Promises (Basia song)

"Promises" is a song by Polish singer Basia from her debut studio album Time and Tide, released in 1987. The track was written by Basia Trzetrzelewska, Danny White, and Peter Ross of Immaculate Fools. It was produced by Danny and Basia, and is a samba-influenced jazz-pop song. The single was first a minor hit in the UK in January 1988. In 1989, "Promises" charted in the USA, where remixes of the song by Justin Strauss were released on a 12" maxi single.

"Promises"
Single by Basia
from the album Time and Tide
Released1987
Genre
Length4:03
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Danny White
  • Basia Trzetrzelewska
Basia singles chronology
"Run for Cover"
(1986)		 "Promises"
(1987)		 "Freeze Thaw"
(1987)

Music videos

The first music video for the song pictures Basia on a balcony in the middle of a three-storey building, with shadows of the building's inhabitants showing in the windows. She performs the song as the residents go about their everyday lives.

The second clip was filmed in 1989 by Crescenzo Notarile and is a performance music video. It pictures Basia performing the song accompanied by a band and dancers, with a colorful wall painting in the background. This version was included on the VHS/LaserDisc release A New Day in 1990.[1]

Critical reception

Jerry Smith of Music Week magazine praised "Promises" he called a "smooth, stylish" song.[2]

Track listings

Charts
1988-1989 weekly chart performance for "Promises"
Chart (1988–89) Peak
position
Canada (RPM 100 Singles)[3] 78
UK Singles Chart (OCC)[4] 48
UK Dance (Music Week)[5] 27
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[6] 8

Cover versions
  • Gloria Lasso released a Spanish language version on her self-titled 1989 album.
  • In 2006, Julie Dexter released a cover of the song on her album Moon Bossa, a collaboration with Khari Simmons.[7]

References
  1. A New Day (VHS). CBS. 1990.
  2. Smith, Jerry (23 January 1988). "Singles – Reviewed by Jerry Smith" (PDF). Music Week. p. 17. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. "Item: 4426 - Library and Archives Canada". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  4. "BASIA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  5. "Top Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 February 1988. p. 10. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via World Radio History.
  6. "Basia Chart History". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  7. Alex Henderson. "Moon Bossa - Julie Dexter, Khari Cabral Simmons | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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