On April 11, 1976, “Treshold” label released “The Promise”, the debut Mike Pinder album. It was recorded 1974 – 1976, at Pinder’s studio at Malibu, Indigo Ranch, and was produced by Mike Pinder and Bob Margouleff.

Personnel:

• Mike Pinder– vocals, synthesizer, acoustic guitar and 12 string guitar, piano, mellotron
• Jim Dillon – vocals, acoustic, electric and slide guitar, sitar
• Steve Beckmeier – acoustic and electric guitar
• William D. “Smitty” Smith – organ
• Fred Beckmeier – bass guitar
• Joel DiBartolo – bass guitar
• Jimmy Johnson– bass guitar
• Bill Berg– drums, percussion
• Jeanne King – vocals
• Julia Tillman Waters – vocals
• Maxine Willard Waters – vocals
• Bobby Keys– tenor saxophone
• Steve Madalo – trumpet
• Susan McDonald – harp
• Dean Olch – flute, shakuhachi
• Tom Peterson – flute, tenor saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Pinder except where noted.

1. Free As A Dove
2. You’ll Make It Through – Mike Pinder, Jim Dillon
3. I Only Want To Love You
4. Someone To Believe In
5. Carry On
6. Air
7. Message
8. The Seed
9. The Promise