''Back In Luv is a

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compilation by Dutch

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Luv' Luv' were a Dutch girl group that scored a string of hit records in Continental Europe (Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain, Denmark, Norway and Finland) as well as Israel, South Africa, Rhodesia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada ...

. It includes TV performances of the original line-up recorded during their heyday (

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). It was released by Princess Entertainment in 2006 when

s schedule was hectic again as the pop formation had reunited.

Background

When the double CD compilation ''

25 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 (such as " U.O.Me", "You're the Greatest Lover", "Casanova" or "Ooh, Yes I Do"), ...

'' came out in late

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, a

was supposed to be released simultaneously. However,

singer

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vetoed this video collection because of her

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and her conflict with another member of the group (

José Hoebee Josina van de Wijdeven (born 29 March 1954), known as José Hoebee, is a Dutch pop singer. She was a member of Luv', a famous Dutch girl group in the late 1970s and early 1980s that scored hits in more than 15 countries. In late 1981, she wen ...

). After the reconciliation between Brard and Hoebee which led to

s unexpected performance at the 60th birthday of

Hans van Hemert Hans van Hemert (born 7 April 1945 in Voorburg, Netherlands) is a Dutch ASCAP award-winning record producer and songwriter. Mouth & MacNeal and Luv' are among the pop acts he produced. He also composed three songs for the Eurovision Song Contest ...

(who formed the girl group) in April

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, a comeback was planned. 2006 saw a profusion of projects around the nostalgia for

in the

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and

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: the broadcast of a reality TV documentary about their reunion on

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and vtm, their participation in three mega concerts of

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at the

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, many live shows as well as the release of a compilation " Het Mooiste Van Luv'" and a box set "

Completely In Luv' ''Completely in Luv is a four-CD boxed set of four studio albums, ''With Luv (1978), '' Lots of Luv (1979), ''True Luv (1979) and '' Forever Yours'' (1980) recorded by Dutch girl group Luv' during their heyday in the late 1970s and early ...

". Furthermore, nothing could stop the distribution of a

was a visual act. The Dutch subsidiary of

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(which held the rights to the trio's back catalogue) was expected to release this long-awaited

, and it was rumoured that BR Music (the leading oldies specialist in the

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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

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and their appearance on the German TV programme

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where they performed their debut single "

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" in August

. At a time when

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did not exist,

took advantage of television to become a household name in Benelux,

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countries, and

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. In addition to popular shows like AVRO's ''

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'', and ''Showbizzquizz'', the main highlights of the

are three TV specials : * ''All You Need Is Luv'', broadcast on

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in November 1978. The aim of this program was to promote the

With Luv' ''With Luv is the first album by the Dutch girl group Luv', released in August 1978 by Phonogram/ Philips Records. It includes the hit singles "My Man" (the trio's first record), " U.O.Me" (Luv's breakthrough in Benelux) and the million-seller ...

album. * ''Lots of LUV'', aired on

in July 1979 and produced by media tycoon

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. It was named after Luv's second studio LP.Article about "Lots of Luv" special
/ref> * ''This Is True LUV'', also produced by De Mol as he had an affair with

singer

Marga Scheide Margareth "Marga" Scheide (born 15 February 1954 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer and former model. She was a member of the girl group Luv'. Alongside Patty Brard and José Hoebee, she scored a string of international hit songs such a ...

and broadcast in early 1980 on

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to promote the trio's third opus.

Track listing

- 3:04 #

Dream, Dream "Dream, Dream" is the second single by the Dutch girl group Luv', released in November 1977 by Philips/ Phonogram Records. It appears on the group's first album With Luv' (1978). Background The previous single ("My Man") was the group's debut re ...

- 3:04 # U.O.Me - 2:55 #

You're the Greatest Lover "You're the Greatest Lover" is a single by the 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 ( Luv' Gold, 25 Jaar Na Waldolala, Completel ...

- 2:50 #

Trojan Horse The Trojan Horse was a wooden horse said to have been used by the Greeks during the Trojan War to enter the city of Troy and win the war. The Trojan Horse is not mentioned in Homer's ''Iliad'', with the poem ending before the war is concluded, ...

- 3:24 # Special: All You Need Is Luv ##

- 2:50 ##

Who Do You Wanna Be "Who Do You Wanna Be" is the eighth single by the 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". It was t ...

- 3:43 ##

- 3:24 ## Louis Je T'adore - 3:40 ## U.O.Me - 2:55 ## Oh, Get Ready - 3:16 #

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- 3:48 #

Eeny Meeny Miny Moe "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe"—which can be spelled a number of ways—is a children's counting-out rhyme, used to select a person in games such as tag, or for selecting various other things. It is one of a large group of similar rhymes in which the ...

- 2:50 # Special: Lots Of Luv ## Medley: U.O.Me/Eres Mi Major Amante/Trojan Horse ## D.J. - 3:20 ##

- 3:48 ## Marcellino - 3:14 ## Shoes Off (Boots On) - 3:07 ##

- 2:46 ## I.M.U.R. - 2:46 #

Ooh, Yes I Do "Ooh, Yes I Do" is the ninth single by the Dutch girl group Luv', released in the autumn of 1979 by CNR/Carrere Records. The song appears on the group's 1979 third studio album True Luv'. It was a hit in Benelux, Denmark, France, Austria and Germa ...

- 2:58 # Ann-Maria - 4:38 # One More Little Kissy - 3:49 # Special: True Luv ## Wine, Women And Song - 3:45 ## Boys Goodnight - 2:40 ##

- 2:58 ## Rhythm 'n Shoes - 3:07 ## Ann-Maria - 4:38 ## My Guy - 3:49 ## Getaway - 3:03 ## Let There Be Love - 2:39

References

External links

* Review about Back In Luv

{{Luv' 2006 video albums Luv' video albums