The Promise (Mike Pinder album)
# The Promise (Mike Pinder album)

The Promise is a 1976 solo album by Mike Pinder of The Moody Blues, recorded during their sabbatical from late 1972 to 1977.

It was reissued on CD in August 1989.

## Track listing

All tracks composed by Mike Pinder except where noted.

### Side 1

* "Free As a Dove" – 4:10
* "You'll Make It Through" (Mike Pinder, Jim Dillon) – 3:52
* "I Only Want to Love You" – 3:25
* "Someone to Believe In" – 3:09

### Side 2

* "Carry On" – 4:16
* "Air" – 2:20
* "Message" – 2:46
* "The Seed" – 1:25
* "The Promise" – 6:02

The album was recorded in Pinder's studio at Malibu, Indigo Ranch.

There was a 1996 CD reissue of this album that had 2-bonus tracks:

* "One Step Into the Light" 5:44
* "Island to Island" 3:14

## Personnel

* Mike Pinder – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar, piano, mellotron, vocals
* Fred Beckmeier – bass guitar
* Steve Beckmeier – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Bill Berg – drums, percussion
* Joel DiBartolo – double bass
* Jim Dillon – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, sitar, vocals
* Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar
* Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone
* Jeannie King – vocals
* Steve Madalo – trumpet
* Susann McDonald – harp
* Dean Olch – flute, shakuhachi
* Tom Peterson – flute, tenor saxophone
* William D. "Smitty" Smith – organ
* Mike Azevedo - congas
* Julia Tillman Waters – vocals
* Maxine Willard Waters – vocals

## Chart positions

### Album

| Year | Chart | Position |
| - | - | - |
| 1976 | Billboard 200 | 133 |
