My Promise

My Promise is the debut album by the German-based trio No Mercy, released in 1996.[4] It was the group's most successful album and contains all of their international hits: "Where Do You Go", "When I Die", "Please Don't Go" and "Kiss You All Over".

My Promise
Studio album by No Mercy
Released	October 21, 1996[1]
Genre	Eurodance dance-pop
Length	55:18
Label	MCI BMG Arista[2]
Producer	Frank Farian
No Mercy chronology
My Promise (1996) More (1998)
Alternative cover
No Mercy cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

While the original title of the album was My Promise, the album was released in North America as No Mercy, which had a different cover as well as a different track listing.

Track listing

My Promise

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Where Do You Go"	Frank Farian, Peter Bischof-Fallenstein	Farian	4:32
2.	"Kiss You All Over"	Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn	Chapman, Chinn	4:35
3.	"Don't Make Me Live Without You"	Diane Warren	Warren	4:02
4.	"When I Die"	Bischof-Fallenstein, Warren	Farian, Dietmar Kawohl	4:30
5.	"Please Don't Go"	Farian, Bischof-Fallenstein, Marty Cintron	Farian	4:01
6.	"Bonita"	Farian, Cintron, Bischof-Fallenstein, Ariel Hernandez, Gabriel Hernandez, Max Montana	Farian	3:47
7.	"My Promise to You"	Dino Esposito, Rebecca Byram	Esposito, Byram	4:00
8.	"D' Yer Mak R"	John Bonham, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones	Bonham, Plant, Jones	3:53
9.	"Missing"	Tracey Thorn	Ben Watt	3:59
10.	"This Masquerade"	Leon Russell	Russell	3:16
11.	"In and Out"	Gerry Stober, Stevie Bensusen, Shaun LaBelle	Stober, Bensusen, LaBelle	3:24
12.	"Who Do You Love"	Farian, John Davis	Farian, Davis	3:21
13.	"How Much I Love You"	Stober, Bensusen, LaBelle	Stober, Bensusen, LaBelle	4:02
14.	"Part of Me"	Cintron, Billy Steinberg, Tony Lombardo	Cintron	3:54
15.	"Where Do You Go" (Trip House mix) (bonus track)	Farian, Bischof-Fallenstein	Farian	4:28

No Mercy

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Where Do You Go"	4:28
2.	"Don't Make Me Live Without You"	3:56
3.	"When I Die"	4:45
4.	"Kiss You All Over"	4:28
5.	"Part of Me"	3:50
6.	"Bonita"	3:48
7.	"Please Don't Go"	4:00
8.	"My Promise to You"	3:55
9.	"Message of Love"	2:34
10.	"Do You Want Me"	4:12
11.	"How Much I Love You"	4:00
12.	"Where Do You Go" (Ocean Drive Mix)	7:27
13.	"Don't Make Me Live Without You" (Mainstream Mix)	3:55

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996–97)	Peak position
scope="row"	Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	4
scope="row"	Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]	1
scope="row"	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	30
scope="row"	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	4
Canadian Albums (RPM)[9]	22
scope="row"	Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	3
German Albums (GfK Entertainment)[11]	6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[12]	24
scope="row"	New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13]	38
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14]	47
scope="row"	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	5
scope="row"	UK Albums (OCC)[16]	17
US Albums (Billboard 200)[17]	104
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)[18]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
German Albums Chart[19]	12

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[21]	2× Platinum	100,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[22]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[23]	Platinum	100,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[24]	Platinum	500,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[25]	Gold	50,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26]	2× Platinum	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[27]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Amazon.de: My Promise" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
2. BMG Beefs Up Berlin Presence. Billboard magazine. 1997-08-09. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
3. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r241320
4. Newsline: Spice Girls and Celine Dion. Billboard magazine. 1997-07-19. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
5. "Australiancharts.com – No Mercy – My Promise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
6. "Austriancharts.at – No Mercy – My Promise" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
7. "Ultratop.be – No Mercy – My Promise" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
8. "Ultratop.be – No Mercy – My Promise" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
9. "RPM: Top Albums/CDs – Volume 64, No. 20, January 20, 1997". RPM Canada. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – No Mercy – My Promise" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
11. "Charts.de: No Mercy" (in German). Charts.de. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
12. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
13. "Charts.nz – No Mercy – My Promise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
15. "Swisscharts.com – No Mercy – My Promise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-08-013.
16. "No Mercy | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
17. "Allmusic: No Mercy (Awards)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
18. • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
19. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
20. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
21. "Austrian album certifications – No Mercy – My Promise" (in German). IFPI Austria.
22. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1998". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
23. "Canadian album certifications – No Mercy – No Mercy". Music Canada.
24. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (No Mercy; 'My Promise')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
25. "Dutch album certifications – No Mercy – My Promise" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter My Promise in the "Artiest of titel" box.
26. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (No Mercy; 'My Promise')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
27. "American album certifications – No Mercy – No Mercy". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.