Girl Like Me (Japan Edition)

Infobox Single
Name = Girl Like Me (Japan Edition)
Artist = Luv'
from Album = For You
Released = 1990
Format = CD single, 7" single, 12" single
Recorded = 1989
Genre = Pop, Dance
Length = 4:12
Label = Dureco/High Fashion Music
Writer = Nigel Stock
Producer = Nigel Wright
Last single = "I Don't Wanna Be Lonely"
(1990)
This single = "Girl Like Me"
(1990)
Next single = Hit-medley
(1990)

Girl Like Me is the nineteenth single by the Dutch girl group Luv', released in early 1990 by the labels Dureco/High Fashion Music. It appears on the EP For You. The song was only released in Japan as a commercial single, especially for discos and clubs.

ong history

During Luv's heyday (1977-1981), the female pop act failed in its attempt to get a hit record in Japan, whereas it dominated the music charts in a large part of Continental Europe, South Africa and Mexico. In 1980, the trio planned to take part in the Yamaha Music Festival but cancelled its participation to this competition [ [http://home.scarlet.be/~peterg3/Continents&Countries.htm#Netherlands] - details about Dutch entries at the Yamaha Music and Luv' cancellation] . It prevented indeed Luv' from reaching the mainstream Japanese music market.
A decade later, as the Dutch vocal formation made its comeback with a different line-up, it tried to promote new material (produced by Nigel Wright) through the network of discos and clubs in the Asian archipelago. That's why, Luv's record company decided to release the song Girl Like Me as a Maxi single, hoping to have a club hit and later a mainstream chart topper. However, this strategy didn't succeed. Nowadays, this single is a rare collector item among Luv's fans.
The music arrangements of this song were inspired by those of the hits composed by Stock Aitken Waterman, the successful British producers in the late 1980s.

Track listings and formats

* 7" Vinyl Single
#"Girl Like Me" (Single Version) — 4:12
#"No Cure No Pay" — 3:39

* CD Single and 12-inch single
#"Girl Like Me" (Extended Version)
#"Girl Like Me" (Single version) — 4:12
#"No Cure No Pay" — 3:39

References