The Promise (Mike Pinder album)
The Promise is a 1976 solo album by Mike Pinder of The Moody Blues, recorded during their sabbatical from late 1972 to 1977.
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| Released | 11 April 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 - 1976 | |||
| Studio | Indigo Ranch Studios, Malibu, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 31:00 | |||
| Label | LP: Threshold THS 18/CD: Threshold 820776 | |||
| Producer | Mike Pinder in association with Robert Margouleff | |||
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It was reissued on CD in August 1989.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Mike Pinder except where noted.
Side 1
- "Free As a Dove" – 4:10
- "You'll Make It Through" (Mike Pinder, Jim Dillon) – 3:52
- "I Only Want to Love You" – 3:25
- "Someone to Believe In" – 3:09
Side 2
- "Carry On" – 4:16
- "Air" – 2:20
- "Message" – 2:46
- "The Seed" – 1:25
- "The Promise" – 6:02
The album was recorded in Pinder's studio at Malibu, Indigo Ranch.
There was a 1996 CD reissue of this album that had 2-bonus tracks:
- "One Step Into the Light" 5:44
- "Island to Island" 3:14
Personnel
- Mike Pinder – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar, piano, mellotron, vocals
- Fred Beckmeier – bass guitar
- Steve Beckmeier – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Bill Berg – drums, percussion
- Joel DiBartolo – double bass
- Jim Dillon – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, sitar, vocals
- Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar
- Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone
- Jeannie King – vocals
- Steve Madalo – trumpet
- Susann McDonald – harp
- Dean Olch – flute, shakuhachi
- Tom Peterson – flute, tenor saxophone
- William D. "Smitty" Smith – organ
- Mike Azevedo - congas
- Julia Tillman Waters – vocals
- Maxine Willard Waters – vocals
Chart positions
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | Billboard 200 | 133 |
References
- The Promise at AllMusic. Retrieved 17:20, 19 May 2016 (UTC).
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