Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing

~ Recording by Barry Manilow with Muffy Hendrix

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.9Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing3:13Barry Manilow with Muffy HendrixManilowBarry ManilowAlbum
RCA VictorAFL1-7044
1.9Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing3:13Barry Manilow & Muffy HendrixManilowBarry ManilowAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PCD1-7044
1.9Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing?:??Barry Manilow with Muffy HendrixManilowBarry ManilowAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)AFK1-7044
1.10Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing?:??Barry Manilow with Muffy HendrixManilowBarry ManilowAlbum
  • JP1985-12-01
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)RPT-8316
1.10Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing?:??Barry Manilow with Muffy HendrixManilowBarry ManilowAlbum
  • JP1985-12-01
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)JPL1-8930, RPL-8316, RPL-8316-B
1.9Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing3:13Barry Manilow with Muffy HendrixManilowBarry ManilowAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PD87044
1.9Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing3:13Barry Manilow with Muffy HendrixManilowBarry ManilowAlbum
RCA VictorAPL 1-7044
1.9Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing3:13Barry Manilow with Muffy HendrixManilowBarry ManilowAlbum
RCA VictorAFL1-7044, AFLI-7044
1.9Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing3:13Barry Manilow with Muffy HendrixManilowBarry ManilowAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PL 87044, PL87044
1.10Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing3:13Barry Manilow with Muffy HendrixManilowBarry ManilowAlbum
  • JP1986-01-15
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)R32P-1002
1.9Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing3:13Barry Manilow with Muffy HendrixManilowBarry ManilowAlbum
  • US2008-11-04
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), RCA Victor88697 42903 2
3.9Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing?:??Barry Manilow with Muffy HendrixTriple Feature: This One’s for You / One Voice / ManilowBarry ManilowAlbum + Compilation
  • US2010-09-21
Sony Music Commercial Music GroupA 777870
1.9Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing3:13Barry Manilow & Sharon HendrixManilowBarry ManilowAlbum
  • XW2025-01-24
STILETTO Entertainment (US talent agency; also functions as an indie label for primary client Barry Manilow)
Withdrawn
1.9Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing3:13Barry ManilowManilowBarry ManilowAlbum
  • US2009-01-20
Arista (American label owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.10Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing3:13Barry Manilow with Muffy HendrixManilow (Japanese version)Barry ManilowAlbum
  • -2018-05-11
STILETTO Entertainment (US talent agency; also functions as an indie label for primary client Barry Manilow)

Relationships

assistant recording engineer:Dave Eaton (US engineer and producer)
additional engineer:Glen Holguin (engineer)
engineer and mixer:John Arrias (engineer)
producer:Barry Manilow
Howie Rice
assistant mixer:Julie Last
Kraig Miller
bass guitar [bass]:Lequeint “Duke” Jobe
drum machine:Kerry Ashby
Howie Rice
guitar:Howie Rice
keyboard:Jon Gilutin
Howie Rice
percussion:Terral Santiel
background vocals:Billy Hughes (soft rock/AOR vocalist)
Jon Lind
Jason Scheff
Luther Waters
Oren Waters
lead vocals:Muffy Hendrix
Barry Manilow
strings arranger:Barry Fasman
Howie Rice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:RCA/Ariola International (not for release label use! precursor of Bertelsmann Music Group aka BMG, 1985–87) (in 1985)
additionally recorded at:Capitol Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:Cherokee Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/6zw8dSrlt6NRPj4FcWNKqh [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/3194810371 [info]
streaming page:Amazon Music US [info]
https://music.apple.com/us/song/1808859903 [info]
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=IhasmDXNWwc [info]
https://tidal.com/track/412820794 [info]
recording of:Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing (cover)

Related works

Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing

writer:Nickolas Ashford
Valerie Simpson
publisher:EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30)
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (from 1967 to present)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)