Black Pearl (Checkmates, Ltd. song)
"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]
| "Black Pearl" | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Other versions
- Horace Faith released a version of the song as a single in 1970 which reached #13 on the UK Singles Chart.[14]
- New Zealand group Moana and the Moahunters covered the song for their debut album, Tahi. It peaked at #2 on the New Zealand music charts in 1991.
References
- Checkmates, Ltd., "Black Pearl" chart positions Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- Checkmates, Ltd., Love Is All We Have to Give Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- Checkmates, Ltd., "Black Pearl" single release Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- "Sonny Charles & the Checkmates, Ltd. / Checkmates Ltd". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- "Billboard Top 100 - 1969". Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- Go-Set National Top 40, 6 September 1969
- Flavour of New Zealand, 15 August 1969
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- Billboard' Hot R&B songs, June 21, 1969
- Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 19, 1969
- "RPM Top Singles of 1969". Library and Archives Canada. RPM. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- Musicoutfitters.com
- "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1969". Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- Horace Faith, "Black Pearl" chart position Retrieved January 26, 2016.
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