Promise Me (song)

"Promise Me"
Single by Beverley Craven
from the album Beverley Craven
B-side "I Listen to the Rain"
Released July 4, 1990 (UK)
Format 7", 12", CD single,
Recorded 1989
Genre Pop
Length 3:36
Label Epic (U.S.), CBS (UK)
Producer Paul Samwell-Smith
Beverley Craven singles chronology
"Promise Me'"
(1990)		 "Joey"
(1990)

"Promise Me" is a 1991 hit song by British singer Beverley Craven. A ballad, it has become Craven's signature song and best known hit.

Released as the lead single of her debut album Beverley Craven in 1990, the song initially failed to chart. However, appearances in British TV and a successful UK tour prompted a re-release of the single, entering the charts in April 1991 and eventually peaking at number three in May. Its success helped her debut album also go to number three in the UK. The song also became successful when released around Europe.

The song has been covered numerous times, most notably it was reworked as a dance song by group Lazard, who re-titled the song "4 O'Clock (In the Morning)". Other cover versions are by Jodie Brooke Wilson, Hind, Lutricia McNeal, Sandy Lam or, more recently, Spanish artist Rosa López released a Spanish version (titled "Júrame") in 2008; also Mexican actress Chantal Andere sang this song in 1992.

Contents

Track listings

7" single / 3" CD single
  1. "Promise Me" — 3:35
  2. "I Listen to the Rain" — 2:55

Charts and sales

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Dutch Top 40[1] 8
French Singles Chart[2] 6
UK Singles Chart[3] 3
Irish Singles Chart 7
End of year chart (1991) Position
Dutch Top 40[1] 50
Country Certification Date Sales certified[4] Physical sales
France[5] Silver 1991 125,000 106,000

Release history

Region Date Label
United Kingdom July 4, 1990 CBS
United States March 11, 1991 Epic

References

  1. ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1990" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201990.pdf. Retrieved 12 April 2010. 
  2. ^ ""Promise Me", French Singles Chart" (in French). Lescharts. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Beverley+Craven&titel=Promise+Me&cat=s. Retrieved 20 March 2010. 
  3. ^ ""Promise Me", UK Singles Chart". Chartstats. http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=18790. Retrieved 20 March 2010. 
  4. ^ "Certification for every country in the world". IFPI. http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf. Retrieved 20 March 2010. 
  5. ^ "French certifications, database" (in French). Infodisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Single_Certif.php. Retrieved 20 March 2010.