''With Luv is the first

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by the Dutch girl group

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, released in August 1978 by

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. It includes the hit singles " My Man" (the trio's first record), " U.O.Me" (Luv's breakthrough in

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) and the million-seller "

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, Complete ...

(a #1 song in a large part of Continental Europe). A German pressing of this album includes "

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", a successful European chart topper. In 2006, this LP was reissued in digitally remastered form by

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Netherlands as part of the '' Completely in Luv''' box set.

Background

After achieving success on the Dutch and Flemish charts (with the singles "My Man" and "U.O.Me") and on the European hit lists (with the single "You're the Greatest Lover"), Phonogram/Philips Records decided to release

s first full-length studio album: ''With Luv. Production was supervised by

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with the help of

Piet Souer Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Souer (born 29 March 1948, Eindhoven) is a Dutch record producer, songwriter and arranger. His collaboration with acts (such as Luv', Mouth & MacNeal, Liesbeth List, Ramses Shaffy, American Gypsy, and Champagne) made him g ...

. Van Hemert and Souer co-wrote all of the album's tracks under the pseudonym Janschen & Janschens, with the exception of "Don Juanito de Carnaval" (a cover version of

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's 1977 hit, " A far l'amore comincia tu"). The arrangements of the album were inspired by the musical styles that were popular on the mainstream music market in the late 1970s: the

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-esque repertoire (especially with "My Man" and "

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"), carnival, Spanish and Latin American music sounds (with "U.O.Me" and "Don Juanito De Carnaval"), disco music (with "Everybody's Shaking Hands On Broadway") and

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(with compositions like "You're the Greatest Lover" and "

Who Do You Wanna Be "Who Do You Wanna Be" is the eighth single by the Dutch girl group Luv', released in the autumn of 1979 by Philips/Phonogram Records. This song appears on the formation's debut album With Luv' and their first compilation "Greatest Hits". It was t ...

"). The LP was released at Hilversum Airport on 22 August 1978.

Track listing

All tracks written by

and

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

" – 2: 50 #"

" – 3:44 #" My Man" – 3:05 #"Sugar Babe" – 2:49 #"Don Juanito de Carnaval" (

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, Janschen & Janschens) – 3:09 #"Life Is on My Side" – 2:38 Side B: #" U.O.Me (Welcome to Waldolala)" – 2:55 #"

" – 3:30 #"Oh, Get Ready" – 3:16 #"Louis, je t'adore" – 3:40 #"Everybody's Shaking Hands on Broadway" – 3:27 #"Hang On" – 3:07

Alternative album editions

* Germany - track A5: "

" (Janschen & Janschens) – 3:24

1980 re-issue

Philips Records re-issued the LP in 1980,Details about 1980 pressing
''Discogs''. Retrieved March 26, 2011. after the trio had left the label and was under contract with CNR/

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. This pressing was part of the 'Success series', a re-issue of popular albums from the Philips back catalogue.

2006 reissue bonus tracks

''With Luv was remastered and reissued in 2006 as part of the '' Completely in Luv''' box set with the same track listing and three bonus tracks: : "Don't Let Me Down" (Janschen & Janschens) – 2:37 (B-side of " My Man") : "Eres mi mejor amante" (Alfred Garrido, Janschen & Janschens) – 2:50 (Spanish version of "

") : "All You Need Is Luv' Jingle" (Janschen & Janschens) – 0:12

Singles

Personnel

Luv' *

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– vocals * Marga Scheide – vocals *

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

Production

*Producer:

*Arranger/conductor:

*Mastering: www.pat-sound.nl

Design

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

Charts

Luv' was a more successful band on the singles charts (at a time when it was significant for the music industry) than on the album charts because the trio's first fans were, in the late 1970s, mainly teenagers (known to be vinyl

singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...

buyers). ''With Luv went platinum in the Netherlands and silver in

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References

External links

Page about With Luv'
from the website Fonos.nl about the Dutch Pop Music Archives
Review of Luv' records (including ''With Luv)
on Bubblegum University website {{Authority control 1978 debut albums Luv' albums Philips Records albums Universal Music Netherlands albums