It's Real |
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Studio album by James Ingram |
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Released |
May 23, 1989 |
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Recorded |
1987–89 |
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Genre |
R&B, new jack swing, soul, pop |
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Length |
51:27 |
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Label |
Qwest Records, Warner Bros. Records |
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Producer |
James Ingram, Thom Bell, Gene Griffin, Gerald Levert, Dennis Matkosky, Michael J. Powell, Bernard Taylor |
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Source | Rating |
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Allmusic | [1] |
It's Real is the title of the third full-length recording from American R&B singer-songwriter James Ingram. It was released in 1989 on Quest/Warner Bros. Records, and features the smash hit single "I Don't Have the Heart", which peaked at number 1 for 1 week. It also features a remake of the classic song "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", re-written with different lyrics and entitled "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man".
Track listing
Side one - It's Real Hard
- "It's Real" (Kemp Frank, Gene Griffin, Barry Hankerson, Ingram) 5:13
- "I Wanna Come Back" (Marc Gordon, Gerald Levert) 4:51
- "Call On Me" (Ingram, Bernard Taylor) 4:03
- "So Fine" (Ingram, Bernard Taylor) 4:04
- "Love Come Down" (Gene Griffin, Ingram) 5:40
- "Baby Be Mine" (Bell, Ingram) 5:00
Production
- Produced By Gene Griffin, Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon, James Ingram, Bernard Taylor, Thom Bell, Michael J. Powell, Monty Seward & Matkosky
- Engineered & Mixed By Dave Way, Mike Tarsia, Paul Ericksen, Steve Van Arden, Sidney Burton, Winston Johnson, Robert Loftus, Barney Perkins & Dennis Matkosky
- Mastered By Bernie Grundman
Personnel
- James Ingram, Ricky Lawson, Bernard Taylor - drums
- Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
- Thom Bell, Nathan East, Abe Laboriel, Freddie Washington - bass
- Paul Jackson, Jr. - guitar
- Thom Bell, Vernon D. Fails, Jud J. Friedman, James Ingram, Dennis Matkosky, Monty Seward, Bernard Taylor, Aaron Zigman - keyboards
- Robbie Buchanan - keyboard programming
- Jim Salamone - sequencing
- Saxophone: Gerald Albright, Ernie Watts - saxophone
- Jerry Hey, Dan Higgins, Larry Williams - horns
- Thom Bell - string arrangements, conductor
- Thom Bell & Jerry Hey - horn arrangements
- Thom Bell - horns conducting
- Bernard Bell, Reginald Bell, Carl Calwell, Jim Gilstrap, James Ingram, Josie James, Marva King, Marsha McClurkin, Monty Seward, Bernard Taylor - backing vocals
Notes
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Book:James Ingram |