| James Brown Plays the Real Thing | |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | James Brown |
| Cover: | James Brown Plays the Real Thing.jpg |
| Released: | June 1967 |
| Recorded: | 1967 |
| Genre: | Soul |
| Length: | 42:04 |
| Label: | Smash |
| Producer: | James Brown |
| Prev Title: | James Brown Sings Raw Soul |
| Prev Year: | 1967 |
| Next Title: | Cold Sweat |
| Next Year: | 1967 |
James Brown Plays the Real Thing is the sixteenth studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in June 1967, by Smash Records.[1]