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The Real Thing is the second studio album by American recording R&B singer-songwriter Angela Winbush released under PolyGram Records in September 1989. It is the sophomore release after Winbush's debut album Sharp and features the R&B hit singles "It's The Real Thing", "Lay Your Troubles Down", and "No More Tears".[1]

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The Real Thing
Studio album by Angela Winbush
Released	September 25, 1989
Recorded	February-June 1989
Genre	R&B
Length	48:12
Label	Polygram
Producer	Angela Winbush, Sekou Bunch, Ronald Isley, Ernie Isley
Angela Winbush chronology
Sharp (1987) The Real Thing (1989) Angela Winbush (1994)
Singles from The Real Thing
"It's The Real Thing" Released: September 11, 1989 "No More Tears" Released: February 12, 1990 "Lay Your Troubles Down" Released: May 14, 1990 "Please Bring Your Love Back" Released: October 15, 1990

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The album includes Winbush's cover of "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love", in which she wrote and produced for Stephanie Mills and appears on her 1985 self-titled album.

Track listing

All songs produced, written, arranged and performed by Angela Winbush, except where noted.

Personnel

• Angela Winbush – Lead & Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Piano, Programming, Synthesized Bass, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming
• Ronald Isley – Backing Vocals
• Angela Winbush, Katrina McKnight, Majela Walker, Rhonda Campbell, Jeff Lorenzen, Marvin Isley, Ronald Isley, Scotty Scott - Backing Vocals (Track: 1)
• Nathan East – Bass (Tracks: 4–8)
• Sekou Bunch – Electric Bass (Tracks: 1–3)
• John Robinson – Drums (Tracks: 4–6,8)
• Rayford Griffin – Drums [Additional] (Tracks: 1–3)
• Gerald Albright – Saxophone, Soloist (Tracks: 4–5)
• Tony Maiden – Guitar: (Tracks: 1–3)
• Paul Jackson, Jr. – Guitar (Tracks: 7,9)
• Paulinho da Costa – Percussion: (Tracks: 4–6)
• Greg "Fast Fingers" Phillinganes – Piano [Acoustic] (Tracks: 3–5)
• Michael Schlesinger – Keyboards & Programming

Production

• Executive Producer: Ronald Isley
• Producer, Written-By, Arranger: Angela Winbush
• Assistant Engineers: [Recording, Assisted By] Darin Prindle, Dennis Stefani, Mitch Gibson
• Recorded & Engineered By Jeff Lorenzen
• Mixed: Jeff Lorenzen
• Mixing Assistant: Darin Prindle

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