Black Pearl

About Black Pearl

"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. The song was featured on their 1969 album, Love Is All We Have to Give. The song was produced by Phil Spector and arranged by Perry Botkin, Jr. AllMusic described it as "one of the great Phil Spector productions, a phenomenal song with his extraordinary sound. "The single ranked #66 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1969. more »

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2010

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Sonny Charles and The Checkmates, Ltd.
Black pearl, precious little girl
Let me put you up where you belong
Black pearl little girl
You been in the background much too long
You been working so hard your whole life through
Tendin' other people's houses
Raisin' up their children too
Hey how about something for me and you
Here in my arms you're gonna reign supreme
No more servin' baby
They're gonna serve my queen
It's our turn for happiness and our day has come
Living for each other answering to no one
Black pearl precious little girl
Let me put you up where you belong
Because I love you
Black pearl pretty little girl
You been in the background much too long
Together we'll stand so straight and so tall
Created by love to love one and all
Hey heart to heart soul to soul
No other one could ever take your place
My world is built around
The very smile that's on your face
You'll never win a beauty show
No they won't pick you
But you're my miss America
I love you

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Sonny Charles

Sonny Charles (born Charles Hemphill, 4 September 1940) is an American soul singer from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was the lead singer of Checkmates, Ltd. in the 1960s and 1970s, and it is his vocals that are heard out front on their 1969, Phil Spector-produced hit, "Black Pearl." Charles launched a solo career in the early 1970s, and after a brief reunion with The Checkmates, again in the 1980s. Thereafter, he toured with another member of the Checkmates, Ltd., Marvin "Sweet Louie" Smith, under the Checkmates name. more »

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