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The Promise of a Future by Hugh Masakela
The Promise of a Future is an album by Hugh Masakela, released in 1968. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Grazing In The Grass”, on 1 list with a best position of #1654.
The Promise of a Future, Hugh Masekela's eighth studio album, was cut in Los Angeles in March 1968 and put out on Uni, with Stewart Levine producing. The South African trumpeter, later hailed as the father of South African jazz, was making records that could float between the jazz clubs and the pop dial, and this one proved it.
Its calling card is his version of the instrumental "Grazing in the Grass", which gave him a number-one US pop hit that same year: a loose, sun-baked groove with his horn riding high on top, relaxed enough for pop radio and limber enough for the heads. One Way brought the album back out on CD in 1993.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Promise of a Future on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grazing In The Grass | 1 | #1654 | – | 2020 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.