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It's Got to Be Real Wiki Information
"Got to Be Real
" is a song by Cheryl Lynn from her self-titled album released in 1978. The song, which was Lynn's debut single, was penned by David Paich, David Foster, and Lynn, and has since been called one of the defining moments in disco. Along with the tracks, "Star Love" and "You Saved My Day", "Got to Be Real" peaked at number eleven on the disco chart. [1]. For the recording, David Paich played keyboards and Ray Parker Jr. was the session guitarist. The song peaked at number twelve on the pop singles chart and number one on the R&B chart. [2]. On September 19, 2005, "Got to Be Real" was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame. This song was also heavily sampled for a remix of Beyonce's Irreplaceable, released in 2006.
The song was prominently featured in the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning
. The song was also included as a playable song in the North American Home Version of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2, as a nod to its appearance in the King of the Hill
episode "Returning Japanese", which featured the song in a DDR clone. In the 3rd episode of Will and Grace 'Head Case', Will sings this song in the bathroom while he shaves, to which Grace responds "We're just like fifty men and a mirrored ball away from being a gay disco".
The song appears in the Sex and the City episode, "The Real Me" where Carrie becomes a model for a day. The song is heard in Carlito's Way when Carlito Brigante enters his girlfriend Gale's strip club.
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Covers, Samples, perporm
- Father MC sampled the song for his song "I'll Do 4 U" on his 1990 album Father's Day
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- Lisa Lougheed covered the song on her 1993 album Peace & Harmony
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- C+C Music Factory sampled this song in "Do You Wanna Get Funky" from the 1994 album Anything Goes!
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- Mariah Carey and Patti LaBelle performed the song for a TV special honouring LaBelle in 1998.
- Mary J. Blige and Will Smith covered the song for the soundtrack to the 2004 animated film Shark Tale
.
- Young Divas included a cover version on their second album New Attitude (album)
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- Dynamic Duo Sampled the song
- Nettai Tropical Jazz Big Band covered the song on their 2000 album My Favorite
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- Kylie Minogue sampled the song for the disco-inspired Spinning Around performance in KYLIEX2008 world tour.
- Jamiroquai sampled the song for the song "Funktion", included as a hidden track in their third studio album Travelling Without Moving, released in 1996.
- Sun-Min remaked the song in the album "covergirl"
- TSZX The Grace performed this song at the the grace's live show: Graceful party
- Proyecto Uno sampled most parts of the song on their famous hit "Tiburón"
See also
- R&B number-one hits of 1979 (USA)
References
- Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003
- Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004
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