Promising Promises
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{{Infobox album
| name = Promising Promises
| type = studio
| artist = Jon McLaughlin
| cover = Jon McLaughlin - Promising Promises.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = May 22, 2012
| recorded = 2011–2012
| venue =
| studio =
| length = 58:16
| label = Razor & Tie
| producer = Jon McLaughlin
| prev_title = OK Now
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Holding My Breath
| next_year = 2013
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Forever If Ever
| type = studio
| single1 = What I Want
| single1date = April 2011
}}
{{Singles
| name = Promising Promises
| type = studio
| single1 = Summer Is Over
| single1date = January 10, 2012{{cite web|title=Summer Is Over (feat. Sara Bareilles) - Single by Jon McLaughlin|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/summer-is-over-feat.-sara/id489615921|website=iTunes Store (US)|publisher=Apple Inc|accessdate=27 March 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116123220/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/summer-is-over-feat.-sara/id489615921|archivedate=16 January 2012}}
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = album
| cover = Jon McLaughlin - Forever If Ever.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = Forever If Ever artwork
}}
}}
Promising Promises is the third full-length studio album by American singer-songwriter Jon McLaughlin. The album was released on May 22, 2012 in the United States. Promising Promises was preceded by its first single, "Summer is Over" (featuring Sara Bareilles), in January 2012.
McLaughlin originally released Forever If Ever on September 6, 2011, in which he financed and self-released the album. He received a new contract with Razor & Tie where his collection of songs from Forever If Ever were re-released with the omission of three old songs and an addition of three new songs.
Track listing
As confirmed by Amazon.com:
{{Track listing
| headline = Forever If Ever {{cite web|title=Amazon.com: Forever If Ever: Jon McLaughlin: MP3 Downloads|website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/Forever-If-Ever/dp/B005HOMSKO|accessdate=27 March 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102122615/http://www.amazon.com/Forever-If-Ever/dp/B005HOMSKO|archivedate=2 January 2012}}[http://trailofbrokenhearts.webs.com/themusic.htm "Forever If Ever" Bonus Track][http://m.last.fm/music/Jon+McLaughlin/_/Forever+If+Ever+(Bonus+Track) "Forever If Ever"]
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| title1 = Without You Now
| writer1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 = 4:08
| title2 = A Little Too Hard (And A Little Too Fast)
| writer2 =
| extra2 =
| length2 = 3:29
| title3 = Summer is Over
| writer3 =
| extra3 =
| length3 = 5:03
| title4 = Promising Promises
| writer4 =
| extra4 =
| length4 = 4:46
| title5 = If Only I
| writer5 =
| extra5 =
| length5 = 5:25
| title6 = Maybe It's Over
| note6 = featuring Xenia Martinez
| writer6 =
| extra6 =
| length6 = 4:14
| title7 = What I Want
| writer7 =
| extra7 =
| length7 = 3:51
| title8 = I'll Follow You
| writer8 =
| extra8 =
| length8 = 4:32
| title9 = You Are What I'm Here For
| writer9 =
| extra9 =
| length9 = 5:25
| title10 = I Brought This On Myself
| writer10 =
| extra10 =
| length10 = 3:23
| title11 = My Girl Tonight
| writer11 =
| extra11 =
| length11 = 3:53
| title12 = These Crazy Times
| note12 = includes hidden track "Wool Over Eyes"
| writer12 =
| extra12 =
| length12 = 9:57
| title13 = Forever If Ever
| note13 = bonus track
| writer13 =
| extra13 =
| length13 = 4:21
| total_length = 62:27
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Promising Promises [https://www.amazon.com/Promising-Promises-Jon-Mclaughlin/dp/B007JU1RJC Promising Promises at Amazon][http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/#/6 Promising Promises at AOL]
| extra_column =
| title1 = Promising Promises
| writer1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 = 4:44
| title2 = You Never Know
| writer2 =
| extra2 =
| length2 = 4:30
| title3 = Summer is Over
| note3 = featuring Sara Bareilles
| writer3 =
| extra3 =
| length3 = 5:00
| title4 = The Atmosphere
| writer4 =
| extra4 =
| length4 = 3:49
| title5 = What I Want
| writer5 =
| extra5 =
| length5 = 3:49
| title6 = I'll Follow You
| writer6 =
| extra6 =
| length6 = 4:33
| title7 = Maybe It's Over
| note7 = featuring Xenia Martinez
| writer7 =
| extra7 =
| length7 = 4:15
| title8 = If Only I
| writer8 =
| extra8 =
| length8 = 5:26
| title9 = Falling
| writer9 =
| extra9 =
| length9 = 4:12
| title10 = Without You Now
| writer10 =
| extra10 =
| length10 = 4:10
| title11 = My Girl Tonight
| writer11 =
| extra11 =
| length11 = 3:55
| title12 = These Crazy Times
| note12 = includes hidden track "Wool Over Eyes"
| writer12 =
| extra12 =
| length12 = 9:54
| total_length = 58:16
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = iTunes Store deluxe edition[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305171141/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id522257171 Promising Promises on iTunes]
| extra_column =
| title13 = Without You Now
| note13 = Stripped & Unplugged
| writer13 =
| extra13 =
| length13 = 4:12
| title14 = Maybe It's Over
| note14 = Stripped & Unplugged
| writer14 =
| extra14 =
| length14 = 5:24
| title15 = What I Want
| note15 = Stripped & Unplugged
| writer15 =
| extra15 =
| length15 = 3:48
| title16 = Summer is Over
| note16 = featuring Sara Bareilles) (music video
| writer16 =
| extra16 =
| length16 = 4:10
| title17 = The Making of Promising Promises
| note17 = video
| writer17 =
| extra17 =
| length17 = 9:58
| total_length = 85:48
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Best Buy exclusive edition[http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Promising+Promises+%28Best+Buy+Exclusive%29+-+CD/5359752.p?id=2452558&skuId=5359752&st=jon+mclaughlin&lp=1&cp=1 Promising Promises at Best Buy]
| extra_column =
| title13 = Promising Promises
| note13 = Piano Version
| writer13 =
| extra13 =
| length13 = 5:10
| title14 = Summer is Over
| note14 = Piano Version
| writer14 =
| extra14 =
| length14 = 5:13
| title15 = If Only I
| note15 = Piano Version
| writer15 =
| extra15 =
| length15 = 5:09
| title16 = These Crazy Times
| note16 = Piano Version
| writer16 =
| extra16 =
| length16 = 4:46
| total_length = 78:34
}}
Chart performance
=''Forever If Ever''=
| class="wikitable"
!Chart (2011) !Peak |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|84|artist=Jon McLaughlin|accessdate=27 March 2015}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardDigital|23|artist=Jon McLaughlin|accessdate=27 March 2015}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardChristian|3|artist=Jon McLaughlin|accessdate=27 March 2015}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|12|artist=Jon McLaughlin|accessdate=27 March 2015}} |
=''Promising Promises''=
| class="wikitable"
!Chart (2012) !Peak |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|113|artist=Jon McLaughlin|accessdate=27 March 2015}} |
References
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External links
- [http://www.razorandtie.com Razor & Tie]
- [https://www.facebook.com/#!/jonmclaughlin Jon McLaughlin's Facebook]
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