"My Number One" is the twelfth single by the Dutch girl group

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, Zimbabwe, Australia, New Zealand, Cana ...

, released in the autumn of 1980 by CNR/Carrere Records. The song appears on the Forever Yours album and was a chart success in

Benelux The Benelux Union (; ; ; ) or Benelux is a politico-economic union, alliance and formal international intergovernmental cooperation of three neighbouring states in Western Europe: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The name is a portma ...

and a minor hit in

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. "My Number One" served as the official introduction to the public and the media of

s new member,

Ria Thielsch Ria Thielsch (born 25 August 1951) is a Dutch singer and former model, most notable for being a member of the girl group Luv' after replacing Patty Brard in 1980. She officially joined the group with the release of the album Forever Yours and th ...

(who replaced

Patty Brard Petula Louise "Patty" Brard (born March 25, 1955) is a Dutch singer, television personality, actress and entrepreneur, most notable for being a former member of the girl group Luv'. For five decades, she has often hit the headlines of the tabloid ...

Song information

suddenly left

in August 1980 as the group was promoting One More Little Kissie. This departure had a negative impact as the group had legal obligations and had already recorded new material for an album. A new member was quickly added:

(who like Patty had Indonesian and New Guinean origins). Though she made some appearances by performing One More Little Kissie on stage and on TV, Ria was officially introduced with the release of a new single: "My Number One". The track is a pop tune with military march-style elements and is considered Luv's best composition according to

Hans van Hemert Hans van Hemert (7 April 1945 – 7 October 2024) was a Dutch record producer and songwriter. Mouth and MacNeal and Luv' are among the pop acts he produced. He won an ASCAP award for the song "How Do You Do" by Mouth and MacNeal. and composed th ...

,Hans van Hemert's interview
/ref> the trio's producer.

Commercial performance

The song was a top five hit in the Netherlands and in

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(Belgium). It was Luv's last chart entry outside Dutch-speaking countries, ending the group's succession of export hits. It reached number 60 in Germany.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{authority control 1980 singles 1980 songs Luv' songs Songs written by Hans van Hemert Songs written by Piet Souer Carrere Records singles