All or Nothing (Milli Vanilli album)

For their 1989 remix album, see The U.S.-Remix Album: All or Nothing.

All or Nothing
Studio album by Milli Vanilli
Released	14 November 1988
Recorded	1988
Studio	Far Studios, Rosbach
Genre	Dance-pop new jack swing R&B
Length	45:48
Label	Hansa BMG
Producer	Frank Farian
Milli Vanilli chronology
All or Nothing (1988) Girl You Know It's True (1989)
Singles from Girl You Know It's True
"Girl You Know It's True" Released: 27 June 1988 "Baby Don't Forget My Number" Released: 12 December 1988 "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" Released: 10 July 1989 "All or Nothing" Released: 15 January 1990

All or Nothing is the debut studio album by dance pop duo Milli Vanilli, released only outside of North America in November 1988. All or Nothing was a moderate success, reaching the top 40 in several European countries and number 1 in New Zealand. It originally reached number 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 number 6.

All or Nothing was not issued in the U.S. and was replaced by the album Girl You Know It's True (1989), which had a different set of tracks but retained the songs "Baby Don't Forget My Number", "Girl You Know It's True", "I'm Gonna Miss You" and "All or Nothing", all of which would reach the top five in the U.S. charts. ^[1] However, All or Nothing is available on Apple Music in the U.S. ^[2]

In November 1990, it was revealed that Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli did not perform the vocals for any of their music and were lip-synching in concert. ^[3] The 1991 reissue of All or Nothing would add a disclaimer sticker on the cover that explicitly named the singers who provided vocals on the album—namely John Davis, Brad Howell, Charles Shaw and Gina Mohammed ^[4] —although it omitted the names of Jodie and Linda Rocco. ^[3] Mohammed went on to garner a bigger role in the follow-up group, the Real Milli Vanilli. ^[5]

In December, singer-songwriter David Clayton-Thomas sued Milli Vanilli for copyright infringement, alleging that "All or Nothing" used the melody from his 1968 composition "Spinning Wheel", a hit for his group Blood, Sweat & Tears. ^[6]

All or Nothing was included in Q magazine's 2006 list of the 50 worst albums ever made. ^[7]

Track listing

Side one

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

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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
Total length:			44:58

CD bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Too Much Monkey Business" (Maxi Version)	Farian	1:48
Total length:			45:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes, ^[8] except where noted.

Milli Vanilli

• Rob Pilatus – visual performance ^{[3] [9]}
• Fab Morvan – visual performance ^{[3] [9]}

Musicians

• P.G. Wilder – keyboards
• Toby Gad – keyboards
• Pit Loew – keyboards
• Volker Barber – keyboards
• Peter Weihe – guitars
• Jens Gad – guitars
• Curt Cress – drums
• Mel Collins – saxophone
• Dino Solera – horns
• Felice Civitareale – horns
• Franz Weyerer – horns
• Jodie Rocco – backing vocals
• Linda Rocco – backing vocals
• Felicia Taylor – backing vocals
• The Jackson Singers – backing vocals
• Charles Shaw – lead vocals, ^{[3] [9]} backing vocals
• Herbert Gebhard – backing vocals
• Bimey Oberreit – backing vocals
• Peter Rishavy – backing vocals
• John Davis – lead vocals ^{[3] [9]}
• Brad Howell – lead vocals ^{[3] [9]}
• Gina Mohammed – backing vocals ^[5]

Technical

• Frank Farian – producer
• P.G. Wilder – arranger
• Pit Loew – arranger
• Toby Gad – arranger
• Jens Gad – arranger
• Dino Solera – horn arranger
• Tobias Freund – engineer
• Bernd Berwanger – engineer
• Norbert Janicke – engineer
• Jens Seekamp – engineer
• Esser & Strauss – photos
• Mago-Design – styling
• Hans Wegner – cover

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1988–1989) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 13 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11] 36 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 22 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 29 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 5 UK Albums (OCC) [16] as 2×2 6

Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [17] 16 Chart (1990) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [18] 16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [19]	Gold	250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [20]	Platinum	15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [21]	Gold	300,000 [22]
United Kingdom (BPI) [23]	Silver	60,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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4. Milli Vanilli (1991). All or Nothing (reissue) (CD liner notes). Berlin: Hansa Records. 259 458.
5. Vogel, Steve (26 November 1990). "THE REAL MILLI VANILLI STANDS UP". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
6. Maull, Samuel (7 December 1990). "Songwriter-Singer Sues Milli Vanilli for Alleged Copyright Infringement". AP News .
7. "The 50 Worst Albums Ever!". Q (238). Bauer Media Group. May 2006.
8. Milli Vanilli (1988). All or Nothing (CD liner notes). Berlin: Hansa Records. 259 458.
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15. "Swisscharts.com – Milli Vanilli – All Or Nothing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
17. "Top Selling Albums of 1989". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
18. "Jahreshitparade Alben 1990". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
19. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Milli Vanilli; 'All or Nothing')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
20. "New Zealand album certifications – Milli Vanilli – All or Nothing". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
21. Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN   8480486392.
22. "Viva España: Best sellers" (PDF). Billboard . 8 December 1990. p. VE-28. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
23. "British album certifications – Milli Vanilli – All or Nothing". British Phonographic Industry.

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