It's Real (James Ingram album)

It's Real
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
James Ingram chronology
Never Felt So Good (1986) It's Real (1989) Always You (1993)

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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

1. "It's Real" (Frank, Griffin, Hankerson, Ingram) 5:13
2. "I Wanna Come Back" (Gordon, Levert) 4:51
3. "Call On Me" (Ingram, Taylor) 4:03Z
4. "So Fine" (Ingram, Taylor) 4:04
5. "Love Come Down" (Griffin, Ingram) 5:40
6. "Baby Be Mine" (Bell, Ingram) 5:00
7. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler) 5:04
8. "Love One Day At a Time" (Ingram, Seward) 4:31
9. "I Don't Have the Heart" (Friedman, Rich) 4:14
10. "Someday We'll All Be Free" (Hathaway, Howard) 4:10
11. "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

Notes

James Ingram Albums It's Your Night Never Felt So Good It's Real Always You Stand (In the Light) Singles "Just Once" "Baby, Come to Me" "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" "Yah Mo B There" "What About Me?" "Always" "Somewhere Out There" "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man" "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" "I Don't Have the Heart" Book:James Ingram