The Real Milli Vanilli was a pop music group that consisted of some of the original singers from

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and John Davis, as well as new singers Gina Mohammed and Ray Horton and several "special guests," including Tammy T, Icy Bro and B-Sho'-Rockin'. The group's only album, '' The Moment of Truth'', was originally meant to be Milli Vanilli's second album, but the news about

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and

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not having sung on the first album and

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ing during live performances broke before it could be released.

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then reformed the group under the name "The Real Milli Vanilli," changing the cover of the album to feature singers Howell, Icy Bro, Horton, Mohammed and Davis. The original proposed title of the album was ''Keep on Running'', the title of the first single released from the album. ''The Moment of Truth'' was released only in Brazil, Europe, Asia and New Zealand and reached the top 20 in

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. The Real Milli Vanilli also released three singles, one of which ("Keep on Running") made it to #4 in the German charts. Seven of the songs from ''The Moment of Truth'' were reworked and released under the name Try 'n' B on their self-titled debut album, with the addition of Tracy Ganser and Kevin Weatherspoon on vocals. The album contained three additional recordings: "Ding Dong," "Who Do You Love" and a cover of

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's " Sexy Eyes." The group's " When I Die" achieved more exposure when German eurodance group No Mercy covered it for their 1996 debut album '' My Promise''. The song was released as the third single from the album in November 1996 and reached #1 in Austria and the Netherlands. Davis died on 24 May 2021 from

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Discography

Albums

*'' The Moment of Truth'' (1991)

Singles

Keep on Running "Keep On Running" is a song written and first recorded by Jackie Edwards. It became a hit in the UK for The Spencer Davis Group; their version reached number one in the charts. Recordings "Keep On Running" was written by Jamaican singer-songwrit ...

" (1990) *" Tell Me Where It Hurts" (1991) *"

Too Late (True Love) "Too Late (True Love)" is a song by the Real Milli Vanilli. It was released as a single in 1991 and peaked at No. 26 in Austria and No. 65 in Germany. The song was also released in France, but failed to enter the singles chart A record chart ...

" (1991) *"Nice 'n' Easy" (1991)

References

External links

The Real Milli Vanilli website
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Discography

Albums

Singles

See also

References

External links