The Last Song (Luv' Song)
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"The Last Song" is the twenty-fourth single 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 1991 by
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/ BMG. It appears on their 1991 album '' Sincerely Yours''.


Song history

After releasing three joyful singles, "
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He's My Guy "He's My Guy" is the twenty-third single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in 1991 by RCA Records/ BMG. It appears on their 1991 album ''Sincerely Yours''. Song history Luv' experienced difficult career moves in the early 1990s. Its line-up had ...
" (1991), RCA Records/BMG decided that the follow-up record to come out would be the pop ballad "The Last Song", composed by Jacques Zwart and his partner, the Luv' singer
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 ...
. Like any track from the 1991 ''Sincerely Yours'' album, Zwart produced the song, surrounded by a team of session musicians (Bert Meulendijk, Eddie Conard, Hans Jansen, Lex Bolderdijk and Ton op 't Hof) who worked with popular Dutch artists (like Bolland & Bolland,
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, Gordon,
Lee Towers Leendert "Leen" Huijzer (; born 23 March 1946), better known by his stage name Lee Towers, is a Dutch singer with international success. He remains as one of the best-selling artists and holds the record for the most concerts performed by a singl ...
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Herman Brood Hermanus "Herman" Brood (; 5 November 1946 – 11 July 2001) was a Dutch musician, painter, actor and poet. As a musician he achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, and was called "the greatest and only Dutch rock 'n' ...
, 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 ...
). Moreover, Omar Dupree (a former member of America Gypsy and Band of Gold, famous bands in the Dutch scene in the 1970s and 1980s) recorded background vocals on "The Last Song". Despite the participation of the successful above-mentioned musicians, the single flopped and failed to make any chart impact. {{DEFAULTSORT:Last Song, The 1991 singles Luv' songs Songs written by Marga Scheide 1991 songs RCA Records singles