Greatest Hits (Luv' Album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Greatest Hits


Type = Greatest hits
Artist = Luv'
Released = 1979
Recorded = 1977 - 1979
Genre = Pop - Disco
Length = 42:38
Label = Philips Records/Phonogram Records
Producer = Hans van Hemert
Last album = "True Luv'"
(1979)
This album = "Greatest Hits"
(1979)
Next album = "Forever Yours"
(1980)

"Greatest Hits" is a compilation album by Dutch girl group Luv' by Philips Records/Phonogram Records. It was rush-released in 1979 a few weeks after the formation had left Philips to sign a record deal with the labels CNR/Carrere Records. It features songs from the two first studio albums With Luv' and Lots Of Luv': hit singles scored in the charts between 1977 and 1979(My Man, U.O.Me, You're the Greatest Lover, Trojan Horse, Casanova, Eeny Meeny Miny Moe) and album tracks. The Philips/Phonogram years were the group's most successful ones in terms of chart performance.

Album history

Soon after Luv's transfer to CNR/Carrere Records, Philips Records/Phonogram Records, the group's first labels, decided to counterattack by releasing a compilation. Philips held the copyright on the albums With Luv' and Lots Of Luv' and the singles off of them. Luv' reached its peak with these recordings. In 1979, the Dutch girl trio had become popular in a short time (two years only after its debut) in Benelux, German-speaking countries, Denmark, Poland and South Africa. Hit singles like You're the Greatest Lover and Trojan Horse were million sellers. The female group was Holland's best export act and thus received the Conamus Export Prize [ [http://www.bumacultuur.nl/nl/page/activiteiten/prijzen] - List of the Conamus Export Prize winners; Conamus (currently: Buma Cultuur) is an organisation which promotes Dutch music artists abroad. Every year, since 1972, this foundation has presented an Export Prize to reward the best selling Export acts from the Netherlands. ] .
To promote the "Greatest Hits" album, Philips/Phonogram released Who Do You Wanna Be (originally taken from Luv' first LP), as a single.

Track listing

All songs by Hans van Hemert and Piet Souer under the pseudonym Janschen & Janschens

ide A

#"You're the Greatest Lover" - 2:50
#* Taken from the album With Luv'
#" Shoes Off (Boots On)" - 3:06
#* Taken from the album Lots Of Luv'
#"Louis je t'adore" - 3:40
#* Taken from the album With Luv'
#"Casanova" - 3:50
#* Taken from the album Lots Of Luv'
# "D.J" - 3:20
#* B-side of Casanova, taken from the album Lots Of Luv'
#"If You Love Me" - 2:34
#* Taken from the album Lots Of Luv'
#"I Like Sugar Candy Kisses" - 3:36
#* Taken from the album Lots Of Luv'
# "Don't Let Me Down" - 2:35
#* B-side of My Man

ide B

#"Trojan Horse" - 3:23
#* Taken from the German version of With Luv'
#"Marcellino" - 3:15
#* Taken from the album Lots Of Luv'
#"I.M.U.R" - 3:35
#* B-side of Eeny Meeny Miny Moe, taken from the album Lots Of Luv'
#"My Man" - 3:05
#* Taken from the album With Luv'
#"Sugar Babe" - 2:45
#* Taken from the album With Luv'
#"Who Do You Wanna Be" - 3:44
#* Taken from the album With Luv'
#"U.O.Me" - 2:55
#* Taken from the album With Luv'
#"Eeny Meeny Miny Moe" - 2:54
#* Taken from the album Lots Of Luv'

Personnel

* José Hoebee - vocals
* Patty Brard - vocals
* Marga Scheide - vocals

Production

* Hans van Hemert - producer, songwriter

ingle release

References

External links

* [http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/luv Rate Your Music, detailed discography]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Luv%27 Discogs.com, detailed discography]