''All You Need Is Luv is the final

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by Dutch

girl group A girl group is a music act featuring two or more women in music, female singers who generally vocal harmony, harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female p ...

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, Zimbabwe, Australia, New Zealand, Cana ...

released in

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

by Roman Disc and only available in

Kruidvat Kruidvat is a Dutch retail, pharmacy and drugstore chain specialising in health and beauty products which also has branches in Belgium. The first Kruidvat was opened in September 1975 by Ed During and Dick Siebrand. Kruidvat Holding also owned I ...

stores in the

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. It was reissued in 1995, 2021 and 2025.

History

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

, the original

trio (

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

Patty Brard Petula Louise "Patty" Brard (born March 25, 1955) is a Dutch singer, television personality, actress and entrepreneur, most notable for being a former member of the girl group Luv'. For five decades, she has often hit the headlines of the tabloid ...

and

Marga Scheide Margareth "Marga" Scheide (born 15 February 1954) is a Dutch singer and former model, best known for being a member of the girl group Luv'. Alongside Patty Brard and José Hoebee, she scored a string of international hit songs such as "You're th ...

) made a comeback. Their ''

Luv' Gold ''Luv' Gold'' is a 1993 greatest hits album by Dutch girl group Luv' which features hit singles like "You're the Greatest Lover", "Trojan Horse", " Casanova", "Ooh, Yes I Do" and some album tracks from the formation's heyday (1977–1981). This c ...

'' (1993) compilation sold 40.000 copies in the

and

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. They went on a promo tour through

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and

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. In late 1993, Luv' decided to record new material.

Piet Souer Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Souer (born 29 March 1948) is a Dutch record producer, songwriter and arranger. Through his collaborations with acts such as Luv', Mouth & MacNeal, Liesbeth List, Ramses Shaffy, American Gypsy, and Champagne, he has achi ...

and Martin Duiser assisted by Koen van Baal supervised the recording sessions. Souer is familiar to the group's public as

Hans van Hemert Hans van Hemert (7 April 1945 – 7 October 2024) was a Dutch record producer and songwriter. Mouth and MacNeal and Luv' are among the pop acts he produced. He won an ASCAP award for the song "How Do You Do" by Mouth and MacNeal. and composed th ...

and he wrote the whole Luv' repertoire in their heyday. Duiser was an acclaimed artist as he was involved in the world-famous

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productions. Souer and Duiser had already teamed up in the 1980s to produce popular Dutch artists (including

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). Keyboard player Koen van Baal had a career as an arranger and a session musician (for successful acts like German band

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and

Marco Borsato Marco Roberto Borsato (, ; born 21 December 1966) is a Dutch people, Dutch singer. Born in Alkmaar, North Holland, he started performing in Italian language, Italian before switching to Dutch language, Dutch in 1994. He has consistently been one o ...

All You Need Is Luv' ''All You Need Is Luv is the final studio album by Dutch girl group Luv' released in 1994 by Roman Disc and only available in Kruidvat stores in the Netherlands. It was reissued in 1995, 2021 and 2025. History In 1993, the original Luv' trio ( J ...

consists of thirteen tracks recorded in the Bolland studios (owned by the duo

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) in

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. The aim of this album was to conform to the popular music genres of the mid

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. Souer and Duiser wrote nine original tracks, and Van Baal two songs. Luv' rendered "

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" (originally performed by

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) in a

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oriented tempo. Some songs were performed in a

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style: "Don't Stop Now", "One More Night", "I Cried You Outta My Heart", and "Let's Go to the Paradise of Love". Another composition, "Your Love", had a

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influence. Other songs, including "Bad Reputation" and "Big Time Spender", had

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elements. "No Johnny No Can Do" was a tribute to Luv's

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and Latino style of their debut. The final track was a

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of their re-recorded greatest hits " U.O.Me", "

You're the Greatest Lover "You're the Greatest Lover" is a single by the Dutch girl group Luv', released in July 1978 by Philips/Phonogram Records. It appears on the 1978 debut album '' With Luv. The song is the group's international breakthrough as it was successful ...

", " Casanova" and "

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". The album was released by Roman Disc and was only available in

shops (a Dutch chain of drugstores). Because of this limited distribution, it did not enter the album charts. One year later, it was reissued by Rondo Music/Pink Records with a new title: One More Night. On April 2, 2021, Dutch independent label Hit It! Music reissued the album on digital platforms (Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music, Deezer and Spotify).

was reissued on a double CD and streaming platforms by Hit It Music! on March 14, 2025, in a Remastered & Expanded Edition. This re-release featured the original track listing on CD 1 and the Ladies on Mars remixes on CD 2. In anticipation of this reissue, seven Ladies On Mars remixes were released as digital singles between October 2024 and March 2025: Luv' Medley (Ladies On Mars Re-Touch Remix), "Don't Stop Now (Ladies On Mars Remix)", "Don't Stop Now (Ladies On Mars Extended Remix)", "You're The Greatest Lover (Ladies On Mars Re-Construction Mix)", "You're The Greatest Lover (Ladies On Mars Re-Construction Extended Mix)", "Let's Go To The Paradise Of Love (Ladies On Mars Remix)", "Let's Go To The Paradise Of Love (Ladies On Mars Extended Remix)". Moreover,

(Remastered & Expanded Edition) was also re-released exclusively for Record Store Day 2025 on April 12, 2025, as a limited edition release on pink and blue vinyl.

Track listing

Standard CD edition in 1994, CD reissue in 1995 and digital reissue in 2021 All tracks written by

& Martin Duiser, except where noted. #"

" (

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) – 4:15 #"Don't Stop Now" – 3:24 #"Everything's Gonna Be Allright" – 4:00 #"Shine On" – 3:28 #"One More Night" (Koen van Baal) – 3:45 #"I Cried You Outta My Heart" – 6:10 #"You Love" (Koen van Baal) – 4:23 #"Let's Go to the Paradise of Love" – 4:00 #"Bad Reputation" – 3:22 #"No Johnny, No Can Do" – 3:38 #"Big Time Spender" – 3:00 #"Break" – 4:00 #"Medley" (including " U.O.Me" / "

" / " Casanova" / "

") (Janschen & Janschens) – 4:00 Remastered & Expanded Edition (CD reissue in 2025) All tracks written by

& Martin Duiser, except where noted. CD 1: #"

" (

" / " Casanova" / "

") (Janschen & Janschens) – 4:00 CD 2: #"

(Ladies On Mars Re-Construction Mix)" – 3:04 #"Don't Stop Now (Ladies On Mars Remix)" – 3:58 #"Let's Go To The Paradise Of Love (Ladies On Mars Remix)" – 3:03 #"Luv' Medley (Ladies On Mars Re-Touch Remix)" – 3:12 #"

(Ladies On Mars Re-Construction Extended Mix)"– 5:15 #"Don't Stop Now (Ladies On Mars Extended Remix)" – 5:17 #"Let's Go To The Paradise Of Love (Ladies On Mars Extended Remix)"– 5:47 Remastered & Expanded Edition (double vinyl reissue in limited edition - 2025) All tracks written by

& Martin Duiser, except where noted. Pink vinyl (original track listing): Side 1: #"

" (

) – 4:15 #"Don't Stop Now" – 3:24 #"Everything's Gonna Be Allright" – 4:00 #"Shine On" – 3:28 #"One More Night" (Koen van Baal) – 3:45 #"I Cried You Outta My Heart" – 6:10 Side 2: #"You Love" (Koen van Baal) – 4:23 #"Let's Go to the Paradise of Love" – 4:00 #"Bad Reputation" – 3:22 #"No Johnny, No Can Do" – 3:38 #"Big Time Spender" – 3:00 #"Break" – 4:00 #"Medley" (including " U.O.Me" / "

" / " Casanova" / "

") (Janschen & Janschens) – 4:00 Blue vinyl (Ladies on Mars remixes): Side 3: #"

(Ladies On Mars Re-Construction Extended Mix)"– 5:15 #"Don't Stop Now (Ladies On Mars Extended Remix)" – 5:17 #"Let's Go To The Paradise Of Love (Ladies On Mars Extended Remix)"– 5:47

Personnel

Luv' *

– vocals *

– vocals Production (original credits) * Produced by

and Martin Duiser. * Arranged by Koen van Baal except "Don't Stop Now" and "Big Time Spender" arranged by

. * Recorded at M.D.P and Bolland Studios, Blaricum, Netherlands. * Mixed by

, Martin Duiser and Okkie Huysdens Design (first edition in 1994) * Cover Design: Henk-Jan Voordes Remastered & Expanded Edition (additional credits for the 2025 reissue on CD and double vinyl) *Remixed, arranged & additional production by: Ladies On Mars (Jonathan Douglas Braverman) at Mars Estudio, Buenos Aires, Argentina * A&R, remix production & project coordination: Casper Janssen for Hit It! Music *Mastered by: Matias Parisi

References

External links

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