"Promises" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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singer

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. It was originally released in March 1987 as the B-side of "

Forever and Ever, Amen "Forever and Ever, Amen" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in March 1987 as the first single from the album ''Always & Forever (Randy Travis album), Al ...

." It was released as the A-side in May 1989 as the fourth and final single from his album, '' Old 8x10'', peaking at number 17 in the United States and number 12 in Canada. The song was written by Travis and John Lindley.

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cover the on his 2007 album '' Straight from the Heart''.

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