Sincerely Yours (Luv' album)

Sincerely Yours is the fifth studio album by Dutch girl group Luv', released in 1991 by the labels RCA Records/BMG. It includes the singles Hasta Mañana, Jungle Jive, He's My Guy (a minor hit song) and The Last Song. This opus features a new group's member Carina Lemoine who replaced Michelle Gold.

Album story

June 1990 saw changes in Luv's line-up. Michelle Gold was replaced by Carina Lemoine, a 20-year-old singer who had been recruited among a hundred girls by Marga Scheide (the only original group's member).^[1] This change in the trio's formation coincided with a new record deal. Luv' signed a contract with the Dutch subsidiary of RCA Records/BMG and chose another kind of repertoire. After the moderate success of the Welcome to my party single (inspired by the Stock Aitken Waterman style and produced by Nigel Wright), the female pop act recorded the Sincerely Yours album named after a cover version of a US Top 20 song originally performed by the American Dance girl group Sweet Sensation.^[2] The songs on this opus were tainted by Pop music (Sentimental Fool, The Last Song), Dance music (2am Saturday Night, I Wanna Make Love To You), flamenco (Hasta Mañana), Latin American music (Sincerely Yours, Canta De La Luna), and Jazz (He's My Guy). This material was produced by Jacques Zwart (a.k.a. E.Mergency), Marga Scheide's partner at the time.
Highly demanded session musicians from the Dutch music scene were hired for the recording of this album: Bert Meulendijk, Eddie Conard, Hans Jansen Lex Bolderdijk, Omar Dupree and Ton op 't Hof. They had collaborated with popular artists like Bolland & Bolland, Paul de Leeuw, Gordon, Lee Towers, Herman Brood, and Dolly Dots. Despite their participation, the Sincerely Yours record failed to make any chart impact. However, though Luv' hadn't reached a mainstream success with this recording, their schedule was hectic. They often toured the club and gay circuit in the Netherlands and Belgium and appeared on TV.

Track listing

"Jungle Jive" (G. Thé, Marga Scheide, E.Mergency) - 3:23
"Sincerely Yours" (Ricardo Pagan, Joseph Malloy) - 4:25
"Sentimental Fool" (E. Mergency, Marga Scheide) - 4:17
"Canta de la Luna" (E.Mergency, Marga Scheide) - 4:15
"2am Saturday Night" (F. Rampen, E. Mergency) - 3:10
"Hasta Mañana" (E.Mergency, Marga Scheide) - 5:33
"He's My Guy" (E. Mergency) - 3:44
"Live or Die" (A. Hol, Marga Scheide, E. Mergency) - 3:32
"I Wanna Make Love To You" (Lion Keezer) - 3:26
"The Last Song" (E. Mergency, Marga Scheide) - 4:31

Singles

#	Title	Date
1.	"Hasta Mañana"	1990
2.	"Jungle Jive"	1991
3.	"He's My Guy"	1991
4.	"The Last Song"	1991

Album credits

Personnel

Luv'

Marga Scheide - vocals
Diana van Berlo - vocals
Carina Lemoine - vocals

Additional personnel

Jacques Zwart - keyboard/arranger
Hans Jansen - keyboard
Bert Meulendijk - guitar
Lex Bolderijk - guitar
Ton op 't Hof - drums
Eddie Conard - percussion
The Styluss Horns - horn section
Omar Dupree - background vocals

Production

Producer: Jacques Zwart
Recorded at Hit Jam Studios, Dureco Studios and Wisseloord Studios
Recording engineers: Sytze Gardenier, Erroll Lafleur, Margret van den Heuvel and Jacques Zwart

Design

Photography: Patricia Steur
Design: Meter

References

External links

Page about Sincerely Yours' from the website Fonos.nl about the Dutch Pop Music Archives

Luv'

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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