My Promise

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My Promise
My Promise.jpg
Studio album by
No Mercy
Released21 October 1996 [1]
Recorded1995–1996
Genre
Length55:18
Label
Producer Frank Farian
No Mercy chronology
My Promise
(1996)		More
(1998)
Alternative cover
NoMercyNM.jpg
No Mercy cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Billboard (favorable) [4]
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My Promise is the debut album by a German pop band No Mercy, released in 1996. [6] It is the band's most successful album and contains all of their international hits: "Missing", "Where Do You Go", "When I Die", "Please Don't Go" and "Kiss You All Over".

Contents

The album was released in North America as No Mercy, which had a different cover as well as a different track listing.

Critical reception

from Billboard viewed the album as "an engaging set", noting that producer Frank Farian "keeps the set relentlessly bright and rife with fluttering flamenco guitars—save for the brooding ballad "When I Die", which allows singer Marty Cintron to fully flex his boyish, star-powered charm." He added, "Knee-deep with potential hits, the album's next logical single should be either the giddy rendition of Exile's "Kiss You All Over" or the spirited "Don't Make Me Live Without You"." [4] British magazine Music Week wrote, "Lively Latin numbers and luscious love songs, most underpinned by flamenco guitar, are assembled for a pleasing debut." [7]

Track listing

My Promise

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Where Do You Go" Frank Farian, Peter Bischof-FallensteinFarian4:32
2."Kiss You All Over" Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn Chapman, Chinn4:35
3."Don't Make Me Live Without You" Diane Warren Warren4:02
4."When I Die"Bischof-Fallenstein, WarrenFarian, Dietmar Kawohl4:30
5."Please Don't Go"Farian, Bischof-Fallenstein, Marty CintronFarian4:01
6."Bonita"Farian, Cintron, Bischof-Fallenstein, Ariel Hernandez, Gabriel Hernandez, Max MontanaFarian3:47
7."My Promise to You" Dino Esposito, Rebecca ByramEsposito, Byram4:00
8."D' Yer Mak R" John Bonham, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones Bonham, Plant, Jones3:53
9."Missing" Tracey Thorn Ben Watt 3:59
10."This Masquerade" Leon Russell Russell3:16
11."In and Out"Gerry Stober, Stevie Bensusen, Shaun LaBelleStober, Bensusen, LaBelle3:24
12."Who Do You Love"Farian, John DavisFarian, Davis3:21
13."How Much I Love You"Stober, Bensusen, LaBelleStober, Bensusen, LaBelle4:02
14."Part of Me"Cintron, Billy Steinberg, Tony LombardoCintron3:54
15."Where Do You Go" (Trip House mix) (bonus track)Farian, Bischof-FallensteinFarian4:28

No Mercy

No.TitleLength
1."Where Do You Go"4:28
2."Don't Make Me Live Without You"3:56
3."When I Die"4:45
4."Kiss You All Over"4:28
5."Part of Me"3:50
6."Bonita"3:48
7."Please Don't Go"4:00
8."My Promise to You"3:55
9."Message of Love"2:34
10."Do You Want Me"4:12
11."How Much I Love You"4:00
12."Where Do You Go" (Ocean Drive Mix)7:27
13."Don't Make Me Live Without You" (Mainstream Mix)3:55

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996–97)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 4
Canadian Albums (RPM) [11] 22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 3
German Albums (GfK Entertainment) [13] 6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [14] 24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [15] 38
Scottish Albums (OCC) [16] 47
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 5
UK Albums (OCC) [18] 17
US Albums (Billboard 200) [19] 104
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA) [20] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [21] 24
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [22] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] 31
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [24] 7
German Albums (GfK Entertainment) [25] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [26] 3

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [27] 2× Platinum140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [28] 2× Platinum100,000*
Belgium (BEA) [29] Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [30] Platinum100,000^
Germany (BVMI) [31] Platinum500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [32] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [33] 2× Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [34] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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