Lots of Luv'

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Lots of Luv'
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Studio album by
Luv'
Released1979
2006 (Remastered, as part of the Completely in Luv' box set)
Recorded1978
Genre Pop, Disco
Length40:47
Label Philips Records/Phonogram (original release)
Universal Music Netherlands
Producer Hans van Hemert
Luv' chronology
With Luv'
(1978)		Lots of Luv'
(1979)		 True Luv'
(1979)

Lots of Luv' is the second album by Dutch girl group Luv', released in May 1979 by Philips Records/Phonogram. It features the hit singles Casanova (a Top 10 song in a large part of Continental Europe) and Eeny Meeny Miny Moe, which maintained Luv's position as the best Dutch export act of 1979. [1] [2] In 2006, this LP was reissued in digitally remastered form by Universal Music Netherlands as part of the Completely in Luv' box set and featured the popular chart topper "Trojan Horse".

Album collection of recorded music, words, sounds

An album is a collection of audio recordings issued as a collection on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium. Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78-rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP records played at ​33 1⁄3 rpm. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The audio cassette was a format widely used alongside vinyl from the 1970s into the first decade of the 2000s.

Luv Dutch female pop trio

Luv' are a Dutch girl group that scored a string of hit records in Continental Europe as well as South Africa, Rhodesia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original members were Patty Brard, José Hoebee and Marga Scheide. In 1979, Luv' was 'Holland's best export act' and thus received the 'Conamus Export Prize'.

Philips Records Dutch record label; imprint of Philips Phonografische Industrie

Philips Records is a record label founded by the Dutch electronics company Philips. In 1946, Philips acquired the company which pressed records for British Decca's Dutch outlet in Amsterdam.

Contents

Background

In the second half of 1978, Luv' reached fame in a large part of Europe and South Africa thanks to the success of smash hits like "You're the Greatest Lover", "Trojan Horse" and the With Luv' album. The release party of the second LP (entitled Lots of Luv') took place at the Lido Club in Amsterdam in May 1979. [3] Two songs from this opus were released as singles: "Casanova" and "Eeny Meeny Miny Moe" (inspired by Boney M.'s 1978 song "Rasputin").

Youre the Greatest Lover 1978 single by Luv

"You're the Greatest Lover" is a single by 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. It is the group's international breakthrough as it was successful in a large part of Continental Europe and South Africa. Luv' reached its peak with this million seller. It is often considered as the signature song of the female pop act.

<i>With Luv</i> 1978 studio album by 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", "U.O.Me" and the million-seller "You're the Greatest Lover. A German pressing of this album features Trojan Horse", a successful European chart topper. In 2006, this LP was reissued in digitally remastered form by Universal Music Netherlands as part of the Completely in Luv' box set.

Amsterdam Capital of the Netherlands

Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with a population of 866,737 within the city proper, 1,380,872 in the urban area, and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area. Amsterdam is in the province of North Holland. Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North" due to its large number of canals which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

After the release of the 1978 With Luv' , the producers and songwriters Hans van Hemert and Piet Souer (under the pseudonym Janschen & Janschens) teamed up once again to supervise the recording and the production of Lots of Luv, influenced by Pop music, Disco and Latin American music sounds.

Hans van Hemert Dutch record producer, songwriter, lyricist

Hans van Hemert is a Dutch ASCAP award-winning record producer and songwriter. Mouth & MacNeal and Luv' are among the pop acts he produced. He also composed three songs for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Souer is a Dutch record producer, songwriter and arranger. His collaboration with acts made him gain twenty two gold and platinum records', one Conamus Export Prize and one 'Outstanding Song Award', thanks to his composition "Too Young To Know", performed by Anita Meyer at World Popular Song Festival in Japan in 1981.

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s. The terms "popular music" and "pop music" are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many diverse styles. "Pop" and "rock" were roughly synonymous terms until the late 1960s, when they became increasingly differentiated from each other.

Track listing

All tracks written by Hans van Hemert and Piet Souer under the pseudonym 'Janschen & Janschens' except where noted.

Side A:

  1. "Casanova" – 3:48
  2. "Eeny Meeny Miny Moe" – 2:46
  3. "DJ" – 3:20
  4. "Shoes Off (Boots On)" – 3:07
  5. "Marcellino" – 3:14
  6. "Dandy" – 2:46

Side B:

  1. "The Night of Love" – 3:32
  2. "Money, Honey" – 3:16
  3. "I.M.U.R" – 3:35
  4. "I Like Sugar Candy Kisses" – 3:34
  5. "If You Love Me" – 2:34
  6. "Saint Tropez" – 3:04

2006 bonus tracks

Lots of Luv' was remastered and reissued in 2006 as part of the Completely in Luv' box set with the same track listing and four bonus tracks:

<i>Completely in Luv</i> 2006 box set by Luv

Completely in Luv' is a four CD box set of four studio albums, With Luv' (1978), Lots of Luv' (1979), True Luv' (1979) and Forever Yours (1980) recorded by Dutch girl group Luv' during their heyday in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was released in April 2006 by Universal Music. It features Luv's greatest hits scored in a dozen of countries, album songs, bonus tracks and remixes.

  1. "Trojan Horse" (Janschen & Janschens) – 3:24
  2. "Casanova" (Alfred Garrido, Janschen & Janschens) – 3:49
    • Spanish version
  3. "Luv' Hitpack" (Janschen & Janschens) – 5:29
    • Long version:Casanova/Life Is on My Side/U.O.Me/Casanova/You're the Greatest Lover/Life Is On My Side/Trojan Horse/Everybody's Shakin' Hands on Broadway/Casanova
  4. "All You Need Is Luv' Jingle" (Janschen & Janschens) – 0:12

Personnel

Luv'

José Hoebee Dutch female singer

Josina van de Wijdeven, known as José Hoebee, is a Dutch pop singer. She is a member of Luv', a famous Dutch girl group in the late 1970s and early 1980s that scored hits in more than 15 countries. In late 1981, she went solo and was successful in her homeland and in the Flanders region of Belgium between 1982 and 1985. She formed an occasional duo known as Bonnie & José with Bonnie St. Claire to record Dutch cover versions of ABBA's songs. She currently performs solo and with Luv'.

Marga Scheide Dutch singer

Margareth "Marga" Scheide is a Dutch singer and former model. She is 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 the Greatest Lover", "Trojan Horse", "Casanova" and "Ooh, Yes I Do". She was the only Luv' singer to be involved in all the incarnations of the group.

Patty Brard Dutch singer

Patty Brard is an Indo (Dutch-Indonesian) entertainer. She is a TV personality and a singer notable as a former member of the girl group Luv'. For four decades, she has often hit the headlines of the tabloid press.

Additional personnel

Production

Design

Singles

#SinglesDate
1."Casanova"April 1979
2."Eeny Meeny Miny Moe"August 1979

Charts

Because Luv's public was composed by a majority of teenagers at the time of the release of Lots of Luv', the group's singles/performance (sales) fared more significant than the albums. In the late 1970s, 45-RPM vinyl records were popular formats among the young public whereas the full-length LP's attracted more adult listeners. This situation explains why Luv' achieved a greater success on the singles charts than on the album lists.
Lots of Luv' reached platinum status in the Netherlands.

CountryAlbum chartsPeak positionCertification (if any)Sales/shipments
NetherlandsLP Top 507Platinum [4] 100,000+
NetherlandsNationale Hitparade LP Top 504 [5] Platinum [6] 100,000+
Germany Media Control Charts 39--
AustriaAlben Top 2513 [7] --
DenmarkBT Hitliste17 (Year-end charts)--

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References

  1. ↑ List of the Conamus Export Prize winners Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine ; Conamus (currently: Buma Cultuur) is an organisation which promotes Dutch music artists abroad. Every year, since 1972, this foundation has presented an Export Prize to reward the best selling Export acts from the Netherlands.
  2. ↑ List of the winners of Dutch pop music awards presented by Buma Cultuur in 1979
  3. ↑ Article published in Leidsch Dagblad on May 16 1979 Accessed: April 24, 2011
  4. ↑ Dutch recording association:NVPI Accessed: July 10, 2011
  5. ↑ Peak position on the Nationale Hitparade LP Top 50 Accessed: July 10, 2011
  6. ↑ Dutch recording association:NVPI
  7. ↑ Peak position on the Alben Top 25 Accessed: July 10, 2011
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