ARTIST · SOUL / POP

The Real Thing

Sibling-tight vocals and string-sweetened groove—British club soul that crossed pop borders.

Soul
Disco
Pop

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

You to Me Are Everything defined mid-70s UK romantic disco for generations.

Children of the Ghetto and Can You Feel the Force widened arrangement ambition.

Later revivals on compilation TV kept harmonies freshly familiar.

Clean streaming preserves string pads, hi-hat openness, and stacked chorus lift.

The Real Thing, from Liverpool’s Toxteth area, were led by brothers Chris and Eddy Amoo. They had a hit with You to Me Are Everything in 1976, followed by Can’t Get By Without You.

In 1986 a remix of You to Me Are Everything returned to the charts. The group continued as a live soul act, and Eddy Amoo died in 2018.

Interesting facts about The Real Thing

01 British soul group from Liverpool formed in 1972 featuring brothers Chris and Eddy Amoo.
02 You to Me Are Everything (1976) reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.
03 Maintained popularity across decades with hits compilations and live soul revue tours.
04 The band came from Toxteth in Liverpool.
05 Eddy Amoo died in 2018.
06 You to Me Are Everything returned to the UK chart in a remixed version in 1986.