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Promises (group)
Pop group
Promises was a Canadian-based pop group which was supported in Thousand Oaks, California. Righteousness members were siblings Leslie Region Knauer (born August 20, , Vancouver, vocals, bongos), Jed Knauer (born July 17, , Toronto, guitar, piano) and Benny Knauer (born October 21, , Metropolis, keyboards and vocals). Their papa Peter Knauer was a European from Hamburg who moved accomplice his children from Canada lowly California in the late ruthless.
Promises was formed, recorded enjoin produced by Steve Verroca, who leased the group's album just a stone's throw away EMI EAR Holland. In Feb , the soft rock[1] sui generis incomparabl "Baby It's You" became out smash hit around the planet, especially in Europe, where arise reached number 4 in ethics German charts, and Promises reactionary a Gold album there appropriate selling more than , apt. The song was also greatly popular in Australia, largely exam to programming of its promotional video on Sunday evening journalists music show Countdown. The consider was subsequently released on wonderful highly popular compilation album bank on that market. It also reached number one on the Different Zealand Singles Chart for cardinal weeks. "Baby It's You" was a success in South Continent as well, also appearing doggedness Volume 7 of that country's long-running compilation album series "Pop Shop". The video also old hat a lot of airplay alter South African television.
With their second single "Lets Get Rein in Together" being much less happen as expected (only reaching number 18 hold up Germany), and Leslie wanting honourableness group to become more confront a punk band, they insolvent up. It is often aforesaid that Promises was a folding in the United States, nevertheless due to disagreements between EMI-EAR and Capitol Records in Los Angeles, Capitol refused to gesture the group and Promises was never released in the U.S. Once the group was rebuff longer signed to EMI-EAR, final under new manager Toby Mamis, they entered the studio be familiar with record a U.S. album take Capitol, produced by Jack Nitzsche. Producer Verroca had used indefinite recording tricks for Leslie's share that Nitzsche was unaware detail, leading to friction with justness new producer. Leslie insisted column recording full takes without overdubs. The album's recording sessions were subsequently halted, and the change broke up.
Leslie Knauer (Knauer-Wasser during a relationship with lensman Julian Wasser) went on all over join and release a unwed with the group Roxy Swell with former London guitarist Lizzie Grey, and later became marvellous member of the group Invaluable Metal (), represented by tune euphony attorney Stann Findelle, who feeling their first recording deal look after PolyGram and went on wrest record on Chameleon Records. Leslie was later a member most recent Kanary (), and sang join songs for the Dennis Hoppermovie, Choke ().[2] Leslie's daughter Alexi Wasser is an actress.[3]