Luv' Gold

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.

Album history

The release of this compilation was the idea of record producer Will Hoebee, José Hoebee's husband,^[1] who was inspired by the success of the 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 ^[2] 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.
The fact that Luv' Gold entered the album charts during eighteen weeks was a feat as Luv's previous album to reach the hit lists was Forever Yours that came out in November 1980. One of the reasons of the quiet good chart performance of this CD is because Patty, Marga and José were really involved in its promotion whereas they weren't for the past compilations.
Luv' Gold 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 indeed songs from their Philips/Phonogram years (1977-1979) and their CNR/Carrere era (1979-1981).

Track listing

"You're the Greatest Lover" - 2:51
- Taken from the album With Luv'
"U.O.me (Waldolala)" - 2:58
- Taken from the album With Luv'
Trojan Horse - 3:25
- Taken from the album With Luv'
"My Man - 3:05
- Taken from the album With Luv'
"Eeny Meeny Miny Moe - 2:59
- Taken from the album Lots Of Luv'
"Ooh, Yes I Do" - 2:58
- Taken from the album True Luv'
"I Like Sugar Candy Kisses" - 3:36
- Taken from the album Lots Of Luv'
"Dream, Dream" - 3:30
- Taken from the album With Luv'
"One More Little Kissie" - 3:46
- Taken from the album Forever Yours
"Life Is On My Side" - 2:38
- B-side of Trojan Horse, taken from the album With Luv'
"Ann-Maria - 4:41
- Taken from the album True Luv'
"Casanova - 3:51
- Taken from the album Lots Of Luv'
"I.M.U.R" - 3:36
- B-side of Eeny Meeny Miny Moe, taken from the album Lots Of Luv'
"Tingalingaling - 2:31
- Taken from the album Forever Yours
"Boys Goodnight" - 2:39
- Taken from the album True Luv'
"Getaway" - 3:04
- Taken from the album True Luv'
"Shoes off (Boots on)" - 3:07
- Taken from the album Lots Of Luv'
My Number One - 3:11
- Taken from the album Forever Yours
Who Do You Wanna Be - 3:42
- Taken from the album With Luv'
Megamix '93 - 2:49
- Radio version. ("U.O.me (Waldolala)"/"Trojan Horse"/"You're The Greatest Lover"/"Ooh, Yes I Do")

All songs written by Hans van Hemert and Piet Souer (aka Janschen & Janschens)

Personnel

José Hoebee - vocals
Patty Brard - vocals
Marga Scheide - vocals
Ria Thielsch - vocals

Production

Hans van Hemert - producer, songwriter (track 1-19)
Martin Boer & Dick Liefting for Dancability Productions - track 20

Single release

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

Chart performance

Country	Peak position
Netherlands (LP Top 50)	14
Netherlands (Mega Album Top 100)	9^[3]

References

↑ mentioned at page 4 of CD booklet of Luv' Gold
↑ Details about the TV Special "Discover The World" with Luv' in the British Virgin Islands
↑ Peak position on Dutch Album Top 100

External links

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Patty Brard José Hoebee Marga Scheide Ria Thielsch Diana van Berlo Michelle Gold Carina Lemoine

Studio albums	With Luv' (1978) Lots Of Luv' (1979) True Luv' (1979) Forever Yours (1980) Sincerely Yours (1991) All You Need Is Luv' (1994) One More Night (1995)

EP	For You (1989)

Compilations	Greatest Hits (1979) Goodbye Luv' (1981) Greatest Hits (CD version) (1990) Luv' Gold (1993) You're the Greatest Lover (1998) You're the Greatest LUVer (1998) The Universal Masters Collection: LUV (2001) Hollands Glorie: LUV (2002) 25 Jaar Na Waldolala (2003) Het Mooiste Van Luv' (2006) Completely In Luv' (2006) Best of LUV (2007) Best of LUV (2010 edition) (2010)

Singles	"My Man " (1977) "Dream, Dream" (1977) "U.O.Me (You Owe Me)" (1978) "You're the Greatest Lover" (1978) "Trojan Horse" (1978) "Casanova" (1979) "Eeny Meeny Miny Moe" (1979) "Ooh, Yes I Do" (1979) "Ann-Maria" (1980) "One More Little Kissie" (1980) "My Number One" (1980) "Tingalingaling" (1981) "Welcome to My Party" (1989) "Luv' Hitpack" (1989) "Girl Like Me (Japan Edition)" (1990) "Hit Medley" (1990) "Hasta Mañana" (1990) "Jungle Jive" (1991) "He's My Guy" (1991) "The Last Song" (1992) "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" (1992) "Megamix '93" (1993) "LUV Dance-Medley" (1993)

Other singles	"Who Do You Wanna Be" (1979) "4 Gouden Hits" (1989)

Videos	"Back in Luv'" (2006)

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