My Man (Luv' song)

"My Man"
Single by Luv'
from the album With Luv'
B-side"Don't Let Me Down"
ReleasedMay 1977
Recorded1977
GenrePop
Length3:04
LabelPhilips/Phonogram Records (Benelux & German speaking countries)
Private Stock Records (UK)
Songwriter(s)Hans van Hemert and Piet Souer (as Janschen & Janschens)
Producer(s)Hans van Hemert
Luv' singles chronology
"My Man"
(1977) 		"Dream, Dream"
(1977)

"My Man" is the debut single by the 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 1976, producers and songwriters Hans van Hemert and Piet Souer first recorded the music of a self-penned composition entitled "My Man" and were looking for female vocalists. They recruited José Hoebee, Marga Scheide and Patty Brard to form the girl group Luv'. The lyrics of this ABBA-esque track dealt with the death of a railroad man. It was a coincidence that around the time of its release, a taking of hostages happened in a train in De Punt in late May and early June 1977.

The single charted in the Netherlands and Belgium. Luv' performed it on the Musikladen TV show broadcast on August 18, 1977, to promote it in the German-speaking countries. However, "My Man" failed to break into the charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Track listing and release

7" Vinyl[1]

  • a. "My Man"
  • b. "Don't Let Me Down"
Country Year Label Catalog
Netherlands/Germany/Portugal 1977 Philips/Phonogram Records 6012707
UK 1977 Private Stock Records -

Charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Europarade (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles) 19
Flanders/Belgium BRT Top 30[2] 10
Flanders/Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 11
Wallonia/Belgium (Ultratop)[4] 47
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 12
Netherlands (Nationale Hitparade (currently Single Top 100) [6] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1977) Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 155
Belgium/Flanders (Ultratop)[8] 100

References

  1. ^ Release information on Rate your music website Accessed: February 11, 2011
  2. ^ "BRT Top 30 - Flemish Singles Chart > Luv'". BRT. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  3. ^ "Ultratop Flanders > Luv'". Ultratop. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  4. ^ "Ultratop Wallonia > Luv'". Ultratop. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  5. ^ "Dutch Top 40 > Luv'". Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  6. ^ Chart details on Nationale Hitparade/Single Top 100 Accessed: February 4, 2011
  7. ^ "Jaaroverzicht 1977" (in Dutch). Top40.nl. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "Jaaroverzicht 1977" (in Dutch). Ultratop.nl. Retrieved April 10, 2021.