Never Make a Promise

"Never Make A Promise"
Single by Dru Hill
from the album Dru Hill
Released	July 28, 1997
Format	CD Single, Cassette Single
Recorded	1997
Genre	R&B, Soul
Label	Island
Writer(s)	Daryl Simmons
Producer	Daryl Simmons
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Dru Hill singles chronology
"In My Bed" (1997) "Never Make a Promise" (1997) "5 Steps" (1997)

"Never Make a Promise" is a number-one R&B single by group Dru Hill, released in 1997. It is the third single from their eponymous debut album. With a lead by Larry "Jazz" Anthony, the single spent four weeks at number one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number seven on the US pop chart. The music video features an appearance by the late Michelle Thomas who plays Jazz's girlfriend. She tells Jazz that she's pregnant and he gets excited, but she also has a drunk father who rapes her but is scared to tell anyone.

Charts

End of year chart (1997)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1]	56

References

1. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1997. Retrieved 2010-08-28. 

See also

• R&B number-one hits of 1997 (USA)