Pledging My Love

"Pledging My Love" is a blues ballad. It was written by Ferdinand Washington and Don Robey and published in 1954.

It was covered by Teresa Brewer (Coral Records, catalog number 61362) and The Four Lads (Columbia Records, catalog number 40436). Brewer's version also charted at number 17 on the pop chart in 1955. On Cash Box magazine's Best Selling Record charts, where all versions are combined, the song peaked at number 11. Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1955 for use on his radio show and it was subsequently issued on the CD So Rare: Treasures from the Crosby Archive, Vol. One (2010). Johnny Tillotson recorded the song as his B side single in 1960. His version peaked at number 63 on US charts.

Ace's "Pledging My Love" was used twice in the 1983 film Christine directed by John Carpenter and based on the novel by Stephen King about a 17 year old high schooler who falls in love with his first car, a sentient 1958 Plymouth Fury. It is briefly heard in Back to the Future (1985) when Lorraine Baines is in the car with her future son Marty McFly. The song is also played during two movies starring Harvey Keitel, Bad Lieutenant (1992) and Mean Streets (1973). Paul Simon wrote a song called "The Late Great Johnny Ace" and released it on his Hearts and Bones album. In the early 2000s, Simon sang "Pledging my Love" live in concert, telling the audience that this record was the first one he ever bought. In Chapter 18 of Stephenie Meyer's Midnight Sun, Edward and Bella listen to the song on a "semi audible" radio station while driving in Bella's truck.