"Luv 4 Luv" is a song by American singer Robin S. It was released in August 1993 as the second single from her debut album, Show Me Love. The song was written by Allen George and Fred McFarlane[1] and was Robin S.'s second number one on the US dance chart, where it spent one week at the top, and a 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. A black-and-white music video was made to accompany the song. It sees Robin S. performing the song in a self-service laundry.
Critical reception
Larry Flick from 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."[5]The Network Forty commented, "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."[6] James Hunter from Vibe noted that following up with "Luv 4 Luv" "brings personality and addictive soul to techno's faceless pulse. Plus, Robin S. have a friendly voice that can fire right up."[7]
^Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN978-951-1-21053-5.