Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing

1968 single by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" is a 1968 song by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. It was taken from their studio album You're All I Need. It went to number 8 in the United States, number 9 in Canada and number 34 in the United Kingdom.

"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
Single by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
from the album You're All I Need
B-side"Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl"
ReleasedMarch 28, 1968
Recorded1967
StudioHitsville USA
GenreSoul, pop
Length2:12
LabelTamla
T 54163
Songwriter(s)Ashford & Simpson
Producer(s)Ashford & Simpson
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell singles chronology
"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You"
(1967)
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
(1968)
"You're All I Need to Get By"
(1968)

Donny & Marie version change

"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
Single by Donny & Marie Osmond
from the album New Season
ReleasedNovember 1976
Genrepop, Adult Contemporary
LabelPolydor/Kolob
Songwriter(s)Ashford & Simpson
Producer(s)Mike Curb and Michael Lloyd
Donny & Marie Osmond singles chronology
"Deep Purple"
(1975)
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
(1976)
"(You're My) Soul and Inspiration"
(1977)

In 1976, Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond released a cover version of Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing for their 1976 album New Season. It went to number 21 in the United States and number 26 in Canada. Aretha Franklin released a version of the song in 1974 and won a Grammy Award. Elton John covered it for his album Duets.