| It's Real |
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| Studio album by James Ingram |
| Released |
May 23, 1989 |
| Recorded |
1987–89 |
| Genre |
R&B, new jack swing, soul, pop |
| Length |
51:27 |
| Label |
Qwest Records, Warner Bros. Records |
| Producer |
James Ingram, Thom Bell, Gene Griffin, Gerald Levert, Dennis Matosky, Michael J. Powell, Bernard Taylor |
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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
- "It's Real" (Frank, Griffin, Hankerson, Ingram) 5:13
- "I Wanna Come Back" (Gordon, Levert) 4:51
- "Call On Me" (Ingram, Taylor) 4:03Z
- "So Fine" (Ingram, Taylor) 4:04
- "Love Come Down" (Griffin, Ingram) 5:40
- "Baby Be Mine" (Bell, Ingram) 5:00
- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler) 5:04
- "Love One Day At a Time" (Ingram, Seward) 4:31
- "I Don't Have the Heart" (Friedman, Rich) 4:14
- "Someday We'll All Be Free" (Hathaway, Howard) 4:10
- "When Was the Last Time the Music Made You Cry" (Ingram, Matosky, Wakefield) 4:57
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
- Drums: James Ingram, Ricky Lawson, Bernard Taylor
- Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa
- Bass: Thom Bell, Nathan East, Abe Laboriel, Freddie Washington
- Guitars: Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Keyboards: Thom Bell, Vernon D. Fails, Jud J. Friedman, James Ingram, Dennis Matosky, Monty Seward, Bernard Taylor, Aaron Zigman
- Keyboard Programming: Robbie Buchanan
- Sequencing: Jim Salamone
- Saxophone: Gerald Albright, Ernie Watts
- Horns: Jerry Hey, Dan Higgins, Larry Williams
- Strings arranged and conducted by Thom Bell
- Horn arrangements by Thom Bell & Jerry Hey
- Horns conducted by Thom Bell
- Backing Vocals: Bernard Bell, Reginald Bell, Carl Calwell, Jim Gilstrap, James Ingram, Josie James, Marva King, Marsha McClurkin, Monty Seward, Bernard Taylor
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