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1993 greatest hits album by Luv'
Luv' Gold
Greatest hits album by Luv'
ReleasedMay 1993
Recorded1977–1981, 1993
Genre
Length75:31
LabelArcade
ProducerHans van Hemert
Luv' chronology
Sincerely Yours
(1991) 		Luv' Gold
(1993) 		All You Need Is Luv'
(1994)

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 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 Dutch Top 40.

Background

The release of this compilation was the idea of record producer 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, José Hoebee and Marga Scheide 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 Benelux.

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 RTL 4 and a TV Special aired on Veronica and filmed in the British Virgin Islands). 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 Philips/Phonogram years (1977–1979) and their CNR/Carrere era (1979–1981).

Track listing

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

  1. "You're the Greatest Lover" – 2:51
  2. "U.O.me (Waldolala)" – 2:58
  3. "Trojan Horse" – 3:25
  4. "My Man" – 3:05
  5. "Eeny Meeny Miny Moe" – 2:59
  6. "Ooh, Yes I Do" – 2:58
  7. "I Like Sugar Candy Kisses" – 3:36
  8. "Dream, Dream" – 3:30
  9. "One More Little Kissie" – 3:46
  10. "Life Is on My Side" – 2:38
  11. "Ann-Maria" – 4:41
  12. "Casanova" – 3:51
  13. "I.M.U.R" – 3:36
  14. "Tingalingaling" – 2:31
  15. "Boys Goodnight" – 2:39
  16. "Getaway" – 3:04
  17. "Shoes off (Boots on)" – 3:07
  18. "My Number One" – 3:11
  19. "Who Do You Wanna Be" – 3:42
  20. "Megamix '93" – 2:49

Personnel

Production

Single release

# Singles Date
1. "Megamix '93" May 1993

Charts

Country Peak position
Netherlands (LP Top 50) 14
Netherlands (Mega Album Top 100) 9

References

  1. mentioned at page four of CD booklet of Luv' Gold
  2. Details about the TV Special "Discover the World" with Luv' in the British Virgin Islands Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Peak position on Dutch Album Top 100

External links

Luv'
Studio albums
EP
  • For You (1989)
Main Compilations
Singles
Other singles
Videos
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