Forever Yours (Luv' Album)
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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.
suddenly left Luv'
as the trio was promoting the One More Little Kissie
single. This defection had bad consequences as new material had already been written 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 did not 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 in November 1980. However, Luv'
cancelled their participation to this competition.
Side B:
box set with the same track listing and four bonus tracks:
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 1970s and early 1980s.
Additional personnel
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Dutch girl group Luv'
Luv'
Luv is a Dutch pop girl group that scored a string of hit records in Continental Europe as well as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1979, Luv' was "Holland's best export act" and thus received the "Conamus Export Prize"...
, released in November 1980 by the labels CNR/Carrere Records. It includes the hit singles One More Little Kissie
One More Little Kissie
"One More Little Kissie" is the eleventh single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in May 1980 by CNR/Carrere Records. This song appears on the 1980 edition of the formation's third studio album True Luv and the fourth LP Forever Yours...
, My Number One
My Number One (Luv' song)
My Number One is the twelfth single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in the autumn of 1980 by CNR/Carrere Records. This song appears on the album Forever Yours...
and Tingalingaling
Tingalingaling
"Tingalingaling" is the thirteenth single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in the summer of 1981 by CNR/Carrere Records. The song appears on the album Forever Yours and the compilation Goodbye Luv...
. This opus features a new group's member Ria Thielsch
Ria Thielsch
Ria Thielsch is an Indo entertainer. She was a model and a member of the girl group Luv' in 1980 and 1981...
who replaced Patty Brard
Patty Brard
Patty Brard is a famous Indo entertainer. She is a TV personality and a singer notable as a member of the girl group Luv'...
. It was Luv'
Luv'
Luv is a Dutch pop girl group that scored a string of hit records in Continental Europe as well as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1979, Luv' was "Holland's best export act" and thus received the "Conamus Export Prize"...
'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'
Completely In Luv'
Completely In Luv' is a box set of four studio albums recorded by Dutch girl group Luv' during their heyday in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was released in April 2006 by Universal Music...
box set.
Album story
In the summer of 1980, Patty BrardPatty Brard
Patty Brard is a famous Indo entertainer. She is a TV personality and a singer notable as a member of the girl group Luv'...
suddenly left Luv'
Luv'
Luv is a Dutch pop girl group that scored a string of hit records in Continental Europe as well as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1979, Luv' was "Holland's best export act" and thus received the "Conamus Export Prize"...
as the trio was promoting the One More Little Kissie
One More Little Kissie
"One More Little Kissie" is the eleventh single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in May 1980 by CNR/Carrere Records. This song appears on the 1980 edition of the formation's third studio album True Luv and the fourth LP Forever Yours...
single. This defection had bad consequences as new material had already been written for a next album. A new member was quickly found: Ria Thielsch
Ria Thielsch
Ria Thielsch is an Indo entertainer. She was a model and a member of the girl group Luv' in 1980 and 1981...
, a former model who already knew Marga Scheide
Marga Scheide
Marga Scheide is a Dutch former model and a singer. She is a member of the girl group Luv'....
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
Forever Yours (Luv' Album)
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 Luvs...
album and the My Number One
My Number One (Luv' song)
My Number One is the twelfth single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in the autumn of 1980 by CNR/Carrere Records. This song appears on the album Forever Yours...
single. These records were big-selling discs in Benelux
Benelux
The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe comprising three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These countries are located in northwestern Europe between France and Germany...
. However, in the neighbouring European countries, they did not achieve the good sales of the records featuring Patty.
Forever Yours
Forever Yours (Luv' Album)
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 Luvs...
is an eclectic combination of Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, Latin American music, Schlager
Schlager
Schlager music is a style of popular music prevalent in Central and Northern Europe and the Balkans and also in France and Poland. In Portugal, it was adapted and became pimba music...
and Exotica
Exotica
Exotica is a musical genre, named after the 1957 Martin Denny album of the same title, popular during the 1950s to mid-1960s, typically with the suburban set who came of age during World War II. The musical colloquialism, exotica, means tropical ersatz: the non-native, pseudo experience of Oceania...
sounds. Its production was supervised by Hans van Hemert
Hans van Hemert
Hans van Hemert is a Dutch ASCAP award winning record producer and songwriter. Mouth & MacNeal and Luv' are among the pop acts he produced...
and Piet Souer
Piet Souer
Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Souer is a Dutch music producer, songwriter and arranger. His collaboration with famous pop acts made him gain twenty two gold and platinum records, one Conamus Export Prize and one Outstanding Song Award thanks to his...
, who had already been responsible for the trio's recordings since 1977. The songs One More Little Kissie
One More Little Kissie
"One More Little Kissie" is the eleventh single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in May 1980 by CNR/Carrere Records. This song appears on the 1980 edition of the formation's third studio album True Luv and the fourth LP Forever Yours...
and I Win It were already on the track listing of the 1980 version of the previous album True Luv'
True Luv'
True Luv' is the third album by Dutch girl group Luv', released in December 1979 by CNR/Carrere Records. It includes the hit singles Ooh, Yes I Do and Ann-Maria scored in the charts of European countries and also in a new territory: Mexico. In 1980, Luv's record company decided to re-issue the...
.
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
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
at the Yamaha Music Festival
Yamaha Music Festival
The World Popular Song Festival, also known as Yamaha Music Festival and unofficially as the "Oriental Eurovision", was an international song contest held in 1970-1989. It was organised by the Yamaha Music Foundation in Tokyo, Japan from 1970 until 1989...
with the track Be My Lover Tonight in November 1980. However, Luv'
Luv'
Luv is a Dutch pop girl group that scored a string of hit records in Continental Europe as well as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1979, Luv' was "Holland's best export act" and thus received the "Conamus Export Prize"...
cancelled their participation to this competition.
Track listing
Side A:- "My Number OneMy Number One (Luv' song)My Number One is the twelfth single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in the autumn of 1980 by CNR/Carrere Records. This song appears on the album Forever Yours...
" (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
- "TingalingalingTingalingaling"Tingalingaling" is the thirteenth single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in the summer of 1981 by CNR/Carrere Records. The song appears on the album Forever Yours and the compilation Goodbye Luv...
" (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 KissieOne More Little Kissie"One More Little Kissie" is the eleventh single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in May 1980 by CNR/Carrere Records. This song appears on the 1980 edition of the formation's third studio album True Luv and the fourth LP Forever Yours...
" (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'Completely In Luv'
Completely In Luv' is a box set of four studio albums recorded by Dutch girl group Luv' during their heyday in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was released in April 2006 by Universal Music...
box set with the same track listing and four bonus tracks:
- "You're the Greatest LoverYou're the Greatest Lover"You're the Greatest Lover" is a single by Dutch girl group Luv'. It was first released in July 1978 by Philips/Phonogram Records. It appears on the 1978 debut album With Luv and on compilations . It is the group's international breakthrough as it was successful in a large part of Continental...
'93" (Janschen & Janschens) – 3:18 - "Megamix '93Megamix '93"Megamix '93" is the twenty sixth single by Dutch girl group Luv' released in 1993 by Arcade Records. This Megamix is the comeback record of the original group since their 1980 single One More Little Kissie. It appears on the compilation Luv' Gold...
(Long Version)" (Janschen & Janschens) – 4:04 - Medley of U.O.Me (Waldolala)/Trojan Horse/You're The Greatest Lover/Ooh, Yes I Do/Casanova
- "Trojan Horse (2006 remix)" (Janschen & Janschens) - 3:05
- "All You Need Is Luv' Jingle" (Janschen & Janschens) – 0:12
Singles
| # | Singles | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One More Little Kissie One More Little Kissie "One More Little Kissie" is the eleventh single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in May 1980 by CNR/Carrere Records. This song appears on the 1980 edition of the formation's third studio album True Luv and the fourth LP Forever Yours... " |
May 1980 |
| 2. | "My Number One My Number One (Luv' song) My Number One is the twelfth single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in the autumn of 1980 by CNR/Carrere Records. This song appears on the album Forever Yours... " |
October 1980 |
| 3. | "Tingalingaling Tingalingaling "Tingalingaling" is the thirteenth single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in the summer of 1981 by CNR/Carrere Records. The song appears on the album Forever Yours and the compilation Goodbye Luv... " |
August 1981 |
Chart performance
Luv'Luv'
Luv is a Dutch pop girl group that scored a string of hit records in Continental Europe as well as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1979, Luv' was "Holland's best export act" and thus received the "Conamus Export Prize"...
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 1970s and early 1980s.
| Country | Album charts | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | LP Top 50 | 13 |
| Netherlands | Nationale Hitparade LP Top 50 | 5 |
Personnel
Luv'- José HoebeeJosé HoebeeJosé Hoebee is a Dutch pop female singer. She is part of Luv' . In late 1981, she went solo and was successful in her homeland and in the Flanders region of Belgium between 1982 and 1985...
- vocals - Marga ScheideMarga ScheideMarga Scheide is a Dutch former model and a singer. She is a member of the girl group Luv'....
- vocals - Ria ThielschRia ThielschRia Thielsch is an Indo entertainer. She was a model and a member of the girl group Luv' in 1980 and 1981...
- vocals - Patty BrardPatty BrardPatty Brard is a famous Indo entertainer. She is a TV personality and a singer notable as a member of the girl group Luv'...
- vocals
Additional personnel
- Ernö Olah & Metropole Orkest - strings
Production
- Producer: Hans van HemertHans van HemertHans van Hemert is a Dutch ASCAP award winning record producer and songwriter. Mouth & MacNeal and Luv' are among the pop acts he produced...
- Arranger/conductor: Piet SouerPiet SouerPieter Cornelis "Piet" Souer is a Dutch music producer, songwriter and arranger. His collaboration with famous pop acts made him gain twenty two gold and platinum records, one Conamus Export Prize and one Outstanding Song Award thanks to his...
- Mastering: www.pat-sound.nl
- Remix tracks 13 and 14 by Danceability
- Remix track 15 by J.R Beltman and F.M Endenburg
External 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