The Real Thing (Angela Winbush album)

The Real Thing is the second studio album by American recording R&B singer-songwriter Angela Winbush released under Polygram Records in May 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".

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.

Critical reception

Alex Henderson of Allmusic wrote, "For all its slickness and high-tech production gloss, this is an album with plenty of soul and grit."

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

References