Promising Promises | ||||
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Released | May 22, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011—2012 | |||
Genre | Piano pop, Piano rock | |||
Length | 58:16 | |||
Label | Razor & Tie | |||
Producer | Jon McLaughlin | |||
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Singles from Forever If Ever | ||||
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Singles from Promising Promises | ||||
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Promising Promises is the third full-length studio album by American singer-songwriter Jon McLaughlin. The album was released on May 22,2012 in the United States. Promising Promises was preceded by its first single,"Summer is Over" (featuring Sara Bareilles),in January 2012.
McLaughlin originally released Forever If Ever on September 6,2011,in which he financed and self-released the album. He received a new contract with Razor &Tie where his collection of songs from Forever If Ever were re-released with the omission of three old songs and an addition of three new songs.
As confirmed by Amazon.com:
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Without You Now" | 4:08 |
2. | "A Little Too Hard (And A Little Too Fast)" | 3:29 |
3. | "Summer is Over" | 5:03 |
4. | "Promising Promises" | 4:46 |
5. | "If Only I" | 5:25 |
6. | "Maybe It's Over" (featuring Xenia Martinez) | 4:14 |
7. | "What I Want" | 3:51 |
8. | "I'll Follow You" | 4:32 |
9. | "You Are What I'm Here For" | 5:25 |
10. | "I Brought This On Myself" | 3:23 |
11. | "My Girl Tonight" | 3:53 |
12. | "These Crazy Times" (includes hidden track "Wool Over Eyes") | 9:57 |
13. | "Forever If Ever" (bonus track) | 4:21 |
Total length: | 62:27 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Promising Promises" | 4:44 |
2. | "You Never Know" | 4:30 |
3. | "Summer is Over" (featuring Sara Bareilles) | 5:00 |
4. | "The Atmosphere" | 3:49 |
5. | "What I Want" | 3:49 |
6. | "I'll Follow You" | 4:33 |
7. | "Maybe It's Over" (featuring Xenia Martinez) | 4:15 |
8. | "If Only I" | 5:26 |
9. | "Falling" | 4:12 |
10. | "Without You Now" | 4:10 |
11. | "My Girl Tonight" | 3:55 |
12. | "These Crazy Times" (includes hidden track "Wool Over Eyes") | 9:54 |
Total length: | 58:16 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Without You Now" (Stripped & Unplugged) | 4:12 |
14. | "Maybe It's Over" (Stripped & Unplugged) | 5:24 |
15. | "What I Want" (Stripped & Unplugged) | 3:48 |
16. | "Summer is Over" (featuring Sara Bareilles) (music video) | 4:10 |
17. | "The Making of Promising Promises" (video) | 9:58 |
Total length: | 85:48 |
Chart (2011) | Peak |
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US Billboard 200 [9] | 84 |
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [10] | 23 |
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [11] | 3 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [12] | 12 |
Chart (2012) | Peak |
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US Billboard 200 [9] | 113 |
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