"The Real Thing": an early, pre-Motown Nickolas Ashford - Valerie Simpson penning with Jo Armstead. I'd honestly would call it a "standard", for being done by Betty Everett, The Chiffons, Tina Britt, and Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown, always a fun, snappy, near Motown-esque listen every time, my favorite version the Chuck Jackson and Maxine Brown. And obviously, a popularly enough covered number, as back then in the sixties, every act sang just about every song that was popular, such as Marvin Gaye covering "Groovin'" and Stevie Wonder covering "Respect".

But yet, under the "Ashford / Simpson" part of the credits, I could not find the song on any of the Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell albums. Has the song been done by any Motown acts on albums I have not heard yet, can it be done by any of Motown's acts, or was it the case of the song more being under the ownership of Jo Armstead, than Ashford & Simpson, once they hitted Motown?