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"Love Is All I Have to Give" (1969) |
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Black Pearl (1969) |
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"Proud Mary" (1969) |
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| 수록 음반 | <colbgcolor=#fff,#1f2023> Love Is All We Have to Give | |||
| 아티스트 | Sonny Charles and The Checkmates, Ltd. | |||
| B-Side | "Lazy Susan" | |||
| 발매일 | 1969년 4월 | |||
| 녹음 기간 | 1968년 ~ 1969년 | |||
| 장르 | 팝, 소울 | |||
| 재생 시간 | 3:25 | |||
| 레이블 | A&M | |||
| 송라이터 | Phil Spector, Toni Wine, Irwin Levine | |||
| 프로듀서 | Phil Spector | |||
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1. 개요
미국의 소울/팝 그룹 Sonny Charles and The Checkmates, Ltd.의 싱글이며 이들의 데뷔 앨범 Love Is All We Have to Give의 두번째 싱글로 1969년 4월에 발매되었다.2. 오디오
3. 가사
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[Intro] Ooh, hoo Yeah, yeah, yeah My, my, my, my [Chorus] Black pearl, precious little girl Let me put you up where you belong Black pearl, pretty little girl You been in the background much too long [Verse 1] You been working so hard your whole life through Tending other people's houses, raising up their children too Hey, how about something for me and you Here in my arms you're gonna reign supreme No more serving, 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 [Chorus] Black pearl, precious little girl Let me put you up where you belong 'Cause I love you Black pearl, pretty little girl You been in the background much too long [Verse 2] 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 woman 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 [Chorus] Black pearl, precious little girl Let me put you up where you belong I need you Black pearl, pretty little girl You been in the background much too long [Outro] Ooh, hoo, yeah, yeah, yeah My, my, my, my babe You know I need you You know I want to keep you for myself And, I don't want nobody else Now, baby, I love you You know I need you You know I got to, got to Got to have you, baby Come on, baby Come on, come on Come on and be my baby You know I love you I don't need nobody else Let me put you up Where you belong Let me take you on up Come on baby, love I love you, and I need you, and I want you Want you for myself |
4. 차트 성적
빌보드 R&B 차트에서 8위, 빌보드 핫 100에서 1969년 7월 첫째 주에 13위를 기록했고 7주 연속 20위권에,[1] 10주 연속 40위권에 머물러 있었다.[2]1969년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트에선 66위에 올랐다.