# The Real Thing

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**The Real Thing** or **Real Thing** may refer to:

## Film and television

- [*The Real Thing* (film)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(film)) or *Livers Ain't Cheap*, a 1996 American film
- *The Real Thing*, a 1980 television documentary by [James Burke](/source/James_Burke_(science_historian))
- [*The Real Thing* (TV series)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(TV_series)), Australian music television show (1977-78)
- ["The Real Thing" (*All Saints*)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(All_Saints)), a television episode
- ["The Real Thing" (*Lovejoy*)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Lovejoy)), a television episode

## Literature

- [*The Real Thing* (play)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(play)), a 1982 play by Tom Stoppard
- ["The Real Thing" (story)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(story)), an 1892 short story by Henry James
- *The Real Thing*, a 1980 collection of humorous essays by [Kurt Andersen](/source/Kurt_Andersen)
- "The Real Thing", a 2006 short story by [Alison Goodman](/source/Alison_Goodman)

## Music

### Performers

- [The Real Thing (British band)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(British_band)), a pop group
- [The Real Thing (Norwegian band)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Norwegian_band)), a jazz quartet
- The Real Thing, an American jazz group fronted by [Ray Santisi](/source/Ray_Santisi)

### Albums

- [*The Real Thing* (Angela Winbush album)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Angela_Winbush_album)), 1989
- [*The Real Thing* (Bo Bice album)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Bo_Bice_album)) or the title song, 2005
- [*The Real Thing* (Carol Sloane album)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Carol_Sloane_album)), 1990
- [*The Real Thing* (Dizzy Gillespie album)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Dizzy_Gillespie_album)), 1970
- [*The Real Thing* (Eric Alexander album)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Eric_Alexander_album)) or the title song, 2015
- [*The Real Thing* (Faith No More album)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Faith_No_More_album)) or the title song, 1989
- [*The Real Thing* (Houston Person album)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Houston_Person_album)), 1973
- [*The Real Thing* (Louis Hayes album)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Louis_Hayes_album)), 1978
- [*The Real Thing* (Midnight Oil album)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Midnight_Oil_album)) or the title cover of the Russell Morris song (see below), 2000
- [*The Real Thing* (PureNRG album)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(PureNRG_album)) or the title song, 2009
- [*The Real Thing* (Russell Morris album)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Russell_Morris_album)), 2002
- [*The Real Thing* (Taj Mahal album)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Taj_Mahal_album)), 1971
- [*The Real Thing* (Vanessa Williams album)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Vanessa_Williams_album)) or the title song (see below), 2009
- *[The Real Thing: In Performance (1964–1981)](/source/The_Real_Thing:_In_Performance_(1964%E2%80%931981))*, a video album by Marvin Gaye, 2006
- *[The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3](/source/The_Real_Thing:_Words_and_Sounds_Vol._3)*, an album by Jill Scott, or the title song, 2007
- [*Real Thing* (The Higgins album)](/source/Real_Thing_(The_Higgins_album)) or the title song, 2008

### Songs

- ["The Real Thing" (2 Unlimited song)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(2_Unlimited_song)), 1994
- ["The Real Thing" (ABC song)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(ABC_song)), 1989
- ["The Real Thing" (Gwen Stefani song)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Gwen_Stefani_song)), 2005
- ["The Real Thing" (Highway song)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Highway_song)), 2016
- ["The Real Thing" (Jellybean song)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Jellybean_song)), 1987
- ["The Real Thing" (Lisa Stansfield song)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Lisa_Stansfield_song)), 1997
- ["The Real Thing" (Russell Morris song)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Russell_Morris_song)), 1969
- ["The Real Thing" (Tony Di Bart song)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Tony_Di_Bart_song)), 1993
- ["The Real Thing" (Vanessa Williams song)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(Vanessa_Williams_song)), 2009
- ["Real Thing" (Ruel song)](/source/Real_Thing_(Ruel_song)), 2019
- "The Real Thing", [written by Ashford & Simpson](/source/List_of_songs_written_by_Ashford_%26_Simpson) with Jo Armstead; recorded by Betty Everett (1965) and Tina Britt (1965)
- "The Real Thing", by the Brothers Johnson from *[Winners](/source/Winners_(Brothers_Johnson_album))*, 1981
- "The Real Thing", by Christina Aguilera (as Jade St. John) from the TV series *[Nashville](/source/Nashville_discography#Season_Three)*, 2015
- "The Real Thing", by [Client Liaison](/source/Client_Liaison), 2019
- "The Real Thing", by FEMM from *[Femm-Isation](/source/Femm-Isation)*, 2014
- "The Real Thing", by the Human League from *[Crash](/source/Crash_(The_Human_League_album))*, 1986
- "The Real Thing", by Kenny Loggins from *[Leap of Faith](/source/Leap_of_Faith_(Kenny_Loggins_album))*, 1991
- "The Real Thing", by Kingston Wall from *[III – Tri-Logy](/source/III_%E2%80%93_Tri-Logy)*, 1994
- "The Real Thing", by Lords of Acid from *[Strange Days (Music from the Motion Picture)](/source/Strange_Days_(Music_from_the_Motion_Picture))*, 1995
- "The Real Thing", by Phoenix from *[Bankrupt!](/source/Bankrupt!)*, 2013
- "The Real Thing", by Warren Haynes from *[Live at Bonnaroo](/source/Live_at_Bonnaroo)*, 2004
- "Real Thing", by Alice in Chains from *[Facelift](/source/Facelift_(album))*, 1990
- "Real Thing", by Boys Like Girls from *[Love Drunk](/source/Love_Drunk)*, 2009
- "Real Thing", by KMFDM from *[Hau Ruck](/source/Hau_Ruck)*, 2005
- "Real Thing", by Lights from [*Pep*](/source/Pep_(album)), 2022
- "Real Thing", by Pearl Jam and Cypress Hill from the [*Judgement Night* film soundtrack](/source/Judgment_Night_(soundtrack)), 1993
- "Real Thing", by Stars from *[There Is No Love in Fluorescent Light](/source/There_Is_No_Love_in_Fluorescent_Light)*, 2017
- "Real Thing", by Sugababes from *[One Touch](/source/One_Touch_(Sugababes_album))*, 2000
- "Real Thing", by Tory Lanez from *[Memories Don't Die](/source/Memories_Don't_Die)*, 2018
- "Real Thing", by Zac Brown Band from *[Welcome Home](/source/Welcome_Home_(Zac_Brown_Band_album))*, 2017

## Other uses

- [*The Real Thing* (podcast)](/source/The_Real_Thing_(podcast)), an Australian podcast (2016–2018)

## See also

- "[Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing](/source/Ain't_Nothing_Like_the_Real_Thing)", a song by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
- "[Even Better Than the Real Thing](/source/Even_Better_Than_the_Real_Thing)", a song by U2
- "[It's the Real Thing](/source/It's_the_Real_Thing)", a song by Angela Winbush
- "It's the Real Thing", a [Coca-Cola slogan](/source/Coca-Cola_slogans)
- [Real Things (disambiguation)](/source/Real_Things_(disambiguation))

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