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.

References

  1. ↑ "Peaches & Herb – Twice the Fire (1979, 72, Vinyl)". Discogs . 1979.
  2. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-07-26. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  3. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1980/Top 100 Songs of 1980". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  4. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles, 25 May 1980". Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-07-26. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  6. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles, 25 May 1980". Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
  8. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 26, 1980 [ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ NZ End of Year Charts, 1980
  10. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1980/Top 100 Songs of 1980". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  11. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Peaches & Herb – I Pledge My Love". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 2024-11-20.


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