Real Things was the third album, and second number one in the UK, for Belgian/Dutch eurodance act 2 Unlimited. Despite spending just nine weeks in the British Top 75 album chart, the album was certified gold in the United Kingdom and platinum in The Netherlands "The Real Thing", "Here I Go", "No One" and "Nothing Like the Rain" were released as singles. Unlike their previous album, Ray's raps on the verses were not cut for the UK release. Generally, the music press were kinder to this album than previous album No Limits. In his review of this album, Smash Hits' Mark Sutherland stated that "every song is a potential top 10 record" and that "for techno mayhem, you can't beat Real Things". Real Things was the third album, and second number one in the UK, for Belgian/Dutch eurodance act 2 Unlimited. Despite spending just nine weeks in the British Top 75 album chart, the album was certified gold in the United Kingdom and platinum in The Netherlands "The Real Thing", "Here I Go", "No One" and "Nothing Like the Rain" were released as singles. Unlike their previous album, Ray's raps on the verses were not cut for the UK release. Generally, the music press were kinder to this album than previous album No Limits. In his review of this album, Smash Hits' Mark Sutherland stated that "every song is a potential top 10 record" and that "for techno mayhem, you can't beat Real Things". false 0001-01-01 00:00:00 Real Things 1994 1994-06-06 1994-06-06 57 Disco Electronic Euro House Eurodance Pop Techno 111594 2113610 59631c50-2352-37a9-aa38-6dc69c070f73 515b236c-cce1-4dc2-aedd-50de7b1736e2 5c4ccd76-3974-3b58-8bf6-35bfd9346776 /media/data/media6/Music/2 Unlimited/Real Things/folder.jpg 2 Unlimited 2 Unlimited 1 1 The Real Thing 03:41 1 2 Do What I Like 04:11 1 3 Here I Go 05:14 1 4 Burning Like Fire 05:00 1 5 Info Superhighway 04:35 1 6 Hypnotised 04:25 1 7 Tuning Into Something Wild 04:11 1 8 Escape in Music 03:53 1 9 Sensuality 04:31 1 10 No-one 03:27 1 11 Face to Face 04:06 1 12 What's Mine Is Mine 05:00 1 13 Nothing Like the Rain 04:40 2 Unlimited are a Belgian/Dutch dance music act, founded by Belgian producers/songwriters Jean-Paul De Coster and Phil Wilde in 1991 in Antwerp, Belgium. From 1991 to 1996, Dutch rapper Ray Slijngaard and Dutch vocalist Anita Doth fronted the act. During these five years, 2 Unlimited enjoyed worldwide mainstream success. They scored a total of sixteen international chart hits, including "Get Ready for This", "Twilight Zone", "No Limit", and "Tribal Dance". The act has sold eighteen million records worldwide. Although they enjoyed less mainstream recognition in the United States, several of their tracks became popular themes in American sporting series, mainly in the NBA and NHL.