The Moment of Truth (The Real Milli Vanilli album)

The Moment of Truth
Studio album by
the Real Milli Vanilli
Released1991
Recorded1990
StudioFar Studios, Rosbach
Genre
Length43:53
Label
ProducerFrank Farian
Milli Vanilli chronology
The Remix Album
(1990) 		The Moment of Truth
(1991) 		Rob & Fab
(1992)
Singles from The Moment of Truth
  1. "Keep on Running"
    Released: 24 November 1990
  2. "Too Late (True Love)"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Nice 'n' Easy"
    Released: 1991

The Moment of Truth is the only studio album by the pop group the Real Milli Vanilli, released in 1991.

Background

The Real Milli Vanilli
Also known asTry 'N' B
OriginMunich, Germany
Genres
Years active1990–1992
Spinoff ofMilli Vanilli
Past members

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keep on Running"
4:06
2."Tell Me Where It Hurts"Diane Warren4:05
3."Crazy Cane"
3:55
4."When I Die"
  • Farian
  • Dietmar Kawohl
  • Peter Bischof-Fallenstein
  • Warren
4:00
5."Body Slam"
  • Farian
  • Wonder
  • Saka
  • Ralf Battle
2:22
6."Nice 'n' Easy"
  • Farian
  • P. G. Wylder
  • Robert Rayen
  • Diane Warren
3:40
7."Hard as Hell"
  • Farian
  • Saka
  • Slater
  • Warren
3:58
8."In My Life"
3:50
9."Too Late (True Love)"
  • Wonder
  • Saka
  • Tanya Coogler
  • Bill Pettaway
  • Ky Adeyemo
  • George Phillips
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

Certifications

Certifications for The Moment of Truth
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[8] Gold 25,000*

* 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
Studio album by
Try 'N' B
Released1992
Recorded1990
GenreDance, pop
LabelRCA
ProducerFrank Farian

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tell Me Where It Hurts"Diane Warren4:09
2."Keep on Running"
  • Frank Farian
  • Franz Reuther
  • Chris Kindt
5:13
3."Ding Dong"
  • Kerim Saka
  • Mike Wonder
3:48
4."When I Die"
  • Farian
  • Dietmar Kawohl
  • Peter Bischof-Fallenstein
  • Warren
4:21
5."Body Slam"
  • Farian
  • Wonder
  • Saka
  • Ralf Battle
3:23
6."Sexy Eyes"
  • Chris Waters
  • Keith Stegall
  • R.J. Mather
4:04
7."In My Life"
  • Clyde Lieberman
  • Jeff Pescetto
  • Richard James Burgess
4:07
8."The End of Good Times"
  • Farian
  • P.G. Wylder
  • Mary Susan Applegate
4:18
9."Nice 'n' Easy"
  • Farian
  • Wylder
  • Robert Rayen
  • Warren
3:45
10."Who Do You Love"John Davis5:22

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

References

  1. ^ a b c Kaufman, Gil (20 February 2020). "Blame it on the tape: a behind-the-scenes oral history of the rise and fall of Milli Vanilli". Billboard. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  2. ^ Philips, Chuck (16 November 1990). "It's true: Milli Vanilli didn't sing: pop music: the duo could be stripped of its Grammy after admitting it lip-synced the best-selling 'Girl You Know It's True'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Real Milli Vanilli – The Moment of Truth" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Real Milli Vanilli – The Moment of Truth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Real Milli Vanilli – The Moment of Truth" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 14. 6 April 1991. p. 34. Retrieved 2 May 2025 – via World Radio History.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Real Milli Vanilli – The Moment of Truth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Austrian album certifications – The Real Milli Vanilli – The Moment of Truth" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Try 'N' B". Discogs. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  10. ^ Tsioulcas, Anastacia (27 May 2021). "Real Milli Vanilli Singer John Davis Dead at Age 66". NPR. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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