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''Girl You Know It's True'' is a 1989 album that served as the North American debut of German contemporary R&B duo
Milli Vanilli Milli Vanilli were a German-French R&B duo from Munich. The group was founded by Frank Farian in 1988 and consisted of Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus. Their debut album, '' All or Nothing'' in Europe, reconfigured as '' Girl You Know It's True' ...
. It is a version of Milli Vanilli's Europe-only release '' All or Nothing'' reconfigured and repackaged for the US market. The album was a major success in the USA, 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 The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...
on February 22, 1990. On November 16, 1990, ''
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'' freelancer
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reported that the group, which consisted of reputed vocalists Rob Pilatus and
Fab Morvan Fabrice Maxime Sylvain Morvan (born 14 May 1966) is a French singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and model. He was half of the pop duo Milli Vanilli, along with Rob Pilatus, selling multi-platinum albums around the world. However, he was later i ...
, did not sing a single note on the album.
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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 In addition to this, their Grammy Award was revoked, marking the first time a Grammy was ever rescinded from an artist. According to producer
Frank Farian Frank Farian (born Franz Reuther; 18 July 1941) is a German record producer, musician, singer and songwriter, who founded the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M., the Latin pop band No Mercy and the pop band Milli Vanilli. He frequently created v ...
, the decision to repackage ''All or Nothing'' as ''Girl You Know It's True'' was made by Arista Records president
Clive Davis Clive Jay Davis (born April 4, 1932) is an American record producer, A&R executive, record executive, and lawyer. He has won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer, in 2000. From 1967 to 197 ...
. 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 "Blame It on the Rain" is a song written by Diane Warren and performed by the German dance-pop group Milli Vanilli. It was released as a new track from the group's North American debut album, '' Girl You Know It's True'' (1989), and did not appe ...
", 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 album '' All or Nothing - The U.S. Remix Album''.Milli Vanilli- ''All Or Nothing _ The U.S. Remix Album'' (released in Germany) @Discogs.com
Retrieved 8 August 2015.


Errors

The track orders of some US releases are out of sequence with the listings printed on their cover art, while several tracks are listed with incorrect running times, and some of the writers' credits are inconsistent with what is listed in external sources.


Track listing


Personnel


Milli Vanilli

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Fab Morvan Fabrice Maxime Sylvain Morvan (born 14 May 1966) is a French singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and model. He was half of the pop duo Milli Vanilli, along with Rob Pilatus, selling multi-platinum albums around the world. However, he was later i ...
– visual performance (credited with "vocals") * Rob Pilatus – visual performance (credited with "vocals")


Session musicians

* John Davis – lead vocals (credited with "
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")
* Brad Howell – lead vocals (credited with "backing vocals") * Charles Shaw – lead vocals (credited with "backing vocals") * P. G. Wilder – keyboards,
arrangements In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orchestra ...
* Pit Loew – keyboards, arrangements * Volker Barber – keyboards, arrangements * Peter Weihe – guitars *
Jens Gad Jens Gad is a German producer, songwriter and guitarist of Danish parents. He started making music at young age. Gad produces music for many artists (Sandra Cretu / Sandra Gambino) and was previously co-producer for the musical project, Enigma. ...
– guitars * Ike Turner – guitars * Bruce Ingram – guitars *
Mel Collins Melvyn Desmond Collins (born 5 September 1947, Isle of Man) is a British saxophonist, flautist and session musician. Collins has played in several progressive rock groups, having been a member of King Crimson on two occasions (the first from ...
– saxophone *
Curt Cress Curtis Cress (born 11 August 1952), known by his stage name Curt Cress, is a German musician, singer and songwriter. Life and work Curt Cress began his career in 1965 in Hanau with the band Load. Later also in Hanau he played with the bands I ...
– drums, percussion * Dino Solera – horns * Felice Civitareale – horns * Franz Weyerer – horns * Dino Solera – horns, horn arrangements * Linda Rocco – backing vocals * Jodie Rocco – backing vocals * Joan Faulkner – backing vocals * Felicia Taylor – backing vocals * The Jackson Singers – backing vocals * Charles Christopher – backing vocals * Herbert Gebhard – backing vocals * Bimey Oberreit – backing vocals * Peter Rishavy – backing vocals


Production

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Frank Farian Frank Farian (born Franz Reuther; 18 July 1941) is a German record producer, musician, singer and songwriter, who founded the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M., the Latin pop band No Mercy and the pop band Milli Vanilli. He frequently created v ...
producer,
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programming * Tobias Freund – engineering * Bernd Berwanger – engineering * Norbert Janicke – engineering * Jens Seekamp – engineering


Charts


Weekly charts


Certifications


References


External links


Breaking stories about the Milli Vanilli lip-synching scandal archived at the LA Times
{{Authority control Milli Vanilli albums 1989 albums Albums produced by Frank Farian Juno Award for International Album of the Year albums Arista Records albums