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Released on Atlantic, also Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin), Back in Black (AC/DC) and Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)
Engineered by Phil Ramone, also The Back Seat of My Car (Paul McCartney), Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (Paul McCartney) and Dear Boy (Paul McCartney)
Written by Valerie Simpson, also Tears Dry on Their Own (Amy Winehouse), I’m Every Woman (Chaka Khan) and Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing (Marvin Gaye)
Produced by Arif Mardin, also Rock Steady, You Win Again (Bee Gees) and Rainy Night in Georgia (Brook Benton)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
258 other songs on fono were recorded at A&R Recording Studio, by Chick Corea and Tom Browne and others
Jerry Wexler produced 7 of Aretha Franklin’s top 10 songs
Arif Mardin mixed 3 of Aretha Franklin’s top 10 songs
Arif Mardin produced 349 songs on fono
Credits
All 21 credits
- Written by
- Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
- Produced by
- Aretha Franklin, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
- Performed by
- Aretha Franklin, Bob James, Cissy Houston, David Spinozza, Donny Hathaway, Judy Clay, Myrna Smith, Ralph MacDonald, Rick Marotta, Stanley Clarke and Sylvia Shemwell
- Engineered by
- Phil Ramone
- Mixed by
- Arif Mardin
- Part of
- Let Me in Your Life
- Recorded at
- A&R Recording Studio
- Released on
- Atlantic
- Written by
- Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
- Produced by
- Aretha Franklin, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
- Performed by
- Aretha Franklin, Bob James, Cissy Houston, David Spinozza, Donny Hathaway, Judy Clay, Myrna Smith, Ralph MacDonald, Rick Marotta, Stanley Clarke and Sylvia Shemwell
- Engineered by
- Phil Ramone
- Mixed by
- Arif Mardin
- Part of
- Let Me in Your Life
- Recorded at
- A&R Recording Studio
- Released on
- Atlantic
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Phil Ramone
Same writer: Valerie Simpson
Same producer: Arif Mardin
Same label: Atlantic
Same studio: A&R Recording Studio
Same writer: Valerie Simpson
Same producer: Arif Mardin
Same mixer: Arif Mardin
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Aretha Franklin
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Aretha Franklin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Bob James
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Bob James
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Cissy Houston
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Cissy Houston
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by David Spinozza
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by David Spinozza
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Donny Hathaway
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Donny Hathaway
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Judy Clay
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Judy Clay
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Myrna Smith
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Myrna Smith
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Ralph MacDonald
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Ralph MacDonald
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Rick Marotta
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Rick Marotta
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Stanley Clarke
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Stanley Clarke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Sylvia Shemwell
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was performed by Sylvia Shemwell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was produced by Aretha Franklin
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was produced by Aretha Franklin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was produced by Arif Mardin
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was produced by Arif Mardin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was produced by Jerry Wexler
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was produced by Jerry Wexler
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was written by Nickolas Ashford
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was written by Nickolas Ashford
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was written by Valerie Simpson
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was written by Valerie Simpson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing is part of the release Let Me in Your Life
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing is part of the release Let Me in Your Life
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was recorded at A&R Recording Studio
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was recorded at A&R Recording Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz Atlantic is the label of the song Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing
Atlantic is the label of the song Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was engineered by Phil Ramone
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was engineered by Phil Ramone
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
21MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was mixed by Arif Mardin
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was mixed by Arif Mardin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
22MusicBrainz Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was released on 1974
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing was released on 1974
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026