Milli Vanilli - "Girl You Know It’s True"

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   As you probably know, the single version is just an edit of the LP version, with the spoken LP intro chopped off.

Here are instructions for creating the single version, based on the timing from the Girl You Know It's True CD:

Keep 0:14.2-0:25.9 of the LP version.

Edit at snare.

Keep 0:35.8-4:13.0 (end) of the LP version.

The single version appears on two promotional CDs from Arista:

Add To Your Fortune/5 Future #1's From Arista (Arista ASCD-9791, 1988, total run time of 3:50)

Maximum Milli Vanilli/The Hits That Shook The World (Arista ASCD-9930, 1989, total run time of 3:49)

The album version appears on:

Girl You Know It's True (Arista ARCD-8592, 1989; total run times are 4:12 or 4:13, depending on which CD pressing; all 3 US pressings that I know of are digitally identical except for the lengths of intro/outro silences)

Now That's What I Call Music 13 (Virgin EMI PolyGram UK CD NOW 13, 1988, total run time of 4:14)

This Is Music 6 (Quality Canada QRSPD-1094, 1989, total run time of 4:13)

It appears that the LP version can be edited down from the 8:48 version that appears on the original European album called All Or Nothing (Hansa 96.628, 1988).  I haven't figured out the edit points, but the mix and transitions are the same as the US LP version.

There is also a 5:31 remix on The Remix Album (Arista ARCD-8622, 1990).

Plus, did you know the song is a remake?  It's a note-for-note remake of a song originally done by the group Numarx.  The original even includes the same spoken intro!  I have a Numarx LP and a 12" single for Girl (Studio Records STU-1811 12-inch single, 1987).

Also, I think I remember reading that the US Girl You Know It's True album is the largest-selling album ever to be stricken permanently out of print.  Thank you, Arista!

Just like many of the late-'80s Arista CDs (think Whitney Houston), the Milli Vanilli album shows signs of constant tinkering.  I have three different pressings of the CD, each with different edits for three different tracks: "Baby Don't Forget My Number", "More Than You'll Ever Know" and "Take It As It Comes".  I think "I'm Gonna Miss You" may be different on some pressings.

Edited by crapfromthepast

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crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 39	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Milli Vanilli - "Girl You Know It’s True" Posted: 02 October 2007 at 8:38pm
	As you probably know, the single version is just an edit of the LP version, with the spoken LP intro chopped off. Here are instructions for creating the single version, based on the timing from the Girl You Know It's True CD: Keep 0:14.2-0:25.9 of the LP version. Edit at snare. Keep 0:35.8-4:13.0 (end) of the LP version. The single version appears on two promotional CDs from Arista: Add To Your Fortune/5 Future #1's From Arista (Arista ASCD-9791, 1988, total run time of 3:50) Maximum Milli Vanilli/The Hits That Shook The World (Arista ASCD-9930, 1989, total run time of 3:49) The album version appears on: Girl You Know It's True (Arista ARCD-8592, 1989; total run times are 4:12 or 4:13, depending on which CD pressing; all 3 US pressings that I know of are digitally identical except for the lengths of intro/outro silences) Now That's What I Call Music 13 (Virgin EMI PolyGram UK CD NOW 13, 1988, total run time of 4:14) This Is Music 6 (Quality Canada QRSPD-1094, 1989, total run time of 4:13) It appears that the LP version can be edited down from the 8:48 version that appears on the original European album called All Or Nothing (Hansa 96.628, 1988). I haven't figured out the edit points, but the mix and transitions are the same as the US LP version. There is also a 5:31 remix on The Remix Album (Arista ARCD-8622, 1990). Plus, did you know the song is a remake? It's a note-for-note remake of a song originally done by the group Numarx. The original even includes the same spoken intro! I have a Numarx LP and a 12" single for Girl (Studio Records STU-1811 12-inch single, 1987). Also, I think I remember reading that the US Girl You Know It's True album is the largest-selling album ever to be stricken permanently out of print. Thank you, Arista! Just like many of the late-'80s Arista CDs (think Whitney Houston), the Milli Vanilli album shows signs of constant tinkering. I have three different pressings of the CD, each with different edits for three different tracks: "Baby Don't Forget My Number", "More Than You'll Ever Know" and "Take It As It Comes". I think "I'm Gonna Miss You" may be different on some pressings. Edited by crapfromthepast

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 October 2007 at 9:54pm
	Very interesting. I have the "Add to Your Fortune" CD, and I will say there seems to be this strange almost "out of phase" sound to the 45 version that the LP version doesn't have. It's very subtle, but I can hear it, and I think Aaron told me in another post he could hear it too. Somebody else reported the same phenomenon on "Bette Davis Eyes." I did not know the album was tinkered with! I know there's at least three different "short" versions of "All or Nothing" -- the album mix, the remix that backed one of the earlier singles, and the "US Remix" that apparently was the US commercial single version.

edtop40 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 29 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote edtop40 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 July 2010 at 9:17am
	my commercial 45 of the milli vanilli song "girl you know it's true" issued as arista 9781 is identical to the version from the promo cd compilation titled "hits that shook the world" and runs 3:48......no right/left channel switching is necessary..... Edited by edtop40
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