"Never Make A Promise" is a number-one R&B song by group

Dru Hill Dru Hill is an American R&B group, whose repertoire included soul, hip hop soul and gospel music. The group was founded in Baltimore in 1992 and is still active. Dru Hill recorded seven Top 40 hits, and is best known for the R&B number-one hits ...

, released in 1997. It is the third

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from their eponymous debut album. With a lead by

Larry "Jazz" Anthony Dru Hill is an American R&B group, whose repertoire included soul, hip hop soul and gospel music. The group was founded in Baltimore in 1992 and is still active. Dru Hill recorded seven Top 40 hits, and is best known for the R&B number-one hit ...

, the single spent four weeks at number one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number seven on the US pop chart. Although it was a hit, sales of the "Never Make A Promise" single were mainly driven by the popular

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Remix of their previous hit " In My Bed" only being available on its B-side.

Music video

The music video was directed by Frank Sacramento. The music video features an appearance by actress

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, who plays Jazz's girlfriend. She tells Jazz that she is pregnant and he gets excited; but she also has a drunk father who rapes her but she is too scared to tell anyone.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.Dru Hill - Dru Hill (CD liner notes) - Island Records 314-524 306-2 * Mark "Sisqo" Andrews,

James "Woody" Green Dru Hill is an American R&B group, whose repertoire included soul, hip hop soul and gospel music. The group was founded in Baltimore in 1992 and is still active. Dru Hill recorded seven Top 40 hits, and is best known for the R&B number-one hits ...

, Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin and

: lead and background vocals *

Daryl Simmons Daryl L. Simmons is an American R&B musician, songwriter and record producer, who worked with the production duo of L.A. Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. In 1977–1980 Daryl, with Manchild (band) recorded 2 soul & funk albums & the minor h ...

: writer, composer, producer, keyboards and drum programming *Ronnie Garrett : bass *Thom "TK" Kidd : engineer *Jon Gass : mixing engineer *Kevin Lively : assistant engineer *Ivy Skoff : production coordinator

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

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Certifications

References

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