''Lots of Luv is the second

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by Dutch girl group

Luv' Luv' were a Dutch girl group that scored a string of hit records in Continental Europe (Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain, Denmark, Norway and Finland) as well as Israel, South Africa, Rhodesia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada ...

, released in May 1979 by

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/ Phonogram. It features the hit singles

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(a Top 10 song in a large part of

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) and

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, which maintained Luv's position as the best Dutch export act of 1979. In 2006, this LP was reissued in digitally remastered form by

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Netherlands as part of the ''

Completely in Luv' ''Completely in Luv is a four-CD boxed set of four studio albums, ''With Luv (1978), ''Lots of Luv (1979), '' True Luv (1979) and '' Forever Yours'' (1980) recorded by Dutch girl group Luv' during their heyday in the late 1970s and earl ...

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and featured the popular chart topper "

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Background

In the second half of 1978,

reached fame in a large part of Europe and South Africa thanks to the success of smash hits like "

You're the Greatest Lover "You're the Greatest Lover" is a single by the Dutch girl group Luv'. It was first released in July 1978 by Philips/Phonogram Records. It appears on the 1978 debut album With Luv' and on compilations (Luv' Gold, 25 Jaar Na Waldolala, Completely I ...

", "

" and the ''

With Luv' ''With Luv is the first album by the Dutch girl group Luv', released in August 1978 by Phonogram/Philips Records. It includes the hit singles " My Man" (the trio's first record), " U.O.Me" (Luv's breakthrough in Benelux) and the million-seller "Yo ...

'' album. The release party of the second LP (entitled ''Lots of Luv) took place at the Lido Club in

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in May 1979.Article published in Leidsch Dagblad on May 16 1979
Accessed: April 24, 2011 Two songs from this opus were released as singles: "

" and "

" (inspired by

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's 1978 song " Rasputin"). After the release of the 1978 ''

'', the producers and songwriters

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and

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(under the pseudonym Janschen & Janschens) teamed up once again to supervise the recording and the production of ''Lots of Luv'', influenced by

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and Latin American music sounds.

Track listing

All tracks written by

and

under the pseudonym 'Janschen & Janschens' except where noted. Side A: #"

" – 3:48 #"

" – 2:46 #"DJ" – 3:20 #"Shoes Off (Boots On)" – 3:07 #"Marcellino" – 3:14 #"Dandy" – 2:46 Side B: #"The Night of Love" – 3:32 #"Money, Honey" – 3:16 #"I.M.U.R" – 3:35 #"I Like Sugar Candy Kisses" – 3:34 #"If You Love Me" – 2:34 #"Saint Tropez" – 3:04

2006 bonus tracks

''Lots of Luv was remastered and reissued in 2006 as part of the ''

'' box set with the same track listing and four bonus tracks:

"
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" (Janschen & Janschens) – 3:24
"Casanova" (Alfred Garrido, Janschen & Janschens) – 3:49 *Spanish version
"
Luv' Hitpack Luv' Hitpack is the seventeenth single by the Dutch girl group Luv' released in 1989 by Mercury/Phonogram Records and is a Megamix conceived by Peter Slaghuis. It appears on the compilation Greatest Hits. The long version of this medley is include ...
" (Janschen & Janschens) – 5:29 *Long version:Casanova/Life Is on My Side/U.O.Me/Casanova/You're the Greatest Lover/Life Is On My Side/Trojan Horse/Everybody's Shakin' Hands on Broadway/Casanova
"All You Need Is Luv' Jingle" (Janschen & Janschens) – 0:12

Personnel

Luv' *

José Hoebee Josina van de Wijdeven (born 29 March 1954), known as José Hoebee, is a Dutch pop singer. She was a member of Luv', a famous Dutch girl group in the late 1970s and early 1980s that scored hits in more than 15 countries. In late 1981, she went ...

– vocals *

Marga Scheide Margareth "Marga" Scheide (born 15 February 1954 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer and former Model (person), model. She was a member of the girl group Luv'. Alongside Patty Brard and José Hoebee, she scored a string of international ...

– vocals *

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– vocals Additional personnel * Ernö Olah & Metropole Orkest – strings

Production

* Producer:

* Arranger/conductor:

* Mastering: www.pat-sound.nl * Remix track 15 Luv' Hitpack by Peter 'Hithouse' Slaghuis

Design

* Photography: Claude Vanheye * Design: Jan H. van Uden * Art Direction: Clouds Studio

Singles

Charts

Because

s public was composed by a majority of teenagers at the time of the release of ''Lots of Luv, the group's singles/performance (sales) fared more significant than the albums. In the late 1970s, 45-RPM vinyl records were popular formats among the young public whereas the full-length LP's attracted more adult listeners. This situation explains why

achieved a greater success on the singles charts than on the album lists.
''Lots of Luv reached platinum status in the

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References

External links

* Page about Lots of Luv' from the website Fonos.nl about the Dutch Pop Music Archive

* Review of Luv' records (including ''Lots of Luv) on Bubblegum University websit

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