Back in Luv'
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Back In Luv' is a DVD
compilation by Dutch girl group
Luv'
. It includes TV performances of the original line-up recorded during their heyday (1977
- 1980
). It was released by Princess Entertainment in 2006
when Luv'
s schedule was hectic again as the pop formation had reunited.
came out in late 2003
, a DVD
was supposed to be released simultaneously. However, Luv'
singer Patty Brard
vetoed this video collection because of her right of publicity and her conflict with another member of the group (José Hoebee
). After the reconciliation between Brard and Hoebee which led to Luv'
s unexpected performance at the 60th birthday of Hans van Hemert
(who formed the girl group) in April 2005
, a comeback was planned. 2006 saw a profusion of projects around the nostalgia for Luv'
in Holland and Belgium
: the broadcast of a reality TV documentary about their reunion on RTL 5
and vtm
, their participation in three mega concerts of De Toppers
at the Amsterdam ArenA
, many live shows as well as the release of a compilation "Het Mooiste Van Luv'
" and a box set "Completely In Luv'
". Furthermore, nothing could stop the distribution of a DVD
as Luv'
was a visual act. The Dutch subsidiary of Universal Music (which held the rights to the trio's back catalogue) was expected to release this long-awaited DVD
, and it was rumoured that BR Music (the leading oldies specialist in the Benelux
countries) would distribute it. Instead, the Entertainment division of "Princess Household Appliances" was involved in this video project.
Back In Luv features the girls' performances on Dutch TV in the late 1970s
and their appearance on the German TV programme Musikladen
where they performed their debut single "My Man
" in August 1977
. At a time when MTV
did not exist, Luv'
took advantage of television to became an household name in Benelux, German-speaking countries, and Denmark
. In addition to popular shows like AVRO's TopPop, and Showbizzquizz, the main highlights of the DVD
are three TV specials :
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
compilation by Dutch girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
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"...
. It includes TV performances of the original line-up recorded during their heyday (1977
1977 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1977.-January–February:*January 1 – The Clash headline the gala opening of the London music club, The Roxy....
- 1980
1980 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980.-January–March:*January 1**Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Elizabeth II.**The Zorros audition drummer Greg Pedley....
). It was released by Princess Entertainment in 2006
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
when 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 schedule was hectic again as the pop formation had reunited.
Background
When the double CD compilation 25 Jaar Na Waldolala25 Jaar Na Waldolala
25 Jaar Na Waldolala is a compilation album of recordings by Dutch pop group Luv' released by Universal Music in the Netherlands in 2003. It features smash hits , Spanish versions of four songs, previously unreleased tracks on CD and solo recordings by José Hoebee and Marga Scheide.-History:The two...
came out in late 2003
2003 in music
-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
, a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
was supposed to be released simultaneously. 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"...
singer 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'...
vetoed this video collection because of her right of publicity and her conflict with another member of the group (José Hoebee
José Hoebee
José 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...
). After the reconciliation between Brard and Hoebee which led to 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 unexpected performance at the 60th birthday of 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...
(who formed the girl group) in April 2005
2005 in music
-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...
, a comeback was planned. 2006 saw a profusion of projects around the nostalgia for 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"...
in Holland and Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
: the broadcast of a reality TV documentary about their reunion on RTL 5
RTL 5
RTL 5 is the 2nd channel of the RTL Group in the Netherlands. The channel mainly broadcasts American films and hit series but also local productions including Jensen! and Holland's Next Top Model, a Dutch version of America's Next Top Model. RTL 5 recently started airing the Dutch version of...
and vtm
VTM
The abbreviation VTM may refer to::* Vampire: The Masquerade, a popular role-playing game* Virginia Tech massacre* vtm, the main commercial television station in Flanders, Belgium...
, their participation in three mega concerts of De Toppers
De Toppers
- History :The group was formed in 2005 by Dutch singers Gordon, René Froger and Gerard Joling. In 2008, Joling was replaced by Jeroen van der Boom....
at the Amsterdam ArenA
Amsterdam ArenA
Amsterdam Arena is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the largest stadium in the nation and it was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of €140 million, and was officially opened on 14 August 1996. It has been used for association football, American football, concerts, and other events...
, many live shows as well as the release of a compilation "Het Mooiste Van Luv'
Het Mooiste Van Luv'
Het Mooiste Van Luv' is a budget-priced compilation album by Dutch girl group Luv' released by Universal Music Netherlands in 2006. It features...
" and a box set "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...
". Furthermore, nothing could stop the distribution of a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
as 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"...
was a visual act. The Dutch subsidiary of Universal Music (which held the rights to the trio's back catalogue) was expected to release this long-awaited DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
, and it was rumoured that BR Music (the leading oldies specialist in the 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...
countries) would distribute it. Instead, the Entertainment division of "Princess Household Appliances" was involved in this video project.
Back In Luv features the girls' performances on Dutch TV in the late 1970s
1970s in music
For music from a year in the 1970s, go to 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in popular music in the 1970s....
and their appearance on the German TV programme Musikladen
Musikladen
Der Musikladen was a West German music television programme that ran from December 13, 1972 to November 29, 1984. The show continued the 1960s Beat-Club under a new name, and in turn was replaced by Extratour.-History:...
where they performed their debut single "My Man
My Man (Luv' song)
"My Man" is the debut single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in May 1977 by Philips/Phonogram Records. It appears on the 1978 album With Luv.-Background:The song is Luv's very first commercially available single...
" in August 1977
1977 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1977.-January–February:*January 1 – The Clash headline the gala opening of the London music club, The Roxy....
. At a time when MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
did not exist, 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"...
took advantage of television to became an household name in Benelux, German-speaking countries, and Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. In addition to popular shows like AVRO's TopPop, and Showbizzquizz, the main highlights of the DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
are three TV specials :
- All You Need Is Luv, broadcast on TROSTROSTROS is a Dutch television and radio organization part of the Netherlands Public Broadcasting...
in November 1978. The aim of this program was to promote the With Luv'With Luv'With Luv' is the first album by Dutch girl group Luv', released in August 1978 by Phonogram/Philips Records. It features the hit singles My Man , U.O.Me and the million-seller You're the Greatest Lover...
album. - Lots of LUV, aired on TROSTROSTROS is a Dutch television and radio organization part of the Netherlands Public Broadcasting...
in July 1979 and produced by media tycoon John de Mol. It was named after Luv's second studio LPLots Of Luv'Lots Of Luv' is the second album by Dutch girl group Luv', released in May 1979 by Philips Records/Phonogram. It features the hit singles Casanova and Eeny Meeny Miny Moe, which maintained Luv's position as the best Dutch export act of 1979...
. - This Is True LUV, also produced by De Mol as he had an affair with 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"...
singer Marga ScheideMarga ScheideMarga Scheide is a Dutch former model and a singer. She is a member of the girl group Luv'....
and broadcast in early 1980 on NCRV to promote the trio's third opusTrue 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...
.
Track listing
- My ManMy Man (Luv' song)"My Man" is the debut single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in May 1977 by Philips/Phonogram Records. It appears on the 1978 album With Luv.-Background:The song is Luv's very first commercially available single...
- 3:04 - Dream, DreamDream, DreamDream, Dream is the second single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in November 1977 by Philips/Phonogram Records. It appears on the group's 1978 debut album With Luv'.-Background:...
- 3:04 - U.O.MeU.O.Me (Theme from Waldolala)U.O.Me is the third single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in early 1978 by Philips Records. It appears on the 1978 debut album, With Luv' and is considered as Luv's real breakthrough in Benelux...
- 2:55 - 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...
- 2:50 - Trojan HorseTrojan Horse (Luv' song)"Trojan Horse" is the fifth single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in the autumn of 1978 by Philips/Phonogram Records. This million seller appears on the German version of the 1978 debut album, With Luv' and was a successful hit record in a large part of Continental Europe, South Africa and New...
- 3:24 - Special: All You Need Is Luv
- 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...
- 2:50 - Who Do You Wanna BeWho Do You Wanna Be"Who Do You Wanna Be" is the eighth single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in the autumn of 1979 by Philips/Phonogram Records. This song appears on the formation's debut album With Luv' and their first compilation "Greatest Hits"...
- 3:43 - Trojan HorseTrojan Horse (Luv' song)"Trojan Horse" is the fifth single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in the autumn of 1978 by Philips/Phonogram Records. This million seller appears on the German version of the 1978 debut album, With Luv' and was a successful hit record in a large part of Continental Europe, South Africa and New...
- 3:24 - Louis Je T'adore - 3:40
- U.O.MeU.O.Me (Theme from Waldolala)U.O.Me is the third single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in early 1978 by Philips Records. It appears on the 1978 debut album, With Luv' and is considered as Luv's real breakthrough in Benelux...
- 2:55 - Oh, Get Ready - 3:16
- You're the Greatest Lover
- CasanovaCasanova (Luv' song)"Casanova" is the sixth single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in the spring of 1979 by Philips Records. This song appears on the formation's second album, Lots Of Luv, and was a Top 10 single in a large part of Continental Europe, maintaining Luv's position as the best Dutch export act of...
- 3:48 - Eeny Meeny Miny MoeEeny Meeny Miny Moe (Luv' song)"Eeny Meeny Miny Moe" is the seventh single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in the summer of 1979 by Philips/Phonogram Records. This song appears on the formation's second album Lots Of Luv and entered the record charts in Benelux, German speaking countries and Denmark.-Background:After the...
- 2:50 - Special: Lots Of Luv
- Medley: U.O.Me/Eres Mi Major Amante/Trojan Horse
- D.J. - 3:20
- CasanovaCasanova (Luv' song)"Casanova" is the sixth single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in the spring of 1979 by Philips Records. This song appears on the formation's second album, Lots Of Luv, and was a Top 10 single in a large part of Continental Europe, maintaining Luv's position as the best Dutch export act of...
- 3:48 - Marcellino - 3:14
- Shoes Off (Boots On) - 3:07
- Eeny Meeny Miny MoeEeny Meeny Miny Moe (Luv' song)"Eeny Meeny Miny Moe" is the seventh single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in the summer of 1979 by Philips/Phonogram Records. This song appears on the formation's second album Lots Of Luv and entered the record charts in Benelux, German speaking countries and Denmark.-Background:After the...
- 2:46 - I.M.U.R. - 2:46
- Ooh, Yes I DoOoh, Yes I DoOoh, 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...
- 2:58 - Ann-MariaAnn-Maria"Ann-Maria" is the tenth single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in early 1980 by Carrere Records. This song appears on the formation's third studio album True Luv'...
- 4:38 - One More Little KissyOne 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...
- 3:49 - Special: True Luv
- Wine, Women And Song - 3:45
- Boys Goodnight - 2:40
- Ooh, Yes I DoOoh, Yes I DoOoh, 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...
- 2:58 - Rhythm 'n Shoes - 3:07
- Ann-MariaAnn-Maria"Ann-Maria" is the tenth single by Dutch girl group Luv', released in early 1980 by Carrere Records. This song appears on the formation's third studio album True Luv'...
- 4:38 - My Guy - 3:49
- Getaway - 3:03
- Let There Be Love - 2:39
External links
- Review about Back In Luv' http://www.dvd-home.nl/review/divers/backinluvm.htm