Forever Yours (Luv' Album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Forever Yours


Type = Album
Artist = Luv'
Released = 1980
2006 (Remastered, as part of the Completely In Luv' box set)
Recorded = 1980
Genre = Pop
Length = 40:47
Label = CNR/Carrere Records (original release)
Universal Music Netherlands (2006 re-issue)
Producer = Hans van Hemert
Last album = Greatest Hits
(1979)
This album = "Forever Yours"
(1980)
Next album = "Goodbye Luv'"
(1981)

"Forever Yours" is the fourth album by Dutch girl group Luv', released in November 1980 by the labels CNR/Carrere Records. It includes the hit singles One More Little Kissie, My Number One and Tingalingaling. This opus features a new group's member Ria Thielsch who replaced Patty Brard. It was Luv''s last record to benefit from a real international release in more than thirty countries. In 2006, this LP has been reissued in digitally remastered form by Universal Music Netherlands as part of the "Completely In Luv'" box set.

Album story

In the summer of 1980, Patty Brard suddenly left Luv' as the trio was promoting the One More Little Kissie single. This defection had bad consequences as the trio had already recorded new material for a next album. A new member was quickly found: Ria Thielsch, a former model who already knew Marga Scheide from modeling agencies and a singer/limbo dancer from the Ricardo & The Flames group. Ria was officially introduced with the release of the Forever Yours album and the My Number One single. These records were big-selling discs in Benelux. However, in the neighbouring European countries, they didn't achieve the good sales of the records featuring Patty.

Forever Yours is an eclectic combination of Pop, Latin American music, Schlager and Exotica sounds. Its production was supervised by Hans van Hemert and Piet Souer, who had already been responsible for the trio's recordings since 1977. The songs One More Little Kissie and I Win It were already on the track listing of the 1980 version of the previous album True Luv'.
The lyrics of the song The Show Must Go On deals with Luv's problems due to Patty's departure. Moreover, the female formation intended to represent the Netherlands at the Yamaha Music Festival with the track Be My Lover Tonight [ [http://home.scarlet.be/~peterg3/Continents&Countries.htm#Netherlands Details about the Netherlands participation in the World Popular Song Festival] ] in November 1980. However, Luv' cancelled their participation to this competition.

Track listing

Side A:
#"My Number One" (Janschen & Janschens) - 3:11
#"Billy The Kid" (Janschen & Janschens) - 3:16
#"Never Wanted to Be..." (Janschen & Janschens) - 4:34
#"Mother Of The Hearts" (Janschen & Janschens) - 3:04
#"Tingalingaling" (Janschen & Janschens) - 2:30
#"The Show Must Go On" (Janschen & Janschens) - 3:21 Side B:
#"Ooh, I Like It Too" ((Janschen & Janschens) - 3:06
#"I Win It" (Janschen & Janschens)- 3:05
#"Song Of Love And Understanding" (Janschen & Janschens) - 3:59
#"Some Call It Happiness" (Janschen & Janschens)- 3:09
#"Be My Lover Tonight" (Janschen & Janschens) - 3:27
#"One More Little Kissie" (Janschen & Janschens) - 3:50

CD re-issue as part of the Completely In Luv' box set, bonus tracks

"Forever Yours" was remastered and reissued in 2006 as part of the Completely In Luv' box set with the same track listing and four bonus tracks:

13. "You're the Greatest Lover '93" (Janschen & Janschens) – 3:18
14. "Megamix '93 (Long Version)" (Janschen & Janschens) – 4:04
    *Medley of U.O.Me (Waldolala)/Trojan Horse/You're The Greatest Lover/Ooh, Yes I Do/Casanova
15. "Trojan Horse (2006 remix)" (Janschen & Janschens) - 3:05
16. "All You Need Is Luv' Jingle" (Janschen & Janschens) – 0:12

Singles

Chart performance

Luv' had better chart performances on the singles hitlists than on the album charts. The pop formation was at this time popular among teenagers who were 45 PM singles buyers. The 45 PM records were a significant format for the music industry in the late 1970's and early 1980's.

Forever Yours reached the gold status in the Netherlands.

Album credits

Personnel

Luv'
*José Hoebee - vocals
*Marga Scheide - vocals
*Ria Thielsch - vocals
*Patty Brard - vocals

Additional personnel
*Ernö Olah & Metropole Orkest - strings

Production

*Producer: Hans van Hemert
*Arranger/conducter: Piet Souer
*Mastering: www.pat-sound.nl
*Remix tracks 13 and 14 by Danceability
*Remix track 15 by J.R Beltman and F.M Endenburg

Design

*Photography: Claude Vanheye
*Design: Myosotis
*Art Direction: Clouds Studio

References

Links

*Page about Forever Yours from the website Fonos.nl about the Dutch Pop Music Archives [http://www.fonos.nl/fonos2/store?request=detail&type=view&catalogue_key=17709]