All or Nothing (Milli Vanilli album)

All or Nothing is the debut studio album by dance pop duo Milli Vanilli, released only outside of North America in November 1988. In 1989, it was repackaged and retitled Girl You Know It's True for release in North America on the Arista label, with several of the original album tracks replaced and/or remixed. All or Nothing was a moderate success, reaching the top 40 in several European countries and #1 in New Zealand. It originally reached #37 in the UK, but was packaged together with The U.S.-Remix Album: All or Nothing in 1989 under the name 2×2 and reached #6. 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.

Although All or Nothing was replaced in America with Girl You Know It's True, All or Nothing is available on the American iTunes Store.

In December 1990, singer-songwriter David Clayton-Thomas sued Milli Vanilli for copyright infringement, alleging that the title track used the melody from his 1968 composition "Spinning Wheel", a hit for his group Blood, Sweat & Tears.^[1]

All or Nothing was included in Q magazine's 2006 list of the 50 worst albums ever made.^[2]

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Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Can't You Feel My Love"	Toby Gad Jens Gad	3:32
2.	"Boy in the Tree"	T. Gad J. Gad	3:10
3.	"Money"	Frank Farian Michael Newman Kerim Saka	4:09
4.	"Dance with a Devil"	Farian P. G. Wilder Newman Jayne Collins	3:12
5.	"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"	Farian Dietmar Kawohl Peter Bischoff Fallenstein	3:59
6.	"All or Nothing"	Farian Wilder Brad Nail	3:19
7.	"Baby Don't Forget My Number"	Farian Nail	4:09
8.	"Dreams to Remember"	Farian Kawohl Mary Applegate	3:56
9.	"Is It Love"	T. Gad J. Gad	3:22
10.	"Ma Baker"	Farian Fred Jay George Reyam	4:24
11.	"Girl You Know It's True" (maxi version - super club mix)	Bill Pettaway Sean Spencer Kevin Lyles Rodney Hollaman Ky Adeyemo	8:48
12.	"Hush"	Joe South	3:12
13.	"Too Much Monkey Business" (maxi version) (bonus track)	Farian	1:48

Personnel

Milli Vanilli

Rob Pilatus – visual performance
Fab Morvan – visual performance

Session musicians

Charles Shaw – lead vocals, backing vocals
John Davis – lead vocals
Brad Howell – lead vocals
Jens Gad – guitars, arrangements
Peter Weihe – guitars
P.G. Wilder – keyboards, arrangements
Toby Gad – keyboards, arrangements
Pit Loew – keyboards, arrangements
Volker Barber – keyboards
Curt Cress – drums
Mel Collins – saxophone
Dino Solera – horns, horn arrangements
Felice Civitareale – horns
Franz Weyerer – horns
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

Production

Frank Farian – producer
Ingrid Segieth – production coordinator
Tobias Freund – engineering
Bernd Berwanger – engineering
Norbert Janicke – engineering
Jens Seekamp – engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988–1989)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[3]	13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[4]	36
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	22
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[6]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	5
UK Albums (OCC)^[9] as 2×2	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[10]	16
Chart (1990)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[11]	16

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[12]	Gold	250,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[13]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[14]	Gold	300,000^[15]
United Kingdom (BPI)^[16]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Maull, Samuel (7 December 1990). "Songwriter-Singer Sues Milli Vanilli for Alleged Copyright Infringement". AP News.
^ "The 50 Worst Albums Ever!". Q. Bauer Media Group (238). May 2006.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Milli Vanilli – All Or Nothing" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Milli Vanilli – All Or Nothing" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Milli Vanilli – All Or Nothing" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Charts.nz – Milli Vanilli – All Or Nothing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Milli Vanilli – All Or Nothing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Milli Vanilli – All Or Nothing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1989". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1990". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Milli Vanilli; 'All or Nothing')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Milli Vanilli – All or Nothing". Recorded Music NZ.
^ "Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990" (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 8480486392.
^ "Viva España: Best sellers" (PDF). Billboard: VE-28. 8 December 1990. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ "British album certifications – Milli Vanilli – All or Nothing". British Phonographic Industry.

v t e Milli Vanilli/The Real Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli: Rob Pilatus Fab Morvan The Real Milli Vanilli: Brad Howell John Davis Jodie Rocco Linda Rocco Charles Shaw Gina Mohammed Ray Horton
Studio albums	All or Nothing Girl You Know It's True The Moment of Truth
Compilations	The U.S.-Remix Album: All or Nothing 2×2 The Remix Album
Singles	"Girl You Know It's True" "Baby Don't Forget My Number" "Blame It on the Rain" "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" "All or Nothing" "Keep On Running" "Too Late (True Love)"
Related	Discography Frank Farian Rob & Fab Love Revolution "Tell Me Where It Hurts" "When I Die"
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