Chequered!
{{short description|1971 album by Chubby Checker}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Chequered!
| type = studio
| artist = Chubby Checker
| cover = Chubby Checker - Chequered.png
| alt =
| released = 1971
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = *Psychedelic rock
| length = 44:16
| label = London
| producer = Ed Chalpin
| prev_title = The Chubby Checker Discotheque
| prev_year = 1965
| next_title = The Change Has Come
| next_year = 1982
| misc =
}}
Chequered! is a studio album released by American singer Chubby Checker. Released by London Records in 1971, it is notable for being a stylistically different approach for Checker, opting for the more psychedelic sound that was popular at the time. It was produced by Ed Chalpin, who was known for giving Jimi Hendrix his first recording contract.
The album did not sell well in its initial release, but it was eventually reissued several times throughout various European markets under different names, such as New Revelation, The Other Side of Chubby Checker, or simply Chubby Checker. In 2012, the original album was reissued by Sunbeam Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Chubby-Checker-Chequered/release/8000852|title=Chubby Checker - Chequered (Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo)|website=Discogs|date=1971 |accessdate=2019-01-11}}{{cite web|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/chubby_checker/chequered__f1.p/|title=Chequered! by Chubby Checker (Album; London; SHZ 8419): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list|website=Rate Your Music|accessdate=2019-01-11}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/chequered%21-mw0000836593|title=Chequered! - Chubby Checker | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=2019-01-11}}
Track listing
All songs written by Chubby Checker, except where noted.
{{track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = How Does It Feel?
| writer1 =
| length1 = 7:46
| title2 = Stoned in the Bathroom
| writer2 =
| length2 = 2:41
| title3 = No Need to Get So Heavy
| writer3 =
| length3 = 3:07
| title4 = Let's Go Down
| writer4 =
| length4 = 3:33
| title5 = My Mind
| writer5 =
| length5 = 4:24
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side two
| title6 = Goodbye Victoria
| writer6 =
| length6 = 5:53
| title7 = Love Tunnel
| writer7 =
| length7 = 5:15
| title8 = Slow Lovin'
| writer8 = Checker, Kat Dunn
| length8 = 4:11
| title9 = He Died
| writer9 =
| length9 = 3:35
| title10 = If the Sun Stopped Shining
| writer10 =
| length10 = 3:51
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Bonus Track
| title11 = Gypsy
| writer11 =
| length11 = 4:57
}}
References
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External links
- Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/master/439383-Chubby-Checker-Chequered Chubby Checker – Chequered!]
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Category:Chubby Checker albums
Category:London Records albums