Be for Real

~ Recording by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Be for Real7:31Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesI Miss YouHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesAlbum
Philadelphia International RecordsKZ 31648
1.5Be for Real7:37Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesHarold Melvin & the Blue NotesHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesAlbum
Philadelphia International RecordsKZ 31648
1.5Be for Real7:31Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)65350, S 65350
1.4Be for Real7:29Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesCollectors Item: All Their Greatest HitsHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesAlbum + Compilation
Philadelphia International RecordsZK 34232
1.4Be for Real7:29Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesThe Best OfHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)467240 2
1.12Be for Real7:29Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesThe Ultimate Blue NotesHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2001-08-21
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)EK 85231
1.5Be for Real7:29Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesAlbum
  • US2004-02-24
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)EK 85229
2.6Be for Real (album version)7:31Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesBilly Paul & Harold Melvin and the Blue NotesBilly Paul & Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Media, France LoisirsSMM 989421 2
1.2Be for Real7:28Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesSuper HitsHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-12-26
Philadelphia International RecordsA 705358
1.4Be for Real7:29Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesCollectors Item: All Their Greatest HitsHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-02-05
Philadelphia International RecordsZK 34232
1.5Be for Real7:31Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesI Miss YouHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesAlbum
  • GB2010-10-11
Big Break RecordsCDBBR 0018
1.5Be for Real7:29Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesPhiladelphia International Records: The CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2014-05-05
  • GB2014-05-05
Philadelphia International Records, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88843055662
1.12Be for Real7:25Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesThe Very Best Of Harold Melvin And The Blue NotesHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesAlbum + Compilation
Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004)88843052002
1.4Be for Real7:29Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesCollectors Item: All Their Greatest HitsHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesAlbum + CompilationPhiladelphia International Records
1.5Be for Real7:29Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes feat. Teddy PendergrassHarold Melvin & The Blue NotesHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes feat. Teddy PendergrassAlbumEpic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.5Be for Real7:31Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes feat. Teddy PendergrassI Miss YouHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes feat. Teddy PendergrassAlbumLegacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)

Relationships

producer:Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
arranger:Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter)
edits:Be for Real
recording of:Be for Real

Be for Real

writer:Kenneth Gamble
Cary Gilbert
Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)