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" | ||||
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| Single by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell | ||||
| from the album You're All I Need | ||||
| B-side | "Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl" | |||
| Released | March 28, 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Studio | Hitsville USA | |||
| Genre | Soul, pop | |||
| Length | 2:12 | |||
| Label | Tamla T 54163 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ashford & Simpson | |||
| Producer(s) | Ashford & Simpson | |||
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Donny & Marie version
change| "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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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.
