It's Real (James Ingram album)

It's Real
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1989
Recorded1987–89
StudioSoundworks and Sigma Sound
(New York, NY)
Ocean Way Recording
Midi Madness Studio
Studio Ultimo
(Los Angeles, CA)
Encore Studios
The Enterprise
(Burbank, CA)
GenreR&B, new jack swing, soul, pop
Length51:27
LabelQwest Records, Warner Bros. Records
ProducerJames Ingram, Thom Bell, Gene Griffin, Gerald Levert, Dennis Matkosky, Michael J. Powell, Bernard Taylor
James Ingram chronology
Never Felt So Good
(1986)
It's Real
(1989)
Always You
(1993)

It's Real is the third full-length recording by American R&B singer-songwriter James Ingram. It was released in May 1989 on Qwest/Warner Bros. Records, and features the smash hit single "I Don't Have the Heart", which peaked at number 1 for 1 week. It also features a remake of the classic song "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", re-written with different lyrics and entitled "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man".