Ooh, Yes I Do

"Ooh, Yes I Do"
Single by Luv'
from the album True Luv'
B-side	My Guy
Released	November 1979
Format	7" Vinyl Single
Recorded	1979
Genre	Pop
Length	2:58
Label	CNR/Carrere Records (Benelux, France, Spain, German speaking countries) EMI (Scandinavia) RCA Records (Italy) Discos Musart (Mexico) Moonshine records (South Africa)
Writer(s)	Hans van Hemert
Producer	Hans van Hemert
Certification	Gold (Mexico)
Luv' singles chronology
"Eeny Meeny Miny Moe" (1979) "Ooh, Yes I Do" (1979) "Ann-Maria" (1980)

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

Background

In the summer of 1979, Luv' and their producers and songwriters (Hans van Hemert and Piet Souer) decided to leave Philips/Phonogram Records (which had released the group's records for two years). José Hoebee, Patty Brard, Marga Scheide and their team signed a 750,000 Dutch Guilder contract with CNR affiliated to Carrere Records^[1]. 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.

Track listing and release

CNR/Carrere licensed the rights for Luv's records to various labels around the world.

7" Vinyl ^[2]

• a. "Ooh, Yes I Do"
• b. "My Guy"

Countries	Year	Label	Catalog
Netherlands	1979	CNR/Carrere Records	49.565
Germany/Austria	1979	Carrere Records	2044165
France	1979	Carrere Records	49.565
Scandinavia	1979	EMI/Carrere Records	49.565
Spain	1979	Carrere Records	Car 0012
Italy	1979	RCA Records	PB 6459
Mexico	1979	Discos Musart	30603
South Africa	1979	Moonshine Records

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 entry in France.

Charts (1979)	Peak position	Certification (If Any)
Mexico	1	Gold
Europarade (currently Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)	10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	5
Netherlands (Nationale Hitparade (currently Single Top 100)	4
Belgium/Flanders (BRT Top 30/Radio 2 Top 30)	7
Germany (Musikmarkt/Media Control)	27
Denmark (BT Hitlisten)	2
France (Hit Parade RTL) [3]	44

References

1. ^ Article from De Telegraaf about Luv's transfer to CNR/Carrere
2. ^ Release details on Discogs.com Accessed: February 13, 2011
3. ^ 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.