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Promises (Barbra Streisand song)






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"Promises"
SinglebyBarbra Streisand
from the album Guilty
B-side"Make It Like a Memory"
ReleasedMay 1981
Recorded1980
Genre
Length4:20
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gibb-Galuten-Richardson
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"What Kind of Fool"
(1981) 		"Promises"
(1981) 		"Comin' In and Out of Your Life"
(1981)
Barry Gibb singles chronology
"What Kind of Fool"
(1981) 		"Promises"
(1981) 		"Comin' In and Out of Your Life"
(1981)

"Promises" is the title of a 1981 song by Barbra Streisand. The song was written by Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb, who also provide backing vocals. It was the fourth of four singles released from her album Guilty.

"Promises" narrowly missed the Pop Top 40 in the U.S., peaking at number 48. However, it reached the Top 10 on the Adult Contemporary charts, reaching number 8, and number 5 in Canada.[1]

Chart history[edit]

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[2] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 48
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 8
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[4] 48

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-07-04. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  • ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-07-04. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  • ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  • ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 4, 1981". Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.

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