My Promise

My Promise
Studio album by No Mercy
Released	21 October 1996 [1]
Recorded	1995–1996
Genre	Eurodance dance-pop
Length	55:18
Label	MCI BMG Arista [2]
Producer	Frank Farian
No Mercy chronology
My Promise (1996) More (1998)
Alternative cover
No Mercy cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Billboard	(favorable) [4]
Music Week	[5]

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".

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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Where Do You Go"	Frank Farian, Peter Bischof-Fallenstein	Farian	4:32
2.	"Kiss You All Over"	Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn	Chapman, Chinn	4:35
3.	"Don't Make Me Live Without You"	Diane Warren	Warren	4:02
4.	"When I Die"	Bischof-Fallenstein, Warren	Farian, Dietmar Kawohl	4:30
5.	"Please Don't Go"	Farian, Bischof-Fallenstein, Marty Cintron	Farian	4:01
6.	"Bonita"	Farian, Cintron, Bischof-Fallenstein, Ariel Hernandez, Gabriel Hernandez, Max Montana	Farian	3:47
7.	"My Promise to You"	Dino Esposito, Rebecca Byram	Esposito, Byram	4:00
8.	"D' Yer Mak R"	John Bonham, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones	Bonham, Plant, Jones	3:53
9.	"Missing"	Tracey Thorn	Ben Watt	3:59
10.	"This Masquerade"	Leon Russell	Russell	3:16
11.	"In and Out"	Gerry Stober, Stevie Bensusen, Shaun LaBelle	Stober, Bensusen, LaBelle	3:24
12.	"Who Do You Love"	Farian, John Davis	Farian, Davis	3:21
13.	"How Much I Love You"	Stober, Bensusen, LaBelle	Stober, Bensusen, LaBelle	4:02
14.	"Part of Me"	Cintron, Billy Steinberg, Tony Lombardo	Cintron	3:54
15.	"Where Do You Go" (Trip House mix) (bonus track)	Farian, Bischof-Fallenstein	Farian	4:28

No Mercy

No.	Title	Length
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

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [27]	2× Platinum	140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [28]	2× Platinum	100,000*
Belgium (BRMA) [29]	Gold	25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [30]	Platinum	100,000^
Germany (BVMI) [31]	Platinum	500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [32]	Gold	50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [33]	2× Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA) [34]	Gold	500,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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6. Newsline: Spice Girls and Celine Dion. Billboard magazine. July 19, 1997. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
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32. "Dutch album certifications – No Mercy – My Promise" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.Enter My Promise in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1997 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
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34. "American album certifications – No Mercy – No Mercy". Recording Industry Association of America.