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"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 (''Luv' Gold'', ''25 Jaar Na Waldolala'', ''Completely In Luv'...''). It is the group's international breakthrough as it was successful in a large part of Continental Europe and South Africa. Luv' reached its peak with this million seller. It is often considered as the signature song of the female pop act. A decade later, the German subsidiary of Philips re-issued the track on a CD single. In 1993, the Dutch Top 40 hit "Megamix '93" was backed with an Eurodance remix of "The Greatest Lover". ==Background== In the spring of 1978, manager Han Meijer filed a lawsuit against Patty Brard, José Hoebee and Marga Scheide who were not satisfied by the way he developed their career. Meijer considered the name of the formation as his ownership and took the three singers to court about the use of it.〔() article from Leeuwarder Courant newspaper published on May 26, 1978 about the lawsuit between Han Meijer and Luv'. (Dutch) Accessed: March 26, 2011〕 Finally, in early June 1978, the ladies won the legal action and were officially allowed to be named Luv'.〔() article from De Telegraaf newspaper published on June 2nd 1978 about Luv’s victory over Manager Han Meijer. (Dutch) Accessed: February 3, 2011〕〔() article from Leeuwarder Courant newspaper on June 3rd 1978. (Dutch) Accessed: March 26, 2011〕 Pim ter Linde became their new manager. They were ready to concentrate on their main goal: to have an international career. After the success of "U.O.Me" in Benelux, Hans van Hemert and Piet Souer, the group's songwriters, noticed that the light pop/disco and Latin American arrangements were more appropriate than a more serious repertoire (like the trio's first singles). They composed "You're the Greatest Lover" which featured Spanish guitars. It became a big selling record as it entered the charts in a dozen countries. This track was the first of a string of international hit singles. It reached the first position in some countries in Continental Europe.〔() article from Nieuwsblad van het Noorden newspaper from September 27, 1978 dealing with "The Greatest Lover" as a chart topper. (Dutch) Accessed: March 26, 2011〕 It was entitled "Sing Me, Sing Me a Chanson" to adapt the French market and succeeded in reaching the Top 20 in South Africa. A Spanish version (entitled "Eres Mi Mejor Amante") was recorded, which permitted Luv' to have a minor hit in Spain. Because Luv' performed "You're the Greatest Lover" on two famous German TV music shows (''Disco'' and ''Musikladen''), the female pop trio became a household group in German speaking countries. The song, which sold 600.000 units in Germany was part of the soundtrack of the fifty-fourth episode (entitled "Anschlag auf Bruno") of ''Derrick (TV series)''.〔(Music Tracklisting of Derrick episodes )〕 The track was also used over the credits of a 1979 German sex comedy film called ''Sunnyboy und Sugarbaby'', which received significant late-night airplay in the early days of HBO under its English-language title, ''She's 19 and Ready''. The song was also popular behind the Iron Curtain, especially in East Germany, Poland and Hungary as it was frequently aired on communist radio stations. However, records distribution was limited in the Eastern Bloc. Sales were hard to evaluate in this part of the world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「You're the Greatest Lover」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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