''Sincerely Yours'' is the fifth studio

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by Dutch girl group

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, released in 1991 by the labels

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. It includes the singles " Hasta Mañana", " Jungle Jive", " He's My Guy" (a minor hit song) and " The Last Song". This opus features a new group's member

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who replaced Michelle Gold.

Background

June 1990 saw changes in Luv's line-up. Michelle Gold was replaced by

, a 20-year-old singer who had been recruited among a hundred girls by

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 ...

(the only original group's member). This change in the trio's formation coincided with a new record deal. Luv' signed a contract with the Dutch subsidiary of

and chose another kind of repertoire. After the moderate success of the 1989 single " Welcome to My Party" (inspired by the Stock Aitken Waterman style and produced by Nigel Wright), the female pop act recorded ''Sincerely Yours'' EP named after a cover version of the US Top 20 song "Sincerely Yours" originally performed by the American Dance girl group Sweet Sensation on their 1988 debut album ''

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''.1989 Music video of "Sincerely Yours" by Sweet Sensation
at

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This material was produced by

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(a.k.a. E. Mergency),

's partner at the time. Session musicians from the Dutch music scene were hired for the recording of this album: Bert Meulendijk, Eddie Conard, Hans Jansen Lex Bolderdijk, Omar Dupree and Ton op 't Hof. They had collaborated with artists like

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, Paul de Leeuw, Gordon,

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, Herman Brood, and

Dolly Dots Dolly Dots are a popular Dutch girl band in the 1980s. With their style of upbeat dance/ pop, they scored many hits throughout Europe. The sextet consisted of Angela Groothuizen, Angéla Kramers, Anita Heilker, Esther Oosterbeek, Patty Zomer a ...

. Despite their participation, the ''Sincerely Yours'' record failed to make any chart impact. However, though Luv' hadn't reached a mainstream success with this recording, their schedule was hectic. They often toured the club circuit in the Netherlands and Belgium and appeared on TV.

Track listing

#" Jungle Jive" (G. Thé,

, E. Mergency) – 3:23 #"Sincerely Yours" (Ricardo Pagan, Joseph Malloy) – 4:25 #"Sentimental Fool" (E. Mergency, Scheide) – 4:17 #"Canta de la Luna" (E. Mergency, Scheide) – 4:15 #"2am Saturday Night" (F. Rampen, E. Mergency) – 3:10 #" Hasta Mañana" (E. Mergency, Scheide) – 5:33 #" He's My Guy" (E. Mergency) – 3:44 #"Live or Die" (A. Hol, Scheide, E. Mergency) – 3:32 #"I Wanna Make Love to You" (Lion Keezer) – 3:26 #" The Last Song" (E. Mergency, Scheide) – 4:31

Singles

Personnel

Luv' *

– vocals *

Diana van Berlo Diana van Berlo (born 6 January 1966 in Helmond, Netherlands) is a Dutch pop female singer. She was a member of the girl group Luv' from 1989 to 1992. She scored with the female formation a Dutch and Flemish Top 30 hit with the single " Wel ...

– vocals *

– vocals Additional musicians *

– keyboard/arranger * Hans Jansen – keyboard * Bert Meulendijk – guitar * Lex Bolderijk – guitar * Ton op 't Hof – drums * Eddie Conard – percussion * The Styluss Horns – horn section * Omar Dupree – background vocals Production * Producer:

* Recorded at Hit Jam Studios, Dureco Studios and Wisseloord Studios * Recording engineers: Sytze Gardenier, Erroll Lafleur, Margret van den Heuvel and

Design * Photography: Patricia Steur * Design: Meter

References

External links

Page about ''Sincerely Yours''
from the website Fonos.nl about the Dutch Pop Music Archives {{DEFAULTSORT:Sincerely Yours (Luv' Album) 1991 albums Luv' albums