Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 5/4/2024 3:04 AM Subject: Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Song for the Day - May 4, 2024: Barry Manilow's duet with Muffy Hendrix, "AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING" from Barry's 1985 album MANILOW! "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" was written by the singing and songwriting duo Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson, and was a Top Ten hit for Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1968. Nickolas Ashford (1941 - 2011) was born on May 4th.