The Promise (Deborah Cox album)

The Promise
Studio album by Deborah Cox
Released	November 11, 2008
Genre	R&B
Length	43:47
Label	Deco Image
Producer	The Avila Brothers Tom Craskey Shep Crawford Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis John Legend Big Jim Davix Professa Funk Phillip "P3" Scott Devo Springsteen Rob Torres
Deborah Cox chronology
Destination Moon (2007) The Promise (2008)

The Promise is the fifth studio album by Canadian R&B singer Deborah Cox. It was released on November 11, 2008, worldwide and marked her debut with Image Entertainment and Deco Recording Group. While her 2007 album Destination Moon was a jazz tribute, this one marks her return to R&B music six years after The Morning After (2002). The album received a generally good critical reception.

The Promise debuted at number 106 on the US Billboard 200, number 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and number 95 on the Canadian Albums Chart.^[1] The album was nominated for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards. It also features Cox's tenth number hit on the Dance Club Songs chart, "Beautiful U R".^[2]