| It's Real | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Soul Funk | |||
| Length | 51:58 | |||
| Label | Motown Records | |||
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It's Real is the final third album by By All Means in 1992 on Motown Records. The album includes the hits "Love Lies" and "Say You'll Never Leave Me," as well as the band's final stateside hit, "The Feeling I Get."
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Love Lies | Jimmy Varner/Stan Sheppard | 7:35 |
| 2. | The Feeling I Get | Jimmy Varner/Lynn Roderick | 6:28 |
| 3. | Don't Change | Billy Sheppard/Jimmy Varner/Stan Sheppard | 4:39 |
| 4. | Tonight | Jimmy Varner/Stan Sheppard | 5:04 |
| 5. | Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing | Nickolas Ashford/Valerie Simpson | 4:27 |
| 6. | In Your Arms | Jimmy Varner | 4:51 |
| 7. | I Wanna Be Loved | Lynn Roderick | 5:09 |
| 8. | Say You'll Never Leave Me | Jimmy Varner/Lynn Roderick | 5:08 |
| 9. | Never Give Up | Jimmy Varner | 4:04 |
| 10. | Hello Goodbye | Jimmy Varner/Lynn Roderick | 4:32 |
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