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Ain’t Nothing Like the Real ThingBoyz II Men

Released: November 13, 2007

Featuring: Patti LaBelle

Songwriter: Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson Ashford & Simpson

Producer: Randy Jackson Boyz II Men

Hoo...yeah...

[Chorus]
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing (no no)
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing

Oh honey...

[Verse 1: Patti Labelle + Wanya Morris]
I got your picture hangin' on the wall
It can't see or come to me when I call your name
I realize it's just a picture in a frame

I read your letters when you're not near
But they don't move me
And they don't groove me like when I hear
Your sweet voice whispering in my ear
Don't you know...

[Chorus]
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing

[Verse 2: Patti Labelle + Wanya Morris]
I play the game, a fantasy
I pretend but I'm not in reality
I need the shelter of your arms to comfort me

No other sound is quite the same as your name
No touch can do me as much to make me feel better
So let's stay together

I got some memories to look back on
And though they help me when you phone
I'm well aware nothing can take the place of your being there

[Chorus]
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing (Talk to me)
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing
(Nothing like the real thing, darling)
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing
(I've been searching, but I never found)
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
Ain't nothing like the real thing
Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby
(Sing, Boyz II Men)
Ain't nothing like the real thing

Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men is an R&B vocal quartet from Philadelphia who became the most successful pop group of the 1990s. They’re best known for their passionate ballads, including the number one hits “End of The Road,” “On Bended Knee,” and “I’ll Make Love To You.”

An early version of the group was founded by Nathan Morris in the mid 1980s while attending the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, where he recruited students Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, and Michael McCary. Singer Marc Nelson was also an early member, but left the group before their big break.

The group—who took its name from New Edition’s song “Boys To Men”—was discovered in 1988 after auditioning for New Edition’s Michael Bivins backstage at a concert. Bivins signed the group to his management company and secured them a contract with Motown Records.

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