Promises (Barbra Streisand song)

"Promises"
"Promises"
Single by Barbra Streisand
from the album Guilty
B-side	"Make It Like a Memory"
Released	May 1981
Recorded	1980
Genre	Disco
Length	4:20
Label	Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)	Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb;
Producer(s)	Gibb-Galuten-Richardson
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
Barry Gibb singles chronology

"Promises" is the title of a 1981 song by Barbra Streisand. The song was written by Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb, who also provide backing vocals. It was the fourth of four singles released from her album Guilty.

"Promises" narrowly missed the Pop Top 40 in the U.S., peaking at number 48. However, it reached the Top 10 on the Adult Contemporary charts, reaching number 8, and number 5 in Canada.^[2]

Chart history

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[3]	5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[4]	48
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	8
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[5]	48

References

^ Petridis, Alexis (October 27, 2023). "Barbra Streisand's 20 greatest songs – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-07-04. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-07-04. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 4, 1981". Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.

External links

Barbra Streisand - Promises on YouTube

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[Petridis_2023-1] Petridis, Alexis (October 27, 2023). "Barbra Streisand's 20 greatest songs – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[2] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-07-04. Retrieved 2018-04-08.

[3] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1981-07-04. Retrieved 2018-04-08.

[4] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[5] "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 4, 1981". Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.

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Discography
1960s singles	"Miss Marmelstein" "Happy Days Are Here Again" "People" "I Am Woman" "My Man" "Second Hand Rose" "Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Silent Night)" "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" "Jingle Bells?" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" "I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)" "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" "Hello, Dolly!"
1970s singles	"On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" "Stoney End" "Flim Flam Man" "Where You Lead" "Mother" "Sweet Inspiration" / "Where You Lead" "Sing" / "Make Your Own Kind of Music" "Didn't We" "If I Close My Eyes" "The Way We Were" "All in Love Is Fair" "Guava Jelly" "Jubilation" "How Lucky Can You Get" "My Father's Song" "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" "My Heart Belongs to Me" "Songbird" "Prisoner (Love Theme from Eyes of Laura Mars)" "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" "The Main Event/Fight" "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
1980s singles	"Woman in Love" "Guilty" "What Kind of Fool" "Promises" "Comin' In and Out of Your Life" "Memory" "The Way He Makes Me Feel" "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" "Left in the Dark" "Make No Mistake, He's Mine" "Somewhere" "Send In the Clowns" "Till I Loved You" "All I Ask of You" "What Were We Thinking Of" "We're Not Makin' Love Anymore" "Someone That I Used to Love"
1990s singles	"Speak Low" "The Music of the Night" "As If We Never Said Goodbye" "I've Got a Crush on You" "I Finally Found Someone" "Tell Him" "I've Dreamed of You" "If You Ever Leave Me"
2000s singles	"I Won't Be the One to Let Go" "Stranger in a Strange Land" "Night of My Life" "Come Tomorrow" "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
2010s singles	"I'll Be Home for Christmas" "When You Wish Upon a Star" "It Had to Be You" "What Kind of Fool" "Enough Is Enough 2017" "Don't Lie to Me"
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