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b'Derek and Kieran are joined by Clive Farrington from the band When In Rome. The Promise is one of the 80\'s most iconic songs and Clive was very generous with his stories of the background to making the song and its revival on the soundtrack to the hit movie Napoleon Dynamite. Clive still tours and has recorded and released a new single, Take Me Home, with Tom Forth.\\nWhen In Rome\\nAndrew Mann was recruited by Clive Farrington to replace departed members of his Manchester-based group Beau Leisure after Andrew had supported them as a beat poet on later shows. They began to write songs together, recorded some demos \\u2013 sometimes including Mann\'s friend Corinne Drewery (Swing Out Sister) \\u2013 while seeking a recording deal.\\nThe Promise demo, written by Clive with a 1st verse and a chorus was sent down to Andrew by Royal Mail in C90 tape format. Andrew then wrote the second verse and secured a deal with Elektra Record\\u2019s Simon Potts.\\nThe duo were then signed by Virgin UK subsidiary 10 Records\\u2019 Mick Clark. Producers Ben Rogan (who had worked with Sade) and Richard James Burgess took special interest in the duo\\u2019s song "The Promise", issued first as a 12" dance disc.\\nAround 1986, original keyboard player, Mike Nuttall\\u2019s cousin was about to leave UK shores for a new job and life in San Francisco and was given a 12\\u201d vinyl recording of The Promise to take with him. He took the record directly to top radio station, Live 105 and they immediately liked it and put it on heavy rotation. From there, the song spread like wildfire across all the major stations in the U.S.\\nLet Christy Take It are proud to present Clive Farrington'