What connects this song
Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.
Released on A&M Records, also Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden), Every Breath You Take (The Police) and Roxanne (The Police)
Produced by Jimmy Jam, also Come Back to Me (Janet Jackson), Escapade (Janet Jackson) and Let’s Wait Awhile (Janet Jackson)
Written by Philip Oakey, also Don’t You Want Me, Life on Your Own and Open Your Heart
Part of Crash, also Love on the Run and Money
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Terry Lewis produced 109 songs on fono
Jimmy Jam produced 108 songs on fono
Jimmy Jam’s most frequent co-producer is Terry Lewis (108 songs together)
Stephen Fellows’s most frequent co-writer is Robert Palmer (3 songs together)
Credits
All 11 credits
- Written by
- Ian Burden, Jim Russell, Philip Oakey and Stephen Fellows
- Produced by
- Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
- Performed by
- Joanne Catherall, Philip Oakey and Susan Ann Sulley
- Part of
- Crash
- Released on
- A&M Records
- Written by
- Ian Burden, Jim Russell, Philip Oakey and Stephen Fellows
- Produced by
- Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
- Performed by
- Joanne Catherall, Philip Oakey and Susan Ann Sulley
- Part of
- Crash
- Released on
- A&M Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Jimmy Jam
Same writer: Philip Oakey
Same writer: Ian Burden
Same label: A&M Records
Same release: Crash
Same producer: Jimmy Jam
Same writer: Philip Oakey
Same writer: Ian Burden
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Real Thing was performed by Joanne Catherall
The Real Thing was performed by Joanne Catherall
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Real Thing was performed by Philip Oakey
The Real Thing was performed by Philip Oakey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Real Thing was performed by Susan Ann Sulley
The Real Thing was performed by Susan Ann Sulley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Real Thing was produced by Jimmy Jam
The Real Thing was produced by Jimmy Jam
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Real Thing was produced by Terry Lewis
The Real Thing was produced by Terry Lewis
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Real Thing was written by Ian Burden
The Real Thing was written by Ian Burden
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The Real Thing was written by Jim Russell
The Real Thing was written by Jim Russell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Real Thing was written by Philip Oakey
The Real Thing was written by Philip Oakey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz The Real Thing was written by Stephen Fellows
The Real Thing was written by Stephen Fellows
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz The Real Thing is part of the release Crash
The Real Thing is part of the release Crash
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz A&M Records is the label of the song The Real Thing
A&M Records is the label of the song The Real Thing
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz The Real Thing was released on 1986-10-22
The Real Thing was released on 1986-10-22
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026