The Moment of Truth was originally meant to be the follow-up to Milli Vanilli's debut album All or Nothing. After it was revealed that Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan had not actually performed the vocals they were credited with in Milli Vanilli, producer Frank Farian formed the group "The Real Milli Vanilli", featuring the actual singers on the recordings, as well as new vocalists Gina Mohammed and Ray Horton. Milli Vanilli vocalist Charles Shaw had lost the ability 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 performed many of the lead vocals on the All or Nothing and Girl You Know It's True albums. In addition, the album features rappers Icy Bro on "Hard as Hell" and Tammy T on "Too Late ". The cover of the album features Brad Howell, Icy Bro, Ray Horton, Gina Mohammed and John Davis. The originally proposed title of the album was Keep on Running, the title of the first single released from the album. Despite the new title The Moment of Truth appearing on the cover, Keep on Running still appeared on the spine of the release. The Moment of Truth 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 made it to number four on the German charts. The Diane Warren-penned "When I Die" has been covered by several other artists, including Farian's own project No Mercy. It also appeared on the soundtrack of the Brazilian soap operaLua Cheia de Amor in 1991 and received radio airplay in Brazil. Another Warren song, "Tell Me Where It Hurts", was covered by Christian singer Kathy Troccoli and released as a single in 1994. Seven of the songs from The Moment of Truth were reworked and released under the name Try 'n' B on their self-titled debut album, with the addition of Tracy Ganser and Kevin Weatherspoon on vocals. The album contained three additional recordings: "Ding Dong", "Who Do You Love" and a cover of Dr. Hook's "Sexy Eyes".
In 1992, RCA signed on to rework and re-release the album as the debut of the newly created group Try 'n' B. Because this album received significantly better sales than The Moment of Truthin America, a slightly modified version was also released internationally.
Track listing
"Tell Me Where It Hurts" – 4:09
"Keep on Running" – 5:13
"Ding Dong" – 3:48
"When I Die" – 4:21
"Body Slam" – 3:23
"Sexy Eyes" – 4:04
"In My Life" – 4:07
"The End of Good Times" – 4:18
"Nice 'n' Easy" – 4:08
"Who Do You Love" – 5:22
Personnel
Frank Farian for MCI – producer
Recorded and mixed at Farian Studios/Far Studios
P.G. Wylder – keyboards
Marc Dalton, Peter Weihe – guitar
P.G. Wylder, M. Wonder, K. Saha – arrangements
P.G. Wylder, Mike Wonder, Kerim Saka, Tobias Freund – programming
