The Real Thing adalah album ketiga oleh kelompok Faith No More. Diterbitkan pada 1989, album ini adalah yang pertama dengan Mike Patton.

Daftar lagu 
 "From Out Of Nowhere" (music: Gould/Bottum; lyrics: Patton)
 "Epic" (music: Gould/Martin/Bottum/Bordin; lyrics: Patton)
 "Falling to Pieces" (music: Gould/Bottum/Martin; lyrics: Patton)
 "Surprise! You're Dead!" (music: Martin; lyrics: Patton)
 "Zombie Eaters" (music: Martin/Gould/Bordin/Bottum; lyrics: Patton)
 "The Real Thing" (music: Gould/Bottum; lyrics: Patton/Gould)
 "Underwater Love" (music: Gould/Bottum; lyrics: Patton)
 "The Morning After" (music: Gould/Bottum/Martin; lyrics: Patton)
 "Woodpecker from Mars" (music: Martin/Bordin)
 "War Pigs" (Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward)
 "Edge of the World" (music: Gould/Bottum/Bordin; lyrics: Patton)

Album tahun 1989