The Real Milli Vanilli
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The Real Milli Vanilli was the name of a music group which contained some of the original singers from Milli Vanilli
- Brad Howell, John Davis, Jodie Rocco, Linda Rocco and Charles Shaw. However, new singers (Gina Mohammed and Ray Horton) were added to the group, as well as several "special guests" who performed on one or two tracks, including Tammy T, Icy Bro, and B-Sho'-Rockin'.
The group's only album was originally meant to be Milli Vanilli's second album, but the news about Rob
and Fab
not having sung on the first album and lip sync
ing during live performances broke before it could be released. Frank Farian
reformed the group under the name "The Real Milli Vanilli". The cover was changed to feature Brad Howell, Icy Bro, Ray Horton, Gina Mohammed, and John Davis. The album title was also changed; instead of Keep On Running it was now called The Moment of Truth
.
The album The Moment of Truth was released only in Europe and Asia, and reached the top 20 in Germany
. The Real Milli Vanilli also released three singles, one of which ("Keep On Running") made it to #4 in the German charts.
An alternative album containing 7 of the songs from The Moment of Truth were reworked and included in an album credited to Try 'N' B (an alternate name for The Real Milli Vanilli) and the album retitled as Try 'N' B as well. It contains in addition to 7 songs from The Moment of Truth, three additional recordings "Ding Dong", "Who Do You Love" and "Sexy Eyes", the latter a remake of Dr. Hook's song.
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...
- Brad Howell, John Davis, Jodie Rocco, Linda Rocco and Charles Shaw. However, new singers (Gina Mohammed and Ray Horton) were added to the group, as well as several "special guests" who performed on one or two tracks, including Tammy T, Icy Bro, and B-Sho'-Rockin'.
The group's only album was originally meant to be Milli Vanilli's second album, but the news about Rob
Rob Pilatus
Robert "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:...
and Fab
Fab Morvan
Fabrice "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...
not having sung on the first album and lip sync
Lip sync
Lip sync, lip-sync, lip-synch is a technical term for matching lip movements with sung or spoken vocals...
ing during live performances broke before it could be released. Frank Farian
Frank Farian
Frank Farian , is a German record producer and songwriter. He started out as a trained cook before moving into the music industry...
reformed the group under the name "The Real Milli Vanilli". The cover was changed to feature Brad Howell, Icy Bro, Ray Horton, Gina Mohammed, and John Davis. The album title was also changed; instead of Keep On Running it was now called The Moment of Truth
The Moment of Truth (The Real Milli Vanilli album)
The Moment of Truth is the only studio album by the pop group The Real Milli Vanilli, released in 1991. It is also considered the second album by the controversial group Milli Vanilli.-History:...
.
The album The Moment of Truth was released only in Europe and Asia, and reached the top 20 in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The Real Milli Vanilli also released three singles, one of which ("Keep On Running") made it to #4 in the German charts.
An alternative album containing 7 of the songs from The Moment of Truth were reworked and included in an album credited to Try 'N' B (an alternate name for The Real Milli Vanilli) and the album retitled as Try 'N' B as well. It contains in addition to 7 songs from The Moment of Truth, three additional recordings "Ding Dong", "Who Do You Love" and "Sexy Eyes", the latter a remake of Dr. Hook's song.
Discography
- The Moment of TruthThe Moment of Truth (The Real Milli Vanilli album)The Moment of Truth is the only studio album by the pop group The Real Milli Vanilli, released in 1991. It is also considered the second album by the controversial group Milli Vanilli.-History:...
(1991)
Singles
- "Keep on RunningKeep on Running (The Real Milli Vanilli song)"Keep on Running" is a song recorded by Milli Vanilli after the lip-synching scandal by The Real Milli Vanilli. It was released in 1990 and peaked at #2 in Austria, #4 in Germany and #8 in Switzerland...
" (1990) - "Tell Me Where It HurtsTell Me Where It Hurts"Tell Me Where It Hurts" is a 1990 song written by Diane Warren which has been covered by many different artists.The Real Milli Vanilli is the group who originally recorded the song in 1991....
" (1991) - "Too Late (True Love)Too late (True love)"Too Late " is a song recorded by The Real Milli Vanilli. It was released in 1991 and peaked at #26 in Austria, #65 in Germany. The song was also released in France, but failed to enter the singles chart. Notable is the fact that John Davis is pictured on the single's cover, although he did not...
" (1991) - "Nice'N'Easy" (When We Make Love) (1991)