpson - became a hit within weeks of release eventually peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart,[1] the first of the duo's s two number 1 R&B hits. In the UK "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" reached number 34.
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" is ranked as the 57th biggest US hit of 1968.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Personnel
- All lead vocals by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
- Background vocals by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
- Produced by Ashford & Simpson
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
Remakes
Donny & Marie cover
| "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" | ||||
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| File:Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing - Donny & Marie Osmond.jpg Artwork for German vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Donny & Marie Osmond | ||||
| from the album New Season | ||||
| Released | November 1976 | |||
| Genre | pop, Adult Contemporary | |||
| Label | Polydor/Kolob | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ashford & Simpson | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Curb and Michael Lloyd | |||
| Donny & Marie Osmond singles chronology | ||||
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Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond, billed as Donny & Marie, remade "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" for their November 1976 album release New Season, with the track having a concurrent single release to reach #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1977, also charting Adult Contemporary at #17. It was also a chart hit in Canada, peaking at #26 on the pop chart and #11 on the AC chart.[6]
Chart performance
| Chart (1976–77) | Peak position |
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| Canada RPM Top Singles[7] | 26 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[8] | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 21 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [9] | 17 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 30 |
Other US charting versions
- Aretha Franklin remade "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" for her 1974 album Let Me in Your Life. It was issued as the album's third hit single that August. Franklin's version radically re-invents the upbeat Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell original as a deep soul ballad which Jon Landau of Rolling Stone dismissed as "misconceived (done too slowly)".[10] "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" reached #6 on the Billboard Soul chart and #47 on the Hot 100 that fall. It won Franklin the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Grammy for 1974 marking Franklin's eighth total and consecutive win in that category and her last such win until the Grammys for 1981.
- Chris Christian remade "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" in medley with another Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell hit "You're All I Need to Get By" for his Bob Gaudio-produced 1981 album: a duet with Amy Holland, the track "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing/ You're All I Need to Get By" had a single release in the summer of 1982 to reach #88 on Billboard Hot 100 also charting Adult Contemporary at #21. (Amy Holland's husband Michael McDonald would remake "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" for his 2003 album Motown.) Christian's 1986 live album release Live At Six Flags features "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" in medley with "Don't Worry Baby" and "I Go to Pieces".
Marcella Detroit & Elton John version
| "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" | ||||
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| File:MarcellaEltonAin'tNothing.jpeg One of UK CD releases, also used for international releases | ||||
| Single by Marcella Detroit and Elton John | ||||
| from the album Duets and Jewel | ||||
| Released | 2 May 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | London Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Marcella Detroit | |||
| Marcella Detroit singles chronology | ||||
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| Elton John singles chronology | ||||
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"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" was recorded by UK singer Elton John and US singer Marcella Detroit for John's 1993 album Duets. After its inclusion on Detroit's album Jewel, the song was released as a single under London Records in May 1994, as the fourth and final song from Duets, and the second single from Jewel, with all b-sides performed solo by Detroit.[11][12]
Track listing
- CD single 1
- "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" — 3:36
- "Break the Chain" — 3:47
- "I Feel Free" — 4:08
- CD single 2
- "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (Kenny Dope Extended Mix) — 5:48
- "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (Troopa Mood Mix) — 3:43
- "I Feel Free" (Full Cream Mix) — 9:35
- "I Feel Free" (Cry Out Loud Mix) — 5:47
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] | 24 |
Other versions
- 1969: Diana Ross and the Supremes with The Temptations on their album Together
- 1970: The Supremes & The Four Tops on their album The Magnificent 7
- 1972: The Jackson 5 on their album Lookin' Through the Windows
- 1975: The Dynamic Superiors on their album Pure Pleasure.
- 1983: Angela Bofill on her album Too Tough as a duet with Boz Scaggs
- 1985: Barry Manilow on his album Manilow as a duet with Muffy Hendrix
- 1988: Hazell Dean on her album Always as a duet with Darryl Pandy
- 1994: Gladys Knight and Vince Gill on the multi-artist album Rhythm, Country and Blues
- 2003: Michael McDonald on his album Motown
- 2007: Boyz II Men on their album Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
- 2008: Günther Neefs on his album My Soul as a duet with Edsilia Rombley
- 2008: Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé Knowles performed the song for the fifth anniversary of Condé Nast Publications' Fashion Rocks concert.
- 2008: Soap stars Tammin Sursok and Michael Graziadei performed & recorded the song for their show The Young and the Restless.
- 2009: Melba Moore and Phil Perry on their album The Gift of Love
- 2011: Trijntje Oosterhuis featuring the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra on their album Sundays in New York produced by John Clayton
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 225.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 8, 1968". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1968/Top 100 Songs of 1978". musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1968". Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-03-05. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 1977-02-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-03-05. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1976-02-07. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ Landau, Jon (1974-04-11). "Let Me in Your Life". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ "Elton John - Duets at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ^ "Marcella Detroit at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ^ "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 Asher D – Dyverse". Retrieved 2012-11-25.
