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 Matkosky, Michael J. Powell, Bernard Taylor
James Ingram chronology
Never Felt So Good (1986)Never Felt So Good1986 It's Real (1989) Always You (1993)Always You1993

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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

Side one - It's Real Hard

1. "It's Real" (Kemp Frank, Gene Griffin, Barry Hankerson, Ingram) 5:13
2. "I Wanna Come Back" (Marc Gordon, Gerald Levert) 4:51
3. "Call On Me" (Ingram, Bernard Taylor) 4:03Z
4. "So Fine" (Ingram, Bernard Taylor) 4:04
5. "Love Come Down" (Gene Griffin, Ingram) 5:40
6. "Baby Be Mine" (Bell, Ingram) 5:00

Side two - It's Real Soft

1. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler) 5:04
2. "Love One Day At a Time" (Ingram, Monty Seward) 4:31
3. "I Don't Have the Heart" (Jud Friedman, Allan Rich) 4:14
4. "Someday We'll All Be Free" (Donny Hathaway, Edward Howard) 4:10
5. "When Was the Last Time the Music Made You Cry" (Ingram, Dennis Matkosky, Kathy 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 Matkosky, 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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