I Promise to Remember

"I Promise to Remember"
Single by Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
from the album The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon
B-side	"Who Can Explain?"
Released	June 1956
Genre	Rhythm and blues[1] doo-wop[1]
Length	2:42
Label	Gee
Songwriter(s)	Jimmy Castor, Jimmy Smith
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers singles chronology
"I Want You to Be My Girl" (1956) "I Promise to Remember" (1956) "The ABC's of Love" (1956)

"I Promise to Remember" is a song written by Jimmy Castor and Jimmy Smith and performed by Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers featuring Jimmy Wright and His Orchestra. It reached #10 on the US R&B chart and #57 on the Billboard pop chart in 1956.^[2] The song was featured on their 1956 album, The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon.^[3]

The single's B-side, "Who Can Explain?", reached #7 on the US R&B chart.^[4]

Other versions

• The Jimmy Castor Bunch released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1972 single "Troglodyte (Cave Man)".^[5] It was featured on their album, It's Just Begun.

References

1. Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 581. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
2. "Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers, "I Promise to Remember" Chart Positions". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
3. "Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers, The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon". Discogs. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
4. "Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers, "Who Can Explain?" Chart Position". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
5. "The Jimmy Castor Bunch, "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" Single Release". Retrieved December 8, 2016.