The Promise (T'Pau album)

The Promise
The Promise
Studio album by T'Pau
Released	June 1991
Genre	Pop
Length	50:19
Label	Siren (UK); Charisma (U.S.)
Producer	Andy Richards
T'Pau chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Calgary Herald	B^[2]
Music & Media	(favorable)^[3]

The Promise is the third album by British pop group T'Pau, released in 1991 by Siren Records in the UK and Charisma Records in the U.S.

Overview

The album reached #10 on the UK Albums Chart and gave the group two charting singles - "Whenever You Need Me" (a UK Top 20) and "Walk on Air". A third single, a remix of the track "Soul Destruction", failed to make the chart and a fourth single, "Only a Heartbeat", was released only in the United States and Japan. The group disbanded shortly after the release of this album and its singles.

Following on from the cover art for the band's previous albums, the artwork for the release included the word promise rearranged to form a face. Unlike Bridge of Spies and Rage, this face was less predominantly placed.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Soul Destruction"	Carol Decker Ron Rogers	3:44
2.	"Whenever You Need Me"	Decker Rogers	4:06
3.	"Walk on Air"	Decker Rogers	4:34
4.	"Made of Money"	Decker Rogers Dean Howard Michael Chetwood Paul Jackson	3:50
5.	"Hold On to Love"	Decker Rogers Howard Chetwood Jackson Tim Burgess	4:18
6.	"Strange Place"	Decker Rogers Howard Chetwood Jackson Burgess	4:30
7.	"One Direction"	Decker Rogers	3:59
8.	"Only in a Heartbeat"	Decker Rogers	4:39
9.	"The Promise"	Decker Rogers Howard Chetwood Jackson Burgess	3:59
10.	"A Place in My Heart"	Decker Rogers Howard Chetwood Jackson Burgess	3:58
11.	"Man and Woman"	Decker Rogers Howard Chetwood Jackson	4:37
12.	"Purity"	Decker Rogers	3:47
Total length:			50:19

Charts

Chart performance for *The Promise*
Chart (1991)	Peak position
European Albums (Music & Media)^[4]	50
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	40
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	10

References

^ AllMusic review
^ King, Frank (7 July 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
^ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 July 1991. p. 11. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
^ "European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 27. 9 July 1991. p. 42. OCLC 29800226.
^ "Swisscharts.com – T'Pau – The Promise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

External links

Promise at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] AllMusic review

[2] King, Frank (7 July 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.

[3] "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 July 1991. p. 11. Retrieved 10 December 2022.

[4] "European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 27. 9 July 1991. p. 42. OCLC 29800226.

[ac_Switzerland_T'Pau-5] "Swisscharts.com – T'Pau – The Promise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[ac_UK2_-6] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

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v t e T'Pau
Carol Decker Ronnie Rogers Tim Burgess Michael Chetwood Paul Jackson Taj Wyzgowski Dean Howard Jez Ashurst Dave Hattee Dan McKinna
Studio albums	Bridge of Spies Rage The Promise Red Pleasure & Pain
Compilations	Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau
Singles	"Heart and Soul" "Intimate Strangers" "China in Your Hand" "Valentine" "Sex Talk" (Live) "I Will Be with You" "Secret Garden" "Road to Our Dream" "Only the Lonely" "Whenever You Need Me" "Walk on Air" "Soul Destruction" "Valentine" "Heart and Soul '97" "With a Little Luck"
Related singles	"Just Dream"