Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 8/26/2019 2:38 AM Subject: Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Song for the Day - August 26, 2019: Barry's version of "AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING (WITH MUFFY HENDRIX)" from Barry's 1985 album MANILOW! "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" was written by the singing-songwriting duo Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson, and was a Top Ten hit for Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1968. August 26th is Valerie Simpson's birthday!