Girl You Know It's True is the second and final studio album by German R&B duo Milli Vanilli. Released in 1989, it is a reconfigured and repackaged version of the group's first album All or Nothing with several of the original album tracks replaced and/or remixed for the North American market. It served as the North American debut for the group and was a major success in the US, producing five singles that entered the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100, three of which reached the top position.
In January 1990, Girl You Know It's True was certified 6× platinum by the RIAA after spending seven weeks atop the Billboard Top 200. Additionally, the album spent 41 weeks within the top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 and 78 weeks within the charts overall. The album was also certified Diamond in Canada, denoting shipments of over one million units. The success of the album earned the duo a Grammy Award for Best New Artist on 22 February 1990.
According to producer Frank Farian, the decision to repackage All or Nothing as Girl You Know It's True was made by Arista Records president Clive Davis. In addition to including five of the tracks that originally appeared on All or Nothing ("I'm Gonna Miss You", "All or Nothing", "Baby Don't Forget My Number", "Dreams to Remember" and "Girl You Know It's True"), Girl You Know It's True featured several new tracks, including "Blame It on the Rain", which would go on to be a worldwide hit single, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In Europe, the track later appeared in an extended version on the 1989 album All or Nothing - The U.S. Remix Album.
On 16 November 1990, Los Angeles Times reporter Chuck Philips reported that the group, which consisted of reputed vocalists Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan, did not sing a single note on the album. Arista Records dropped the act from its roster and deleted their album and its masters from their catalog, making it one of the largest-selling albums to ever be deleted. In addition to this, their Grammy Award was revoked, marking the only time a Grammy was ever rescinded from an artist.
Track listing
Several variations of the album exist, featuring different mixes of tracks 2, 3, 5 and 9.
Personnel Credits adapted from CD liner notes, except where noted.
Milli Vanilli Rob Pilatus – visual performance (credited with "vocals") Fab Morvan – visual performance (credited with "vocals")
Musicians
P. G. Wilder – keyboards Pit Loew – keyboards Volker Barber – keyboards Peter Weihe – guitars Jens Gad – guitars Bruce Ingram – guitars Curt Cress – drums Mel Collins – saxophone Dino Solera – horns Felice Civitareale – horns Franz Weyerer – horns Jodie Rocco – backing vocals Linda Rocco – backing vocals Joan Faulkner – backing vocals Felicia Taylor – backing vocals The Jackson Singers – backing vocals John Davis – lead vocals (credited with "backing vocals") Charles Shaw – lead vocals (credited with "backing vocals") Herbert Gebhard – backing vocals Birney Oberreit – backing vocals Peter Rishavy – backing vocals Brad Howell – lead vocals Gina Mohammed – backing vocals
Technical Frank Farian – producer P. G. Wilder – arranger Pit Loew – arranger Dino Solera – horn arranger Tobias Freund – engineer Bernd Berwanger – engineer Norbert Janicke – engineer Jens Seekamp – engineer Marlene Cohen – design Paul Cox – photography (front) M. Esser – photography (back) H. Strauss – photography (back)
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Girl You Know It's True Chart (1989–1990) Peakposition
Certifications
References
External links Breaking stories about the Milli Vanilli lip-synching scandal archived at the LA Times