In the early 00s Alison Goldfrapp became a name known to many as singer of Goldfrapp. She was no newbie to the music scene though having provided vocals for Orbital back in 1994. It turns out though that her presence in the music scene goes back even further. She was friends with Beverley Craven and was the subject of this song.
The song was recorded in 1989 and released as a single in 1990 but failed to chart. It was one of four singles from her debut album which failed to chart. However a re-release of "Promise Me" in 1991 finally gave her a Top 40 hit and made number 3.
Following this another one of the non-charting singles "Holding On" was re-released which made number 32. Then this one got re-released and made number 40. A further 2 singles were then released from the album but neither made the Top 40. On that basis this getting to number 40 would probably be considered a success.
It wouldn't be her last Top 40 hit though, she had one more minor hit with "Love Scenes" in 1993.
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