Ooh, Yes I Do

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Ooh, Yes I Do
Single by Luv'
from the album True Luv'
B-side My Guy
Released 1979
Format 7" Vinyl Single
Recorded 1979
Genre Pop
Length 2:58
Label Carrere Records
Writer(s) Hans van Hemert
Producer Hans van Hemert
Luv' singles chronology
"Who Do You Wanna Be"
(1979)
"Ooh, Yes I Do"
(1979)
"Ann-Maria"
(1980)

Ooh, Yes I Do is the ninth single by the Dutch girl group Luv', released in the autumn of 1979 by Carrere Records. This song appears on the formation's third studio album True Luv'. It was a successful chart topper in the Benelux and Denmark and reached the Top 50 in Germany and France. The Spanish version of this pop track hit N°1 in Mexico.


[edit] Song History

In the summer of 1979, Luv' and its producers and songwriters (Hans van Hemert and Piet Souer) decided to leave Philips Records/Phonogram Records (the record company which had released the group's records for two years). José Hoebee, Patty Brard, Marga Scheide and their team signed a one million Dutch Gulden contract with the French label Carrere Records. With this new deal, Luv's challenge was to prove that after one year and a half of mainstream success, the trio could still score hit records in the music charts. The formation's first single released by Carrere was Ooh, Yes I Do, a track composed and produced by Van Hemert. The song uses a melody inspired by the flute theme of ABBA's Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight). It became an instant hit. A Spanish version (entitled Si, Que Si) was recorded for the Latin American market and was a #1 single in Mexico where it reached the gold status.

[edit] Chart performance & Certification

Ooh Yes I Do was a Mexican #1 hit, a Top 5 hit in Denmark and the Netherlands, a Top 10 record in Flanders (Belgium), a Top 30 song in Germany and a moderate chart topper in France.


Charts (1979) Peak
position
Certification (If Any)
Mexico 1 Gold
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 5
Belgium/Flanders (BRT Top 30/Radio 2 Top 30) 7
Germany (Musikmarkt/Media Control) 27
Denmark (BT Hitlisten) 2
France (Hit Parade RTL) [1] 44

[edit] References

  1. ^ Before the French Top 50 (which was the first official music charts based on record sales in France) appeared in 1984, the hit parade of the radio station RTL was one of hitlists acknowledged by the music business. It was based on the listeners requests and RTL programme scheduling.