The Limit

{{Short description|Dutch musical group}}

{{about|the Dutch musical group|the 2003 Lauren Bacall film|Gone Dark|other uses|Limit (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist |

| name = The Limit

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| origin = Netherlands

| genre = Synth-pop, funk, post-disco

| years_active = 1980–1986

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| label = TTR, Ariola, Arista, Portrait

| past_members = Bernard Oattes
Rob van Schaik

| associated_acts = David Sanborn

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Oattes Van Schaik (formerly known as The Limit) was a 1980s musical group composed of Dutch producers Bernard Oattes and Rob van Schaik. In 1982, they released the songs "Crimes of Passion" and "She's So Divine" which was edited by Ben Liebrand. In 1985, they released a full-length album, which yielded the hit "Say Yeah" (featuring vocals by Gwen Guthrie). The song peaked at No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart and at No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play chart.

The duo also wrote and produced for other artists as The Limit Productions such as Centerfold and Five Star with the hit single "Love Take Over".{{cite book|title=The New Schwann|date=1985|publisher=ABC Schwann Publications|page=64|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pwg5AQAAIAAJ|access-date=9 January 2021}}{{cite web|title=Five Star - Luxury of Life|url=https://www.soulandfunkmusic.com/album/five_star/luxury_of_life|website=Soulandfunkmusic.com|publisher=RCA|access-date=9 January 2021|date=1985}}

After 1986, Bernard Oattes pursued a solo career, and went on to produce three studio albums. According to his website, Bernard Oattes is Holland's favourite English voiceover artist.{{cite web|title=Bernard Oattes - English Voice Over|url=https://www.bernardoattes.com/ |access-date=4 May 2021}} Rob van Schaik continues to write material for other artists and has also remixed several tracks.