''Luv' Gold'' is a 1993

greatest hits album A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...

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

which features hit singles like "

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 ...

", "

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", " Casanova", "

Ooh, Yes I Do "Ooh, Yes I Do" is the ninth single by the Dutch girl group Luv', released in the autumn of 1979 by CNR/Carrere Records. The song appears on the group's 1979 third studio album True Luv'. It was a hit in Benelux, Denmark, France, Germany and Aust ...

" and some album tracks from the formation's heyday (1977–1981). This compilation peaked at #14 in the Netherlands and spent 18 weeks on the album charts. Luv' hadn't scored a hit album for nearly thirteen years. ''Luv' Gold'' includes a bonus track, " Megamix '93", issued as a single, which reached the 23rd position on the

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Background

The release of this compilation was the idea of

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Will Hoebee, José Hoebee's husband, who was inspired by the success of ABBA's and Boney M.'s Gold CDs and the 1970s pop/disco nostalgia. It was also the opportunity for the original Luv' members to reunite.

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 ...

, José Hoebee 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 ...

had tried in early 1989 to record a comeback CD but they didn't succeed at this time. Marga was the only original singer of the group to carry on with other vocalists. She only scored with the renewed version of the trio a moderate hit single, " Welcome to My Party", in

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. The promotion campaign of the Gold CD started in a notorious Amsterdam gay club (De iT) where the singers appeared in concert. The girl trio later performed on TV (including ''De Staatsloterijshow'' on

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and a TV Special aired on VeronicaDetails about the TV Special "Discover the World" with Luv' in the British Virgin Islands
and filmed in the

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). Luv' also toured the club circuit in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Denmark. Less than one year later, the pop act disbanded and reunited again in 2005. Although Luv's previous album to reach the hit lists, '' Forever Yours'' (1980), was released more than twelve years prior, ''Luv' Gold'' entered the album charts within eighteen weeks. This album is the first exhaustive singles collection of the trio as it includes hit singles from their entire heyday in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It features songs from their

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Phonogram Phonogram may refer to: * A sound recording – see Geneva Phonograms Convention * ''Phonogram'' (comics), a comic book by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie * Phonogram (linguistics), a grapheme which represents a phoneme or a combination of phon ...

years (1977–1979) and their CNR/Carrere era (1979–1981).

Track listing

All tracks written by

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

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 ...

under the pseudonym 'Janschen & Janschens'. # "

" – 2:51 #* Taken from the album '' With Luv''' (1978) # " U.O.me (Waldolala)" – 2:58 #* Taken from the album '' With Luv''' (1978) # "

" – 3:25 #* Taken from the album '' With Luv''' (1978) # " My Man" – 3:05 #* Taken from the album '' With Luv''' (1978) # " Eeny Meeny Miny Moe" – 2:59 #* Taken from the album '' Lots of Luv''' (1979a) # "

" – 2:58 #* Taken from the album '' True Luv''' (1979b) # "I Like Sugar Candy Kisses" – 3:36 #* Taken from the album '' Lots of Luv''' (1979a) # " Dream, Dream" – 3:30 #* Taken from the album '' With Luv''' (1978) # " One More Little Kissie" – 3:46 #* Taken from the album '' Forever Yours'' (1980) # "Life Is on My Side" – 2:38 #* B-side of "

", taken from the album '' With Luv''' (1978) # " Ann-Maria" – 4:41 #* Taken from the album '' True Luv''' (1979b) # " Casanova" – 3:51 #* Taken from the album '' Lots of Luv''' (1979a) # "I.M.U.R" – 3:36 #* B-side of " Eeny Meeny Miny Moe", taken from the album '' Lots of Luv''' (1979a) # " Tingalingaling" – 2:31 #* Taken from the album '' Forever Yours'' (1980) # "Boys Goodnight" – 2:39 #* Taken from the album '' True Luv''' (1979b) # "Getaway" – 3:04 #* Taken from the album '' True Luv''' (1979b) # "Shoes off (Boots on)" – 3:07 #* Taken from the album '' Lots of Luv''' (1979a) # "

My Number One "My Number One" is a song recorded by Greek-Swedish singer Helena Paparizou with music composed by Manolis Psaltakis and Christos Dantis, lyrics written by Dantis and Natalia Germanou, and produced by Dantis. It in the Eurovision Song Contes ...

" – 3:11 #* Taken from the album '' Forever Yours'' (1980) # " Who Do You Wanna Be" – 3:42 #* Taken from the album '' With Luv''' (1978) # " Megamix '93" – 2:49 #* Radio version. (" U.O.me (Waldolala)"/"

"/"

Personnel

* José Hoebee – vocals *

– vocals *

– vocals * Ria Thielsch – vocals Production *

– producer,

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(tracks 1–19) * Martin Boer & Dick Liefting for Dancability Productions – track 20

Single release

Charts

References

External links

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