I Promise to Remember
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1956 single by Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
| "I Promise to Remember" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers | |
| from the album The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon | |
| B-side | "Who Can Explain?" |
| Released | June 1956 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:42 |
| Label | Gee |
| Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Castor, Jimmy Smith |
| Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers singles chronology | |
"I Promise to Remember" is a song written by Jimmy Castor and Jimmy Smith and performed by Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers featuring Jimmy Wright and His Orchestra. It reached #10 on the US R&B chart and #57 on the Billboard pop chart in 1956.[2] The song was featured on their 1956 album, The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon .[3]
The single's B-side, "Who Can Explain?", reached #7 on the US R&B chart.[4]
Other versions
[edit ]- The Jimmy Castor Bunch released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1972 single "Troglodyte (Cave Man)".[5] It was featured on their album, It's Just Begun .
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 581. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
- ^ "Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers, "I Promise to Remember" Chart Positions" . Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers, The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon". Discogs . Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers, "Who Can Explain?" Chart Position" . Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "The Jimmy Castor Bunch, "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" Single Release" . Retrieved December 8, 2016.
