Black Pearl (Checkmates, Ltd. song)

"Black Pearl" is a song written by Phil Spector, Toni Wine, and Irwin Levine, inspired by the 1968 Sidney Poitier movie For Love of Ivy about Ivy Moore, a maid who after nine years of service leaves to go to secretarial school,[1] 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.[2] The song was featured on their 1969 album, Love Is All We Have to Give.[3]

"Black Pearl"
Single by Checkmates, Ltd.
from the album Love Is All We Have to Give
B-side"Lazy Susan"
ReleasedApril 1969 (U.S.)
July 1969 (AUS)
GenreSoul
Length3:25
LabelA&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)

The song was produced by Phil Spector and arranged by Perry Botkin, Jr.[4] AllMusic described it as "one of the great Phil Spector productions, a phenomenal song with his extraordinary sound."[5]

The single ranked #66 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1969.[6]

Chart history

Other versions

References
  1. Mick Brown (2007). Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  2. Checkmates, Ltd., "Black Pearl" chart positions Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. Checkmates, Ltd., Love Is All We Have to Give Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. Checkmates, Ltd., "Black Pearl" single release Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  5. "Sonny Charles & the Checkmates, Ltd. / Checkmates Ltd". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. "Billboard Top 100 - 1969". Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  7. Go-Set National Top 40, 6 September 1969
  8. Flavour of New Zealand, 15 August 1969
  9. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  10. Billboard' Hot R&B songs, June 21, 1969
  11. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 19, 1969
  12. "RPM Top Singles of 1969". Library and Archives Canada. RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  13. Musicoutfitters.com
  14. "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1969". Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  15. Horace Faith, "Black Pearl" chart position Retrieved January 26, 2016.


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