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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Aretha Franklin
Lead Vocals
Judy Clay
Background Vocals
Cissy Houston
Background Vocals
Myrna Smith
Background Vocals
Stanley Clarke
Bass Guitar
Rick Marotta
Drums
David Spinozza
Guitar
Bob James
Keyboards
Donny Hathaway
Piano
Ralph MacDonald
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Valerie Simpson
Songwriter
Nickolas Ashford
Songwriter
Arif Mardin
Brass Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Aretha Franklin
Producer
Arif Mardin
Producer
Phil Ramone
Engineer
Jerry Wexler
Producer
Lyrics
There ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby
There ain't nothin' like the real thing
There ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby
There ain't nothin' like the real thing
I see your picture hangin' on the wall
But it can't sing or come to me when I call your name
I realize it's just a picture in a frame
And I read your letters when you're not here
They don't move me, they don't groove me like when I hear
Your sweet voice whisperin' in my ear
There ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby
There ain't nothin' like the real thing
No other sound is quite the same as your name
No touch can do half as much to make me feel better
Let's stay together, together baby
Together yeah, together, together
I got some memories to look back on
And though they help, when you phone
I'm well aware nothing takes the place of your bein' there
There ain't nothin' baby, nothin' like the real thing, baby
There ain't nothin' like the real thing (not like the real thing)
There ain't nothin' like the real thing (not like the real thing)
There ain't nothin' like the real thing (not like the real thing)
Oh, there ain't nothin' like the real thing (not like the real thing)
There ain't nothin' like the real thing
The real, the real (not like the real thing)
There ain't nothin' like the real thing (not like the real thing)
The real, the real, the real, the real thing
Oh, the real thing (not like the real thing)
Writer(s): Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
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