The Real Thing - Best Of (2020)
The Real Thing - Best Of (2020)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 884 MB | Tracks: 31 | 132:35 min
Style: Soul, Funk, Disco | Label: Sanctuary Records
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 884 MB | Tracks: 31 | 132:35 min
Style: Soul, Funk, Disco | Label: Sanctuary Records
Iconic British soul and funk band, The Real Thing, will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2020 with the release of a brand-new Best Of album, featuring a never-before-released track, released on BMG on 10th January 2020. The release coincides with a brand-new documentary about the group, Everything – The Real Thing Story, by filmmaker Simon Sheridan which will be coming to cinemas in January 2020. Formed in 1970, The Real Thing’s incredible rise from the streets of Toxteth in Liverpool to the bright lights of New York is chronicled in this new album full of incredible hits, including ‘Can’t Get By Without You’, ‘You’ll Never Know What You’re Missing’, ‘Can You Feel The Force’, and of course the ubiquitous song that saw the band become the first all-black British group to hit #1 in the UK charts: ‘You to Me Are Everything’. The Real Thing were formed out of the ashes of Liverpool band The Chants, whom The Beatles performed as a backing band for at the height of their fame such was the admiration between the two bands for each other. Consisting of Chris Amoo, Eddie Amoo, Ray Lake, and Dave Smith, The Real Thing toured worldwide, including a period as David Essex’s backing band, as well as achieving their own success both in the 1970’s and 1980’s, when remixes of their notable hits were re-released. Several tracks on this brand-new Best Of album will be appearing on CD format for the very first time, and as well as this, it will include a brand-new track – ‘Someone Oughta Write a Song (About You Baby)’. Originally written and recorded with Ken Gold and Mick Denne, the same team behind several of the band’s hits including ‘You To Me Are Everything’ and ‘Can’t Get By Without You’, ‘’Someone Oughta Write a Song (About You Baby)’ was due to be the third of a would-be trio of hits, however it was shelved when the band decided they wanted to write and produce their own material, despite being fully mixed. For decades it remained a lost track, until in 2017 Ken Gold found the only remaining tape copy of the track in a storage locker. Through a process known as ‘tape baking’, with the assistance of James Guthrie (Pink Floyd engineer/ producer), the tape was salvaged, playable, and transferred to digital. The band featuring original members Chris Amoo and Dave Smith will also perform at The Jazz Café in London on 14th January.
Tracklist:
1. Someone Oughta' Write a Song (About You Baby) (7" Version) (3:36)
2. You To Me Are Everything (3:29)
3. Can't Get By Without You (3:29)
4. You'll Never Know What You're Missing (3:28)
5. Dance With Me (2:58)
6. Love's Such a Wonderful Thing (3:28)
7. Children Of The Ghetto (4:37)
8. Whenever You Want My Love (3:29)
9. Let's Go Disco (3:23)
10. Can You Feel The Force (12" John Luongo Disco Remix) (7:01)
11. Boogie Down (Get Funky Now) (4:02)
12. Keep an Eye (On Your Best Friend) (4:02)
13. Topsy Turvy (4:00)
14. Saint or Sinner (5:28)
15. Foot Tappin' (3:21)
16. Flash (3:39)
17. Rainin' Through My Sunshine (3:06)
18. (He's Just A) Moneymaker (2:32)
19. She's a Groovy Freak (5:23)
20. Lightning Strikes Again (4:18)
21. Watch Out Caroline (3:35)
22. Give Me Your Love (3:39)
23. Stone Cold Love Affair (3:08)
24. Liverpool Medley: Liverpool Eight / Children of the Ghetto / Stanhope Street (11:37)
25. Won't You Step Into My World (6:13)
26. Lovin' You Is Like a Dream (3:08)
27. A Love That's Real (4:23)
28. Young and Foolish (3:35)
29. You to Me Are Everything (The Decade Remix '76-'86) (6:05)
30. Can't Get By Without You (The Second Decade Remix) (3:18)
31. Whatcha Say, Whatcha Do (5:24)
FILE: 01. Someone Oughta' Write a Song (About You Baby) (7_ Version).flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 02. You To Me Are Everything.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 99%
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FILE: 03. Can't Get By Without You.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 99%
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FILE: 04. You'll Never Know What You're Missing.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 05. Dance With Me.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 06. Love's Such a Wonderful Thing.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 99%
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FILE: 07. Children Of The Ghetto.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 08. Whenever You Want My Love.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 09. Let's Go Disco.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 10. Can You Feel The Force (12_ John Luongo Disco Remix).flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 11. Boogie Down (Get Funky Now).flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 12. Keep an Eye (On Your Best Friend).flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 99%
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FILE: 13. Topsy Turvy.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 14. Saint or Sinner.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 15. Foot Tappin'.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 16. Flash.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 99%
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FILE: 17. Rainin' Through My Sunshine.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 18. (He's Just A) Moneymaker.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 19. She's a Groovy Freak.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 20. Lightning Strikes Again.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 21. Watch Out Caroline.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 22. Give Me Your Love.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 23. Stone Cold Love Affair.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 24. Liverpool Medley_ Liverpool Eight _ Children of the Ghetto _ Stanhope Street.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 99%
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FILE: 25. Won't You Step Into My World.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 26. Lovin' You Is Like a Dream.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 27. A Love That's Real.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 28. Young and Foolish.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 99%
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FILE: 29. You to Me Are Everything (The Decade Remix '76-'86).flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 30. Can't Get By Without You (The Second Decade Remix).flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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FILE: 31. Whatcha Say, Whatcha Do.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
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