Love Is All We Have to Give

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Love Is All We Have to Give
Studio album by
Checkmates, Ltd.
Released1969
GenreSoul
Length38:28
LabelA&M 4183
ProducerPhil Spector
Checkmates, Ltd. chronology
Live! At Caesar's Palace
(1967) 		Love Is All We Have to Give
(1969) 		Life
(1971)
Singles from Love Is All We Have to Give
  1. "Love Is All I Have to Give"/"Never Should Have Lied"
    Released: March 1969
  2. "Black Pearl"/"Lazy Susan"
    Released: April 1969
  3. "Proud Mary"/"Spanish Harlem"
    Released: 1969
  4. "I Keep Forgettin'"/"Do You Love Your Baby"
    Released: 1970
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]
The Village VoiceC+[2]

Love Is All We Have to Give is the second album by Checkmates, Ltd. and was released in 1969. It reached #178 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.[3]

The album featured four singles: "Black Pearl", which reached #8 on the R&B chart and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100,[4] "Proud Mary", which reached #69 on the Billboard Hot 100,[5] and "Love Is All I Have to Give" which reached #65 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "I Keep Forgettin'", which did not chart on the pop chart.

Track listing[]

  1. "Proud Mary" (John Fogerty) – 4:30
  2. "Spanish Harlem" (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller/Phil Spector) – 3:17
  3. "Black Pearl" (Spector/Toni Wine/Irwin Levine) – 3:25
  4. "I Keep Forgettin'" (Leiber/Stoller) – 3:03
  5. "Love Is All I Have to Give" (Bobby Stevens/Spector) – 4:13
  6. The Hair Anthology Suite: "Ain't Got No/I Got Life/Prelude/Theme/Postlude/Let The Sunshine (Overture)/Prelude/Aquarius/Prelude/Theme/Let The Sunshine In/Ain't Got No (Finale)/Prelude/Postlude" (James Rado/Gerome Ragni/Galt MacDermot) – 20:00

Personnel[]

  • Produced by: Phil Spector
  • Arranged and Conducted by: Perry Botkin Jr. (Tracks 1-5), Dee Barton (Track 1, 2, 4, 6)
  • Lead Vocals: Sonny Charles (Tracks 1-4, 6), Bobby Stevens (Tracks 5-6)
  • Lead Guitar: Harvey Trees
  • Electric Bass: Bill Van Buskirk
  • Drums: Marvin "Sweet Louie" Smith[6]

Charts[]

Chart (1969) Peak
position
US Pop 178
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1969 "Black Pearl" US Pop 13
US R&B 8
AUS 31
"Love Is All I Have to Give" AUS 31
"Proud Mary" US Pop 69
UK 30

References[]

  1. ^ Love Is All We Have to Give at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 11, 1969). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Checkmates, Ltd., Love Is All We Have to Give Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  4. ^ Checkmates, Ltd., "Black Pearl" chart positions Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  5. ^ Checkmates, Ltd., "Proud Mary" chart position Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  6. ^ Checkmates, Ltd., Love Is All We Have to Give credits Retrieved January 28, 2016.
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