# 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 No. 34 in a remixed version in March 1995, and "Hold On (If You Believe in Love)" peaked at No. 62 in August that year. 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 is also part of the Playing for Change band, brought together to promote the disc.
Clarence performed at the Dutch 5 May Concert in Amsterdam.

## Discography
### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart Position | Chart Position | Chart Position | Chart Position | Chart Position | Album |
| Year | Single | NET | BE $^{Ultratop100}$ | SPA | SWE | UK | Album |
| 1993 | "Send Me An Angel" | 10 | 17 | – | – | – | It's My Loving Thing |
| 1993 | "No One Else" | 46 | 41 | – | – | – | It's My Loving Thing |
| 1994 | "It's a Loving Thing" | 16 | 3 | – | 33 | 49 | It's My Loving Thing |
| 1994 | "Hold On (If You Believe in Love)" | 35 | 15 | – | – | 62 | It's My Loving Thing |
| 1994 | "Open Your Heart" | 42 | 30 | – | – | – | It's My Loving Thing |
| 1995 | "It's a Loving Thing (Remix)" | – | – | – | – | 34 | It's My Loving Thing |
| 1995 | "A Real Love" | 47 | 34 | – | – | – | The Way To Wonderland |
| 1996 | "Show Me The Way" | – | 39 | – | – | – | The Way To Wonderland |
| 1996 | "How Do I Know" | – | – | – | – | – | The Way To Wonderland |
| 1996 | "If You Leave Me Now" | – | 44 | – | – | – | The Way To Wonderland |
| 1997 | "Time Is Up" | – | – | – | – | – | The Way To Wonderland |
| 1998 | "Get into My Life" | 88 | 39 | – | – | – | From Here To There |
| 1998 | "What About Me" | – | 37 | – | – | – | From Here To There |
| 1998 | "We Are The One" | – | – | – | – | – | From Here To There |
| 1998 | "Carry On" | 90 | – | – | – | – | From Here To There |
| 2020 | "These Ladies" | – | – | – | – | – | Changes |

### Collaborations

| Year | Single | Chart Position | Chart Position | Chart Position | Chart Position | Chart Position |
| Year | Single | NET | BE $^{Ultratop100}$ | 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | NDL | SWE | UK |
| It's My Loving Thing | Released: 1994 Label: Byte Records Formats: CD | 77 | – | – |
| The Way To Wonderland | Released: 1996 Label: Byte Records Formats: CD | – | – | – |
| From Here To There | Released: 1998 Label: Byte Records Formats: CD | – | – | – |
| Old Soul (as Clarence Milton Bekker) | Released: 2012 Label: Playing for Change Records Formats: CD | – | – | – |
| Changes (as Clarence Bekker Band) | Released: 2020 Label: Jazz Activist Formats: CD | – | – | – |