I Promise I'll Wait

Annotation

The song "I Promise I'll Wait" (Mercede Records # 2727) sung by Nancy, a young teenager, in which the narrator took the role of a soldier's sweetheart, hoping to see her man again. Nancy also released records under the names Nancy and Her Sixth Street Boogle and Nancy and the Kintwetts, but her surname is unknown. The label based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida apparently took its name from its building: The Mercede Building, 2727 East Oakland Park Boulevard. At the beginning of the song Nancy dedicated it to "all the prisoners of war and their families" - also written on the front cover of the picture sleeve. The label had printed on it "Nancy sings for P.O.W.". The narrator hoped to "meet again" her sweetheart and promised to "wait until then", and thus this looked at the impact of the war at home (in the US). Word, music, and arrangements by Billi Welles. Produced by John & Dee Mercede. Background vocals by Kin Twetts.&

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — Children on Record

The song "I Promise I'll Wait" (Mercede Records # 2727) sung by Nancy, a young teenager, in which the narrator took the role of a soldier's sweetheart, hoping to see her man again. Nancy also released records under the names Nancy and Her Sixth Street Boogle and Nancy and the Kintwetts, but her surname is unknown. The label based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida apparently took its name from its building: The Mercede Building, 2727 East Oakland Park Boulevard. At the beginning of the song Nancy dedicated it to "all the prisoners of war and their families" - also written on the front cover of the picture sleeve. The label had printed on it "Nancy sings for P.O.W.". The narrator hoped to "meet again" her sweetheart and promised to "wait until then", and thus this looked at the impact of the war at home (in the US). Word, music, and arrangements by Billi Welles. Produced by John & Dee Mercede. Background vocals by Kin Twetts.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: I'd like to dedicate this song to all the prisoners of war and their families / Dear, I hope we meet again but can't say when / Who can say when, but if we ever meet again / I promise I'll wait until then / We never know what tomorrow may bring / It might bring happiness... / Love is strange so they say.... / We'll have all day

Notes

Mercede Records 2727-A, 45 RPM, stereo, white-and-pink label with a photo of the singer; 2430 E. Commercial Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Tel. (305) 771-0757. "I Promise I'll Wait" © (words, music & arr. by Billi Welles), pub. by Power of Music, BMI, 2:08; Billi Welles Outer Realm, Unlimited; background vocals Kin Twetts; produced by John & Dee Mercede. The pink-tinted picture sleeve is headed "Nancy sings for the prisoners of war and their families" and shows the young singer seated on the bonnet of a Mercedes car under trees, with both titles "I Promise I'll Wait" and "Like You Do". [From the record sleeve and labels]

Themes

Soldier's Perspective · P.O.W. · Child

In collections

US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · Children on Record · P.O.W. / M.I.A. Songs