"My Man" is the debut single by the Dutch girl group
Luv', released in May 1977 by
Philips/
Phonogram Records. It appears on the 1978 album
With Luv'
''With Luv is the first album by the Dutch girl group Luv', released in August 1978 by Phonogram/ Philips Records. It includes the hit singles "My Man" (the trio's first record), " U.O.Me" (Luv's breakthrough in Benelux) and the million-seller ...
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Background
The song is Luv's very first commercially available single. In 1976, producers and songwriters
Hans van Hemert and
Piet Souer first recorded the music of a self-penned composition entitled "My Man" and were looking for female vocalists. They recruited
José Hoebee,
Marga Scheide and
Patty Brard to form the
girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups, many of who ...
Luv'. The lyrics of this
ABBA-esque track dealt with the death of a railroad man. It was a coincidence that around the time of its release, a
taking of hostages happened in a train in
De Punt in late May and early June 1977.
The single charted in the Netherlands and Belgium. Luv' performed it on the
Musikladen TV show broadcast on August 18, 1977, to promote it in the German-speaking countries. However, "My Man" failed to break into the charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Track listing and release
7" Vinyl
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Accessed: February 11, 2011
* a. "My Man"
* b. "Don't Let Me Down"
Charts
Year-end charts
References
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1977 debut singles
Luv' songs
Songs written by Hans van Hemert
Songs written by Piet Souer
Phonogram Records singles
1977 songs
Philips Records singles
Private Stock Records singles