Love Is All We Have to Give

Love Is All We Have to Give is the first studio album by Checkmates, Ltd., released in 1969, and their second overall album after the 1967 live album Live! at Caesar's Palace. Love Is All We Have to Give reached No. 178 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.[3]

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
AllMusic[1]
The Village VoiceC+[2]

The album featured four singles: "Black Pearl", which reached No. 8 on the R&B chart and No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100,[4] "Proud Mary", which reached No. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100,[5] "Love Is All I Have to Give" which reached No. 65 on the 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" (Phil Spector, Toni Wine, Irwin Levine) – 3:25
  4. "I Keep Forgettin'" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:03
  5. "Love Is All I Have to Give" (Bobby Stevens, Phil 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
  • Phil Spector - producer
  • Perry Botkin Jr. (Tracks 1-5), Dee Barton (Track 1, 2, 4, 6) - arrangements and conductor
  • Sonny Charles (Tracks 1-4, 6), Bobby Stevens (Tracks 5-6) - lead vocals
  • Harvey Trees - lead guitar
  • Bill Van Buskirk - electric bass
  • Marvin "Sweet Louie" Smith[6] - drums

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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