Promise (You Won't Break My Heart)

Album: 9 (2013)
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Songfacts®:

  • This is the second single from comedian Eddie Murphy's 9 album, his first musical record since 1993's Love's Alright. He told the story of the song to Billboard magazine: "'Promise' started with me just playing the little guitar licks for about a month. Trent [Gumbs], who helped me produce the album was like 'You should write something to that.' Then that first line popped out. Sometimes it comes out all at once, and other times just in pieces."

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