I Pledge My Love

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"I Pledge My Love"
I Pledge My Love - Peaches & Herb.jpg
Single by Peaches & Herb
from the album Twice the Fire
B-side "(I Want Us) Back Together"
ReleasedJanuary 1980 (1980-01)
Recorded1979
Genre R&B, Adult Contemporary
Length4:11
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Peaches & Herb singles chronology
"Roller-Skatin' Mate"
(1979)
"I Pledge My Love"
(1980)
"Funtime"
(1980)

"I Pledge My Love" is a ballad by R&B vocal duo Peaches & Herb from their LP, Twice the Fire. [1] It became a hit in early 1980 in the U.S. (#19) and Canada (#23). [2] It was also a Top 40 R&B and Adult Contemporary hit.

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The song had an unusually long chart run for only just making the top-twenty, spending five months on the U.S. charts and six months on the Canadian charts. Billboard ranked it as the 80th biggest U.S. hit of 1980. [3] "I Pledge My Love" also reached number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart for one week in May 1980. [4]

Chart history

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [11] Gold10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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