Greatest Hits (1979 Luv' album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Luv'
Released1979
Recorded1977–1979
GenrePop, disco
Length42:38
LabelPhilips Records/Phonogram Records
ProducerHans van Hemert
Luv' chronology
True Luv'
(1979) 		Greatest Hits
(1979) 		Forever Yours
(1980)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Dutch girl group Luv' by Philips/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 hit singles scored in the charts between 1977 and 1979: "My Man", "U.O.Me", "You're the Greatest Lover", "Trojan Horse", "Casanova" and "Eeny Meeny Miny Moe". These songs were originally released in their first and second studio albums, With Luv' (1978) and Lots of Luv' (1979). 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, Phonogram Records, the group's first label, decided to counterattack by releasing a compilation. 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, South Africa and New Zealand. 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'.[1]

The Greatest Hits album features the song "Who Do You Wanna Be" (originally released in Luv's first LP). It was only available in the Netherlands without the consent of Luv' producer Hans van Hemert.[2]

Track listing

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

Side A

  1. "You're the Greatest Lover" – 2:50
  2. "Shoes Off (Boots On)" – 3:06
  3. "Louis je t'adore" – 3:40
    • Taken from the album With Luv' (1978)
  4. "Casanova" – 3:50
    • Taken from the album Lots of Luv' (1979)
  5. "D.J" – 3:20
    • B-side of "Casanova", taken from the album Lots of Luv' (1979)
  6. "If You Love Me" – 2:34
    • Taken from the album Lots of Luv' (1979)
  7. "I Like Sugar Candy Kisses" – 3:36
    • Taken from the album Lots of Luv' (1979)
  8. "Don't Let Me Down" – 2:35
    • B-side of "My Man"

Side B

  1. "Trojan Horse" – 3:23
    • Taken from the German version of With Luv' (1978)
  2. "Marcellino" – 3:15
    • Taken from the album Lots of Luv' (1979)
  3. "I.M.U.R" – 3:35
  4. "My Man" – 3:05
    • Taken from the album With Luv' (1978)
  5. "Sugar Babe" – 2:45
    • Taken from the album With Luv' (1978)
  6. "Who Do You Wanna Be" – 3:44
    • Taken from the album With Luv' (1978)
  7. "U.O.Me" – 2:55
    • Taken from the album With Luv' (1978)
  8. "Eeny Meeny Miny Moe" – 2:54
    • Taken from the album Lots of Luv' (1979)

Personnel

Production

Single release

# Singles Date
1. "Who Do You Wanna Be" November 1979

Chart performance

Country Album charts Peak position
Netherlands Nationale Hitparade LP Top 50 21 [3]

References

  1. ^ "Buma Cultuur - Prijzen". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2008-08-11. - 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.
  2. ^ De Telegraaf article published on July 7th 1979 announcing Van Hemert and Luv's departure from Phonogram records[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Peak position on the Nationale Hitparade LP Top 50 Accessed: July 10, 2011