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

History

''The Moment of Truth'' was meant to be the follow-up to

Milli Vanilli Milli Vanilli ( ) was a German duo R&B music act from Munich. The act was created in 1988 by Frank Farian, founder of Boney M., and consisted of Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus as the lip-syncing performers, with the two actual main studio sing ...

's first album, '' All or Nothing'' (repackaged as '' Girl You Know It's True'' in the United States). After it was revealed that

Rob Pilatus Robert Pilatus (8 June 1964 or 1965 – 3 April 1998) was a German singer, dancer, and model. He was a member of the pop music duo Milli Vanilli with Fab Morvan. Biography Early life Pilatus was born in Munich, West Germany, on 8 June 1964 or ...

and

Fab Morvan Fabrice Maxime Sylvain Morvan (born 14 May 1966) is a French singer, dancer, rapper, and model who was half of the pop duo Milli Vanilli, along with Rob Pilatus. It was later revealed that the two had not actually sung on any of their recordin ...

had not performed the vocals with which they were credited in the band, producer Frank Farian formed the group the Real Milli Vanilli, with the actual singers on the recordings, as well as new vocalists Gina Mohammed and Ray Horton. Milli Vanilli's vocalist, Charles Shaw, was unable to record for this album after being paid for his silence regarding his involvement with the first Milli Vanilli album. Most of the lead vocals on ''The Moment of Truth'' were performed by Brad Howell, who had sung many of the lead vocals on ''All or Nothing'' and ''Girl You Know It's True''. The album also includes rappers Icy Bro on "Hard as Hell" and Tammy T on "Too Late (True Love)". The album's cover shows Brad Howell, Icy Bro, Ray Horton, Gina Mohammed, and John Davis. Its originally proposed title was ''Keep on Running'', the title of the first single. Although ''The Moment of Truth'' appeared on its cover (and ''The 2nd Album'' at the bottom), ''Keep on Running'' still appeared on its spine. The album was released only in Brazil, Europe, Asia, and New Zealand, and reached the top 20 in Germany. The Real Milli Vanilli also released three singles, one of which ("Keep on Running") reached number four on the German charts. One of the album's tracks, " When I Die", written by

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, has been covered by several other artists, including Farian's own project No Mercy. It also appeared on the soundtrack of the Brazilian soap opera ''Lua Cheia de Amor'' in 1991 and received radio airplay in Brazil. Another Warren song included on the record, "

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", was covered by the Christian singer

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and released as a single in 1994.

Track listing

Personnel

The Real Milli Vanilli

* John Davis – vocals, backing vocals *

Brad Howell Brad Howell is an American keyboardist, pianist, composer and singer, known as the singer who provided the vocals for German band Chilly and the actual vocals lip-synced by Rob Pilatus for the musical duo Milli Vanilli. Career When Howell becam ...

– vocals * Gina Mohammed – vocals * Ray Horton – vocals * Linda Rocco – vocals * Jodie Rocco-Hafner – vocals

Additional musicians

* Joan Faulkner – backing vocals *

Frank Farian Franz Reuther (18 July 1941 – 23 January 2024), known professionally as Frank Farian, was a German record producer and singer who founded the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M., the pop band No Mercy, and the pop band Milli Vanilli. He frequent ...

– 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 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 * Dino Solera – horns * Felice Civitareale – horns * Claus Reichstaller – horns *

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

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

Certifications

Try 'N' B

Seven of the songs from ''The Moment of Truth'' were reworked and released by

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in 1992 under the band name Try 'N' B, as an eponymous album, with the addition of Tracy Ganser and Kevin Weatherspoon on vocals. The album contained three additional songs: "Ding Dong", "Who Do You Love", and a cover version of

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's " Sexy Eyes". Davis died on 24 May 2021 from

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Track listing

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 *

– 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

External links

The Real Milli Vanilli official website
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