Girl You Know It's True

Girl You Know It's True
Studio album by Milli Vanilli
Released 7 March 1989
Recorded 1988
Genre Dance-pop, hip hop, new jack swing
Length 42:10
Label Arista
ARCD-8592
Producer Frank Farian
Milli Vanilli chronology
All or Nothing
(1988)All or Nothing1988		 Girl You Know It's True
(1989)		 All or Nothing: The U.S.-Remix Album
(1989)All or Nothing: The U.S.-Remix Album1989
Singles from Girl You Know It's True
  1. "Girl You Know It's True"
    Released: 25 June 1988
  2. "Baby Don't Forget My Number"
    Released: 10 December 1988
  3. "Blame It on the Rain"
    Released: 13 July 1989
  4. "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"
    Released: July 1989
  5. "All or Nothing"
    Released: January 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Los Angeles Times[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Girl You Know It's True is a 1989 album that was the U.S. debut of German pop group Milli Vanilli.

In 1989, several songs from Milli Vanilli's Europe-only release All or Nothing were repackaged and retitled Girl You Know It's True. The album was a major success in America, producing five top-five hits, of which three hit the top position of the Billboard Hot 100. On January 1990, Girl You Know It's True was certified 6x platinum by the RIAA after spending eight weeks atop the Billboard Top 200. The album was also certified Diamond in Canada, denoting shipments of over a million units there. The success of the album earned the duo a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Following the scandal that revealed that Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan did not sing on their album exposed by Los Angeles Times journalist Chuck Philips,[4] Arista Records 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 taken out of print. In addition, their Grammy was revoked,[5] marking the first time a Grammy was ever rescinded from an artist.

In addition to including many of the tracks that originally appeared on All or Nothing in Europe, Girl You Know It's True featured several new tracks that did not make it onto the European album, including the hit single "Blame it on the Rain." In Europe, this tune instead appeared (albeit in an extended version) on the album All or Nothing - The U.S. Remix Album.[6]

Errors

The track order on the U.S. release is out of sequence with the listing printed on its cover art, and several tracks are listed with the wrong time. A few of the writers' credits are inconsistent with what is listed in external sources. The decision to replace some of the tracks for the U.S. release was made by Arista Records president Clive Davis, and Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus are incorrectly credited with the vocals.

Track listing

Girl You Know It's True
No.TitleSongwriter(s)Length
1."Girl You Know It's True"Ky Adeyemo, Rodney Halloway, Kevin Liles, Bill Pettaway Jr., Sean Spencer4:13
2."Baby Don't Forget My Number"Farian, B. Nail aka Brad Howell3:59
3."More Than You'll Ever Know"Ernesto Phillips4:32
4."Blame It on the Rain"Diane Warren4:19
5."Take It as It Comes"Climie, Fisher, Dennis Morgan3:41
6."It's Your Thing"O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley3:51
7."Dreams to Remember"Farian, Mary Applegatmar Kawohl3:54
8."All or Nothing"Farian, Nail, P.G. Wilder3:17
9."Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"Farian, Kawohl, Peter Bischoff Fallenstein3:57
10."Girl You Know It's True" (N.Y. Subway Extended Mix)"Ky Adeyemo, Rodney Halloway, Kevin Liles, Bill Pettaway Jr., Sean Spencer6:27
Total length:42:10

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1989-1990) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 1
US Billboard 200[8] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Diamond 1,000,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] 6× Platinum 6,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Production

References

  1. ↑ "Girl You Know It's True - Milli Vanilli - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic".
  2. ↑ JOHNSON, CONNIE (4 June 1989). "MILLI VANILLI "Girl You Know It's True." Arista ** 1/2: POP STARS ***** Great Balls of Fire **** Knockin' On Heaven's Door *** Good Vibrations ** Maybe Baby * Ain't That a Shame : ROXETTE "Look Sharp!" EMI**" – via LA Times.
  3. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 543. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ↑ Philips, Chuck (16 November 1990). "It's True: Milli Vanilli Didn't Sing : Pop music: The duo could be stripped of its Grammy after admitting it lip-synced the best-selling 'Girl You Know It's True.'". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ↑ Philips, Chuck (20 November 1990). "Milli Vanilli's Grammy Rescinded by Academy : Music: Organization revokes an award for the first time after revelation that the duo never sang on album". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ↑ Milli Vanilli- All Or Nothing _ The U.S. Remix Album (released in Germany) @Discogs.com Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Milli Vanilli – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Milli Vanilli. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Milli Vanilli – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Milli Vanilli. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know It's True". Music Canada.
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know It's True". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
Hangin' Tough by New Kids on the Block
Rhythm Nation 1814 by Janet Jackson
Storm Front by Billy Joel
...But Seriously by Phil Collins		 Billboard 200 number-one album
23 September – 6 October 1989
25 November – 15 December 1989
23–29 December 1989
13–19 January 1990 		Succeeded by
Forever Your Girl by Paula Abdul
Storm Front by Billy Joel
...But Seriously by Phil Collins
...But Seriously by Phil Collins
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