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Promise Me (Beverley Craven song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Promise Me'" is a 1990 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.
Track listings
Both songs written by Beverley Craven.
; 7" single / 3" CD single
# "Promise Me" 3:35
# "I Listen to the Rain" 2:55
Covers and sampling
The song has been covered numerous times, most notably being 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, Tabea, and by Rosa Lpez who released a Spanish version (titled "") in 2008; a more faithful Spanish version was named "Entre t y yo" and was performed by Mexican actress Chantal Andere in 1992 for her second album and as the main title song of the telenovela 'Tringulo'.Opening theme of Mexican telenovela "Tringulo" (Televisa 1992).[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnjmJV_CkY0] Other notable covers are by Hong Kong Cantopop diva Sandy Lam titled as "Without You, But Still Love You",https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESQ0fdO7uqc Sany Lam - Without you, but Still Love You and Taiwanese Mandopop diva Winnie Hsin titled as "Selfish".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpF_TYm6oqI Winnie Hsin - Selfish Sometimes the Mandarin version and English version would be crossed over for singing competitions, as exemplified by English-Taiwanese singer (now newscaster) Annie Lin ().https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75gXhA6NEVQ 2007.11.02-
In 2003, Faroese singer Gurun Slja Jacobsen's performance of this song won her the Danish talent show 'Stjerne for en aften'. Subsequently, this performance spent a record-breaking 16 weeks at number 1 on Kringvarp Froya's now defunct chart.
In 2007, Lea Salonga recorded the song for her album 'Inspired', a compilation of her own favorites.
In June 2012, Technoboy and Tuneboy sampled the song on their hardstyle single "Promise Me".[http://www.discogs.com/Technoboy-Tuneboy-Ellie-Promise-Me/release/3655642 Technoboy, Tuneboy & Ellie* Promise Me] Discogs.com Three months later, German techno band Scooter sampled "Promise Me" on their single "4 AM", in a nod to a 1993 breakbeat hardcore track by Orca, which also sampled verses from "Promise Me".
French rap artist La Fouine sampled the first verse of the song in his 2013 song "Quand je partirai". The single peaked at #74 in the French charts.
Also in 2013 German singer Tabea published a cover version on her album "Memories".
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References
Category:1990 debut singles
Category:1991 singles
Category:1990s ballads
Category:Pop ballads
Category:Beverley Craven songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Paul Samwell-Smith
Category:1989 songs
Category:Epic Records singles
Category:CBS Records singles
Category:Songs written by Beverley Craven
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