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1991 studio album by Shanice
Inner Child
Released November 19, 1991 Recorded November 1990–September 1991 Length 59 :36
Label
Motown
Producer
Inner Child is the second studio album by American
R&B singer-songwriter
Shanice , released November 19, 1991, on
Motown Records . The album peaked at number 13 on Billboard' s
Top R&B Albums chart.
The lead single "
I Love Your Smile " peaked at number two on the US
Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the
R&B charts.
[5] The album also features a remake of
Minnie Riperton 's 1974 hit "
Lovin' You " which hit number 59 on the
R&B Singles chart in the summer of 1992. Shanice would cover the song for a second time on her 2006 album
Every Woman Dreams .
The other two singles, "
I'm Cryin' '" and her duet with
Johnny Gill , "
Silent Prayer ", also proved to be successful on the R&B charts. The album was certified
Gold making it Shanice's most successful album.
The UK version of the album features the
Driza Bone remix of "I Love Your Smile" as track 14.
Track listing
"Keep Your Inner Child Alive" (interlude) – 1:24 (Sally Jo Dakota, Narada Michael Walden)
"
I Love Your Smile " – 4:19 (Walden, Jarvis La Rue Baker, Shanice, Sylvester Jackson)
"Forever In Your Love" – 4:46 (Baker, Dakota, Walden)
"
I'm Cryin' " – 5:07 (Dakota, Walden, Shanice)
"I Hate To Be Lonely" – 6:46 (Walden, Wilson, Louis Biancaniello)
"Stop Cheatin' On Me" – 4:50 (Baker, Walden, Shanice, Sandy Griffith, Claytoven Richardson)
"
Silent Prayer " (duet with
Johnny Gill ) – 5:03 (Walden, Jeffrey Cohen)
"Peace in the World" – 4:26 (Baker, Dakota, Walden, Shanice)
"
Lovin' You " – 3:57 (
Minnie Riperton ,
Richard Rudolph )
"You Ain't All That" – 4:36 (Walden, Shanice, Biancaniello, Mike Mani, Hathaway Pogue)
"Shanice & Mookie Meet
Homie " (interlude) – 0:23 (Walden, Janice Wilson)
"You Didn't Think I'd Come Back This Hard" – 3:39 (Baker, Shanice, Mani, Eric Daniels)
"You Were The One" – 5:21 (Shanice, Crystal Wilson, Daryl Duncan, Kataya Anderson)
"I Love Your Smile" (Hakeem's Mix) – 4:16 (Abdulsamad, Walden, Baker, Shanice, S. Jackson,
Chad Elliott , Burton Rashad Smith)
"Goodnight" (interlude) – 0:23 (Walden, J. Wilson)
Singles
Personnel
Shanice – vocals,
spoken word ,
synthesizers
Louis Biancaniello, Eric Daniels, Mike Mani, Claytoven Richardson –
keyboards ,
programming , backing vocals
Vernon "Ice" Black, Corrado Rustici, Ric Wilson –
guitars
Joel Smith – bass
Narada Michael Walden – keyboards, synthesizers, programming, drums, percussion
Branford Marsalis –
saxophone
Johnny Gill – spoken word
Jarvis La Rue Baker, Kitty Beethoven, Zorana Edun, Nikita Germaine, Sandy Griffith, Chris Hawkins, Skyler Jett, Ellen Keating, Alyssa Lala, Tony Lindsey, Crystal Wilson – backing vocals
String arrangements –
Jerry Hey
Charts
Certifications
References
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AllMusic review
^ Berger, Arion (January 24, 1992). "Inner Child".
Entertainment Weekly .
^ "Picks and Pans Review: Inner Child".
People Magazine . February 10, 1992.
^ Dyson, Michael Eric (March 19, 1992). "Recordings".
Rolling Stone . Issue 626.
^
Billboard's top singles
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"Austriancharts.at – Shanice – Inner Child" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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"Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de.
Phononet GmbH . Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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"Dutchcharts.nl – Shanice – Inner Child" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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"Norwegiancharts.com – Shanice – Inner Child" . Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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"Swedishcharts.com – Shanice – Inner Child" . Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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"Swisscharts.com – Shanice – Inner Child" . Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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"Shanice | Artist | Official Charts" .
UK Albums Chart . Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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"Shanice Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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"Shanice Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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"American album certifications – Shanice Wilson – Inner Child" .
Recording Industry Association of America .
External links
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