By Jagged Edge: Promise

: It features the group’s signature smooth harmonies and soulful lead vocals, which helped define the "slow jam" era of the late 90s and early 2000s.

: The group has shared stories of a 1999 tour bus incident involving Matthew Knowles and the removal of members from the bus in Louisiana, which occurred during the same era the song was being developed. Composition and Themes Promise By Jagged Edge

"Promise" is a seminal R&B ballad by the American group Jagged Edge, released in as the second single from their multi-platinum breakthrough album, J.E. Heartbreak . Produced by Jermaine Dupri for So So Def Recordings, the track is widely considered a "blueprint" for early 2000s R&B devotion. Performance and Charts : It features the group’s signature smooth harmonies