All or Nothing (Milli Vanilli album)
Encyclopedia
All or Nothing was the debut album by the dance pop duo Milli Vanilli
, released only in Europe
on the BMG
label in November 1988. In 1989, it was repackaged and retitled Girl You Know It's True
for release in the United States
on the Arista
label, with several of the original album tracks replaced and/or remixed. After 1990, due to lip-synching allegations, a disclaimer sticker was added on the cover to explicitly name the singers who provided vocals on the album.
Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli was a pop/dance music project formed by Frank Farian in Germany in 1988, visually fronted by Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus. The group's debut album achieved international success and earned them a Grammy Award for Best New Artist on Feb. 21, 1990. Milli Vanilli became one of the most...
, released only in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
on the BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
label in November 1988. In 1989, it was repackaged and retitled Girl You Know It's True
Girl You Know It's True
Girl You Know It's True is a 1989 album that was the U.S. debut of pop group Milli Vanilli.In 1989, the majority of songs from Milli Vanilli's Europe-only release All or Nothing were repackaged and retitled Girl You Know It's True...
for release in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on the Arista
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
label, with several of the original album tracks replaced and/or remixed. After 1990, due to lip-synching allegations, a disclaimer sticker was added on the cover to explicitly name the singers who provided vocals on the album.
Track listing
- "Can't You Feel My Love" – 3:32
- "Boy in the Tree" – 3:10
- "Money" – 4:09
- "Dance with a Devil" – 3:12
- "I'm Gonna Miss You" – 3:59
- "All or NothingAll or Nothing (Milli Vanilli song)"All or Nothing" is a song by Milli Vanilli. It was their final top 10 single, peaking at #4 in the United States.-Track listings:CD maxi# "All or Nothing" – 4:04# "Dreams to Remember" – 4:03# "All or Nothing" – 8:547" single...
" – 3:19 - "Baby Don't Forget My NumberBaby Don't Forget My Number"Baby Don't Forget My Number" is a song by Milli Vanilli and the second U.S single release from their album Girl You Know It's True. It became the first of their three number one hits in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1989.-Track listings:7"-Single...
" – 4:09 - "Dreams to Remember" – 3:56
- "Is It Love" – 3:22
- "Ma BakerMa Baker"Ma Baker" is a 1977 disco hit single by German disco band Boney M. It was the first single of their second album Love for Sale and their third consecutive chart-topper in Germany and their best yet placing in the UK, peaking at #2 although only a minor single in the US .-The song:Frank Farian's...
" – 4:24 - "Girl You Know It's True" (maxi version; Super Club Mix) – 8:08
- "Hush" (Billy Joe RoyalBilly Joe RoyalBilly Joe Royal is an American singer.-Biography:Born in Valdosta and raised in Marietta in 1942, Royal became a local star at Savannah, Georgia's Bamboo Ranch in the 1950s and 1960s...
cover, written by Joe SouthJoe SouthJoe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...
) – 3:12 - "Too Much Monkey Business" (maxi version; bonus track) – 1:48
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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1990 | Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... Albums Chart |
1 |
Personnel
- Rob PilatusRob PilatusRobert "Rob" Pilatus was a German-American model, dancer and singer. Pilatus was best known as half of the pop music duo Milli Vanilli.-Early life:...
— visual performance - Fab MorvanFab MorvanFabrice "Fab" Morvan is a French singer-songwriter, dancer and model. He was half of the pop duo Milli Vanilli, with Rob Pilatus, selling multi-platinum albums around the world. However, he was later involved in one of the largest scandals in pop music history when it was revealed that neither he...
— visual performance - P.G. Wilder — keyboards, arrangements
- Toby Gad — keyboards, arrangements
- Pit Loew — keyboards, arrangements
- Volker Barber — keyboards
- Peter Weihe — guitars
- Jens GadJens GadJens Gad is a songwriter, producer and guitarist. He was previously the co-producer for the musical project, Enigma. Currently, he is releasing albums under the name of Jens Gad Presents for his new instrumental work, and also under the name of Achillea, for his new world-influenced music which...
— guitars, arrangements - Curt Cress — drums
- Mel CollinsMel CollinsMel Collins is a British saxophonist and flautist and session musician.He has worked in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R&B and blues rock to jazz, but is perhaps known for his work in progressive rock, as with King Crimson, Camel and the Alan Parsons Project.-Career:Collins has worked...
— saxophone - D. Solera — horns
- F. Civitareale — horns
- F. Weyerer — horns
- Charles ShawCharles Shaw (singer)Charles Shaw is a rapper and singer who, in 1988, performed on recordings credited to Milli Vanilli.Shaw, a US Army veteran, was reportedly paid $6,000 to perform the rap on Milli Vanilli's hit "Girl You Know It’s True"...
— vocals, backing vocals - John Davis — vocals
- Brad Howell — vocals
- Jodie and Linda Rocco — backing vocals
- Felicia Taylor — backing vocals
- The Jackson Singers — backing vocals
- Herbert Gebhard — backing vocals
- Bimey Oberreit — backing vocals
- Peter Rishavy — backing vocals
- Dino Solera — horn arrangements
- Tobias Freund — engineering
- Bernd Berwanger — engineering
- Norbert Janicke — engineering
- Jens Seekamp — engineering
- Ingrid Segieth — production coordinator
- Frank FarianFrank FarianFrank Farian , is a German record producer and songwriter. He started out as a trained cook before moving into the music industry...
— producer