CB Milton
CB Milton, aka Clarence Bekker (born Clarence Becker Milton, 11 April 1968, in Suriname), is a Dutch electronic music vocalist, who became known in the early 1990s. He is best known for the singles "It's a Loving Thing", "Send Me an Angel" and "Open Your Heart". In the UK Singles Chart, "It's a Loving Thing" reached #34 in a remixed version in March 1995, and "Hold On" peaked at #62 in August that year.[1] He also recorded three albums, It's My Loving Thing (1994), The Way to Wonderland (1996) and From Here to There (1998) for the Byte Records label in Antwerp, Belgium.
CB Milton was identified as Clarence Bekker of the Netherlands on the disc and DVD created by Playing for Change released in April 2009. He participated with various other artists on the songs "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King) and "Don't Worry" (Pierre Minetti) on the album. He was also part of the Playing for Change band, brought together to promote the disc.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Position | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NET Single T100 |
BE Ultratop 100 |
SPA | SWE | UK | |||
| 1993 | "Send Me An Angel" | 10 | 17 | - | - | - | It's My Loving Thing |
| 1993 | "No One Else" | 46 | 41 | - | - | - | |
| 1994 | "It's A Loving Thing" | 16 | 3 | - | 33 | 49 | |
| 1994 | "Hold On (If You Believe In Love)" | 35 | 15 | - | - | 62 | |
| 1994 | "Open Your Heart" | 42 | 30 | - | - | - | |
| 1995 | "It's A Loving Thing (Remix)" | - | - | - | - | 34 | |
| 1995 | "A Real Love" | 47 | 34 | - | - | - | The Way To Wonderland |
| 1996 | "Show Me The Way" | - | 39 | - | - | - | |
| 1996 | "How Do I Know" | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1996 | "If You Leave Me Now" | - | 44 | - | - | - | |
| 1997 | "Time Is Up" | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1998 | "Get Into My Life" | 88 | 39 | - | - | - | From Here To There |
| 1998 | "What About Me" | - | 37 | - | - | - | |
| 1998 | "We Are The One" | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1998 | "Carry On" | 90 | - | - | - | - | |
Collaborations
| Year | Single | Chart Position | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NET Single T100 |
BE Ultratop 100 |
SPA | SWE | UK | ||
| 2001 | "Something Going On"
Mark Van Dale feat. CB Milton |
65 | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | "Miracle Of Love"
Tikaro & Selva feat. Clarence |
- | - | 7 | - | - |
| 2007 | "Shine On Me"
Tikaro, J.Louis & Ferran feat. Clarence |
- | - | 3 | - | - |
| 2008 | "Shine On Me (Remixes)"
Tikaro, J.Louis & Ferran feat. Clarence |
- | - | 8 | - | - |
| 2011 | "Loving Thing"
Phil Wilde feat. CB Milton |
- | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | "I'm Going In"
Laurent Wery feat. Clarence |
- | 61 | - | - | - |
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDL | SWE | UK | ||
| It's My Loving Thing |
|
77 | - | - |
| The Way To Wonderland |
|
- | - | - |
| From Here To There |
|
- | - | - |
References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 368. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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