The Promise (Deborah Cox album)

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The Promise
The Promise (Deborah Cox album) coverart.jpg
Studio album by
Deborah Cox
ReleasedNovember 11, 2008
GenreR&B
Length43:47
Label
  • Deco
  • Image
Producer
[1]
Deborah Cox chronology
Destination Moon
(2007) 		The Promise
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[2]
The New York Times(positive)[3]
Okayplayer(75/100)[4]
People3/4 stars[5]

The Promise is the fifth studio album by Canadian R&B singer Deborah Cox. It was released on November 11, 2008 worldwide and marked her debut with Image Entertainment and Deco Recording Group. While her 2007 album Destination Moon was a jazz tribute, this one marks her return to R&B music six years after The Morning After (2002).

The Promise debuted at number 106 on the US Billboard 200, number 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and number 95 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[6] The album was nominated for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards. It also features Cox's tenth number hit on the Dance Club Songs chart, "Beautiful U R".[7]

Track listing[]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Promise.[1]

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Love Is Not Made in Words"
4:11
2."You Know Where My Heart Is"
  • Cox
  • Tom Craskey
  • DeVon Harris
  • Estelle Swaray
  • Devo Springsteen
  • Craskey (co.)
3:55
3."Did You Ever Love Me"
  • Cox
  • J. Harris
  • Lewis
  • Wright
  • Jam
  • Lewis
  • Big Jim
3:37
4."Saying Goodbye"
  • Rob Torres
  • Phillip "P3" Scott
4:20
5."Beautiful U R"
  • Cox
  • Bobby Ross Avila
  • Issiah J. Avila
  • Johnny Najera
  • Sam Salter
  • Rick Thomson
  • Wright
  • The Avila Brothers
  • Big Jim
4:10
6."The Promise"
  • Springsteen
  • John Legend (co.)
3:31
7."All Over Me"
  • Cox
  • J. Harris
  • Lewis
  • Lascelles Stephens
  • Wright
  • Jam
  • Lewis
  • Big Jim
3:36
8."All Hearts Aren't Shaped the Same"
  • J. Harris
  • Lewis
  • Wright
  • Jam
  • Lewis
  • Big Jim
3:40
9."Down 4 U"
  • B. Avila
  • I. Avila
  • Cox
  • Najera
  • Salter
  • Wright
  • The Avila Brothers
  • Big Jim
4:08
10."Where Do We Go 2"
  • Shep Crawford
  • Onitsha Shaw
  • Isaiah Thomas
  • Crawford
  • Davix
  • Professa Funk
3:39
Total length:43:47

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b The Promise (Media notes). Deborah Cox. Deco, Image. 2008.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ The New York Times review
  4. ^ Okayplayer review
  5. ^ People review
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Deborah Cox Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  7. ^ http://haziqali.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/soundscan-for-this-past-week/
  8. ^ "Deborah Cox Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  9. ^ "Deborah Cox Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "Deborah Cox Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  11. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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