Luv 4 Luv

"Luv 4 Luv"
Single by Robin S.
from the album Show Me Love
Released August 11, 1993
Format
Genre House
Length
  • 7:43 (StoneBridge Club Mix)
  • 3:34 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Robin S. singles chronology
"Show Me Love"
(1993)		 "Luv 4 Luv"
(1993)		 "What I Do Best"
(1993)

"Show Me Love"
(1993)		 "Luv 4 Luv"
(1993)		 "What I Do Best"
(1993)
Music video
"Luv 4 Luv" on YouTube

"Luv 4 Luv" is a song by American singer Robin S. It was the released in August 1993 as the second single from her debut album, Show Me Love.

Release

It was written by Allen George and Fred McFarlane.[1] The single was Robin S.'s second number one on the US dance chart, where it spent one week at the top, and total of eleven weeks on the chart.[2] On other US charts, the song went to number 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 52 on the soul singles chart.[3] Overseas, "Luv 4 Luv" went to number 11 in the UK Singles Chart[4] and number 24 in Ireland.

Critical reception

Network 40 wrote about the song: "Keeping with the same formula that took her previous single to the top of the Dance charts, top five at Mainstream and number two at Crossover, the Maven of House is back with another strong rhythmic mover. Although it could be argued that this single is very similar to "Show Me Love," "Luv 4 Luv" has so many subtle differences that it's not hard to tell the two apart."[5]

Billboard wrote: "The up-and-coming Ms S. is out to prove that "Show Me Love" was no fluke with this aggressive dance ditty from her sturdy debut album. Although the production is a little too familiar for its own good at times, the song itself is quite cool, and Robin cuts loose like a well-seasoned diva. Her star power is helping the track win the hearts of club pundits."[6]

Charts

Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 7
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[9] 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 28
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 18
France (SNEP)[12] 15
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 20
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[14] 20
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 24
Italy (Hit Parade Italia)[16] 11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 5
Spain (AFYVE)[19] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 21
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 20
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 11
US Billboard Hot 100 53
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 52

Personnel

  • Producer – Allen George, Fred McFarlane
  • Co-producer – StoneBridge
  • Mix – StoneBridge, P. Dennis Mitchell, Junior Vasquez
  • Engineer – P. Dennis Mitchell, Dave Sussman, Nat Foster, Robert Kiss
  • Keyboards – Fred McFarlane, Joe Moskowitz, Matt Thomas, Stonebridge, Robert Kiss
  • Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr., Dana Reed, Mike Cantwell
  • Backing vocals – Dana Reed, Debbie Cole, Dennis Taylor, Kim Miller, Luci Martin, Robin Stone, Vivian Sessoms

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Robin S. - Love For Love Lyrics - MetroLyrics". www.metrolyrics.com.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 219.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 495.
  4. ↑ "ROBIN S - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  5. ↑ "Crossover: Music Meeting" (PDF). Network 40 (1993-07-30, page 30). Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  6. ↑ "Billboard: Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Robin S. – Luv 4 Luv" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Robin S. – Luv 4 Luv" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 2293." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  11. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Robin S. – Luv 4 Luv" (in French). Les classement single.
  13. ↑ "Musicline.de – Robin S. Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  14. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (23.09.1993 - 29.09.1993)" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  15. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Luv 4 Luv". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Indice per Interprete: R". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 38, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  18. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Robin S. – Luv 4 Luv" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  19. ↑ "Top 10 Spain" (PDF). Music & Media. November 13, 1993. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Robin S. – Luv 4 Luv". Singles Top 100.
  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Robin S. – Luv 4 Luv". Swiss Singles Chart.
  22. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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