Black Pearl (Checkmates, Ltd. song)

"Black Pearl"
Single by Checkmates, Ltd.
from the album Love Is All We Have to Give
B-side "Lazy Susan"
Released April 1969 (U.S.)
July 1969 (AUS)
Genre Soul
Length 3:25
Label A&M 1053 (U.S.)
A&M 2985 (AUS)
Songwriter(s) Phil Spector, Toni Wine, Irwin Levine
Producer(s) Phil Spector
Checkmates, Ltd. singles chronology
"Love Is All I Have to Give"
(1969)		 "Black Pearl"
(1969)		 "Proud Mary"
(1969)

"Love Is All I Have to Give"
(1969)		 "Black Pearl"
(1969)		 "Proud Mary"
(1969)

"Black Pearl" is a song written by Phil Spector, Toni Wine, and Irwin Levine and performed by Sonny Charles and the Checkmates, Ltd. It reached #8 on the R&B chart, #13 on the Billboard pop chart, and #31 in Australia in 1969.[1] The song was featured on their 1969 album, Love Is All We Have to Give.[2]

The song was produced by Phil Spector and arranged by Perry Botkin, Jr.[3] AllMusic described it as "one of the great Phil Spector productions, a phenomenal song with his extraordinary sound."[4]

The single ranked #66 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1969.[5]

Chart history

Other versions

References

  1. ↑ Checkmates, Ltd., "Black Pearl" chart positions Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ Checkmates, Ltd., Love Is All We Have to Give Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ Checkmates, Ltd., "Black Pearl" single release Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sonny Charles & the Checkmates, Ltd. / Checkmates Ltd". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1969". Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  7. ↑ Billboard' Hot R&B songs, June 21, 1969
  8. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 19, 1969
  9. ↑ "RPM Top Singles of 1969". Library and Archives Canada. RPM. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  10. ↑ Musicoutfitters.com
  11. ↑ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1969
  12. ↑ Horace Faith, "Black Pearl" chart position Retrieved January 26, 2016.


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