Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing is one of The Jackson 5 songs that's in the album, Lookin' Through the Windows. It's a cover of a Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell song that was composed by Nicolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson and was produced by The Corporation. It was released as the B-side of Skywriter, a single released in the UK in 1973.[1]
Lyrics
- 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)
- Ain’t nothing like the real thing
- Ooh, I’ve got your picture
- Hanging on the wall
- But it can’t see or come to me
- When I call your name
- (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
- (When I hear your voice)
- Your sweet voice
- Whispering in my ear
- (In my ear)
- No other sound is quite the same
- As your name
- (Quite the same as your name)
- Your touch can do half this much
- To make me feel better
- So let’s stay together
- Ooh, I got memories to look back on
- Though they help when you’re gone
- I’m well aware
- (I’m well aware)
- Nothing can take the place of your being there
- (Being there)
- Ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby
- (Ain’t nothing)
- Ain’t nothing like the real thing
- Ooh, baby
- Ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby
- (Ain’t nothing)
- Ain’t nothing like the real thing
- Ooh, baby
- Ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby
- Ain’t nothing like the real thing
In Lookin' Through the Windows
This song is the 1st track listing and the opening track listing in this album.[2]
Charts
Skywriter placed no. 25 in the UK, with the B-side being this song.