Promises (Barbra Streisand song) - Composition

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"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"

Single by Barbra Streisand

from the album Guilty

B-side

"Make It Like a Memory"

Released

May 1981

Recorded

1980

Genre

Post-disco
adult contemporary

Length

4:20

Label

Columbia 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" 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 eight, and number five in Canada.[1]

Chart history

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

"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.

External links

Barbra Streisand - Promises on YouTube

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Discography
1960s singles	"Miss Marmelstein" "Happy Days Are Here Again" "My Coloring Book" "People" "I Am Woman" "Funny Girl" "Absent Minded Me" "Why Did I Choose You" "My Man" "He Touched Me" "Second Hand Rose" "Where Am I Going?" "You Wanna Bet" "Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long" "The Minute Waltz" "Non C'est Rien" "Free Again" "Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Silent Night)" "Stout-hearted Men" "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" "Jingle Bells?" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" "The Lord's Prayer" "Our Corner of the Night" "The Morning After" "Funny Girl" "I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)" "My Man" "Frank Mills" "Little Tin Soldier" "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" "Before the Parade Passes By" "Hello, Dolly!"
1970s singles	"The Best Thing You've Ever Done" "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" "Stoney End" "Time and Love" "Flim Flam Man" "Where You Lead" "Mother" "Space Captain" "Sweet Inspiration" / "Where You Lead" "Sing" / "Make Your Own Kind of Music" "Didn't We" "If I Close My Eyes" "The Way We Were" "All in Love Is Fair" "Guava Jelly" "Jubilation" "How Lucky Can You Get" "My Father's Song" "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" "My Heart Belongs to Me" "Songbird" "Prisoner (Love Theme from Eyes of Laura Mars)" "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" "Superman" "The Main Event/Fight" "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" "Kiss Me in the Rain"
1980s singles	"Woman in Love" "Guilty" "What Kind of Fool" "Promises" "Comin' In and Out of Your Life" "Memory" "The Way He Makes Me Feel" "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" "Left in the Dark" "Make No Mistake, He's Mine" "Emotion" "Somewhere" "Send In the Clowns" "Till I Loved You" "All I Ask of You" "What Were We Thinking Of" "We're Not Makin' Love Anymore" "Someone That I Used to Love"
1990s singles	"Places That Belong to You" "For All We Know" "With One Look" "Children Will Listen" "Speak Low" "The Music of the Night" "As If We Never Said Goodbye" "Ordinary Miracles" "Evergreen (Live)" "I've Got a Crush on You" "I Finally Found Someone" "Tell Him" "If I Could" "Higher Ground" "I've Dreamed of You" "If You Ever Leave Me"
2000s singles	"It Must Have Been the Mistletoe" "I Won't Be the One to Let Go" "Stranger in a Strange Land" "Night of My Life" "Come Tomorrow" "Above the Law" "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
2010s singles	"I'll Be Home for Christmas" "Somewhere" "When You Wish Upon a Star" "It Had to Be You" "What Kind of Fool" "Enough Is Enough 2017" "Don't Lie to Me"
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[ru] Promises (песня Барбры Стрейзанд)

«Promises» (с англ. — «Обещания») — песня американской певицы Барбры Стрейзанд, которая была записана для её двадцать третьего студийного альбома Guilty (1980). Песня была написана Барри Гиббом и Робином Гиббом. В качестве четвёртого и последнего сингла с альбома песня была выпущена в мае 1981 года.

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