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)
Writer(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)

"Black Pearl" is a song written by Phil Spector, Toni Wine, and Irwin Levine and performed by 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]

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