The Checkmates Ltd.
| The Checkmates Ltd. | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Rhythm and Blues |
| founding | 1957, 1974 |
| resolution | 1970, after 1977 |
| Last occupation | |
singing |
Sonny Charles |
singing |
Robert Stevens |
bass |
William Van Bukirk |
guitar |
Harvey Trees |
Drums |
Marvin Smith |
The Checkmates Ltd. was an American R&B band.
history
With the song Black Pearl they had their greatest success in the US charts in 1969 and reached number 13, with Proud Mary they reached number 30 in the UK charts , also in 1969 .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
|
R&B
|
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| 1967 | Live! At Caesar's Palace | - |
R&B36 (3 weeks) R&B |
|
| 1969 | Love Is All We Have to Give |
US178 (4 weeks) US |
- | |
More albums
- 1971: Bobby Stevens & the Checkmates Ltd. (Rustic Records)
- 1974: FSO (Rustic)
- 1978: We Got the Moves (Fantasy Records)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
|
US
|
R&B
|
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| 1969 | Love Is All I Have to Give Love Is All I Have to Give |
- |
US65 (7 weeks) US |
- | |
| Black Pearl Love Is All I Have to Give |
- |
US13 (13 weeks) US |
R&B8 (12 weeks) R&B |
||
| Proud Mary Love Is All I Have to Give |
UK30 (8 weeks) UK |
US69 (4 weeks) US |
- | ||
| 1976 | All alone by the telephone |
- |
US96 (2 weeks) US |
- | |
More singles
- 1966: Do the Walk (The Temptation Walk)
- 1966: Kissin 'Her and Crying for You
- 1967: Please Don't Take My World Away
- 1967: Walk in the Sunlight
- 1970: I Keep Forgettin '
- 1974: Sexy Ways
- 1974: Got to See "U" Soon
- 1977: I'm Laying My Heart on the Line
literature
- Julia Edenhofer : The Great Oldie Lexicon . Bastei-Lübbe 1991, ISBN 3-404-60288-9 .
- David Roberts: British Hit Singles & Albums . Guinness World Records Limited London 2006, ISBN 1-904994-10-5
Web links
- The Checkmates Ltd. in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Checkmates Ltd. at Discogs (English)