The Moment of Truth (The Real Milli Vanilli album)
1991 studio album
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The Moment of Truth is the only studio album by the German pop group the Real Milli Vanilli, released in 1991.
| The Moment of Truth | ||||
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| Studio album by the Real Milli Vanilli | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Studio | Far Studios, Rosbach | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 43:53 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer | Frank Farian | |||
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| Singles from The Moment of Truth | ||||
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Background
The Real Milli Vanilli | |
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| Also known as | Try 'N' B |
| Origin | Munich, Germany |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1990–1992 |
| Spinoff of | Milli Vanilli |
| Past members |
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The original Milli Vanilli was a pop duo from Munich, Germany, that comprised Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus. It was founded in 1988 by the producer Frank Farian. Farian hired the studio vocalists Brad Howell, John Davis, Charles Shaw, Jodie Rocco, and Linda Rocco to sing on the duo's albums and had Morvan and Pilatus dance and lip-sync during performances, without publicly revealing that they weren't the actual singers.[1]
In November 1990, Farian confirmed that Morvan and Pilatus did not sing on their debut album, leading to a backlash. He defended Milli Vanilli as an art project combining musical and visual elements. Their second record and 1991 tour were subsequently canceled.[1][2]
Farian repurposed songs planned for Milli Vanilli's second album as The Moment of Truth, which was released in 1991 under the name the Real Milli Vanilli, with Davis and Howell as vocalists. It was never published in the United States.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Keep on Running" |
| 4:06 |
| 2. | "Tell Me Where It Hurts" | Diane Warren | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Crazy Cane" |
| 3:55 |
| 4. | "When I Die" |
| 4:00 |
| 5. | "Body Slam" |
| 2:22 |
| 6. | "Nice 'n' Easy" |
| 3:40 |
| 7. | "Hard as Hell" |
| 3:58 |
| 8. | "In My Life" |
| 3:50 |
| 9. | "Too Late (True Love)" |
| 3:45 |
| 10. | "The End of Good Times" |
| 3:45 |
| 11. | "I'll Be Loving You" | 3:30 | |
| 12. | "Big Brother" |
| 3:58 |
| Total length: | 43:53 | ||
Personnel
The Real Milli Vanilli
- John Davis – vocals, backing vocals
- Brad Howell – vocals
- Gina Mohammed – vocals
- Ray Horton – vocals
- Linda Rocco – vocals
- Jodie Rocco-Hafner – vocals
Additional musicians
- Joan Faulkner – backing vocals
- Frank Farian – backing vocals, production
- Franco Dittman – backing vocals
- P.G. Wylder – keyboards, arrangements, programming
- Marc Dalton – guitars
- Peter Weihe – guitars
- Ed DeGenaro – guitars
- Mike Wonder – programming
- Kerim Saka – programming
- Tobias Freund – programming, engineering
- Mel Collins – saxophone
- Dino Solera – horns
- Felice Civitareale – horns
- Claus Reichstaller – horns
- Curt Cress – drums
Technical personnel
- Bernd Berwan – engineering
- Helmut Rulofs – engineering
- Michael Bestmann – engineering
- Norbert G. Yanicke – engineering
- Milli-Ingrid Segieth – production coordinator
- Hans Wegner – cover design
- Helge Strauß, Manfred Esser – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[8] | Gold | 25,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Try 'N' B
Seven of the songs from The Moment of Truth were reworked and released by RCA in 1992 under the band name Try 'N' B, as an eponymous album, with the addition of Tracy Ganser and Kevin Weatherspoon on vocals.[9] The album contained three additional songs: "Ding Dong", "Who Do You Love", and a cover version of Dr. Hook's "Sexy Eyes".
Davis died on 24 May 2021 from COVID-19.[10]
| Try 'N' B | |
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| Studio album by Try 'N' B | |
| Released | 1992 |
| Recorded | 1990 |
| Genre | Dance, pop |
| Label | RCA |
| Producer | Frank Farian |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tell Me Where It Hurts" | Diane Warren | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Keep on Running" |
| 5:13 |
| 3. | "Ding Dong" |
| 3:48 |
| 4. | "When I Die" |
| 4:21 |
| 5. | "Body Slam" |
| 3:23 |
| 6. | "Sexy Eyes" |
| 4:04 |
| 7. | "In My Life" |
| 4:07 |
| 8. | "The End of Good Times" |
| 4:18 |
| 9. | "Nice 'n' Easy" |
| 3:45 |
| 10. | "Who Do You Love" | John Davis | 5:22 |
Personnel
- Frank Farian – production
- P.G. Wylder – keyboards, arrangements, programming
- Marc Dalton, Peter Weihe – guitars
- Mike Wonder – arrangements, programming
- Kerim Saka – arrangements, programming
- Tobias Freund – programming, engineering
- Mel Collins – saxophone
- Dino Solera, Felice Civitareale, Claus Reichstaller – horns
- Bernd Berwanger, Todd Canedy, Helmut Rulofs, Michael Bestmann, Norbert G. Yanicke – engineering
- Milli-Ingrid Segieth – production coordination
- Mike Schraft – photos
- Jacqueline Murphy – logo design