Shanice - Inner Child (1991)

Shanice Lorraine Wilson-Knox (born May 14, 1973), better known as Shanice, is a Grammy-nominated American R&B/pop-rock singer, songwriter, and actress. She had the Top 10 Billboard hit singles "I Love Your Smile" and "Silent Prayer" in 1991.
Inner Child is the second studio album by American R&B singer 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 #2 Pop and #1 R&B charts. The album also features the remake of Minnie Riperton's 1974 hit "Lovin' You" which hit #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.
Her 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.
Everyone should be listening to "Peace In The World". Let's stop the violence! Shanice remade Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You". "You Ain't All That" get's in your head. Shanice & Mookie Meet Homey is a skit with Homey the Clown. LOL, yeah right. It's funny though. Shanice shows she's back with "You Didn't Think I'd come Back This Hard". "You Were The One" is another beautiful ballad. It made me cry. A lot of these songs relate to my love life. The next song makes you dance! It's "I Love Your Smile (Hakeem's Mix).
 The album ends with "Goodnight (Interlude)", a music box outro. If you love the songs from the early '90's, then I would recommend this to you.

Track listing

01.  "Keep Your Inner Child Alive (interlude)"  (Sally Jo Dakota, Narada Michael Walden)  - 1:24
02.  "I Love Your Smile"  (Walden, Jarvis La Rue Baker, Shanice, Sylvester Jackson)  - 4:19
03.  "Forever In Your Love"  (Baker, Dakota, Walden)  - 4:46
04.  "I'm Cryin'"  (Dakota, Walden, Shanice)  - 5:07
05.  "I Hate To Be Lonely"  (Walden, Wilson, Louis Biancaniello)  - 6:46
06.  "Stop Cheatin' On Me"  (Baker, Walden, Shanice, Sandy Griffith, Claytoven Richardson)  - 4:50
07.  "Silent Prayer"  (duet with Johnny Gill)  (Walden, Jeffrey Cohen)  - 5:03
08.  "Peace in the World"  (Baker, Dakota, Walden, Shanice)  - 4:26
09.  "Lovin' You"  (Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph)  - 3:57
10.  "You Ain't All That"  (Walden, Shanice, Biancaniello, Mike Mani, Hathaway Pogue)  - 4:36
11.  "Shanice & Mookie Meet Homie (interlude)"  (Walden, Janice Wilson)  - 0:23
12.  "You Didn't Think I'd Come Back This Hard"  (Baker, Shanice, Mani, Eric Daniels)  - 3:39
13.  "You Were The One"  (Shanice, Crystal Wilson, Daryl Duncan, Kataya Anderson)  - 5:21
14.  "I Love Your Smile" (Hakeem's Mix)  (Walden, Baker, Shanice, S. Jackson)  - 4:16
15.  "Goodnight (interlude)"  (Walden, J. Wilson)  - 0:23

Credits
Shanice - Vocals, Spoken Word, Synthesizers
Louis Biancaniello, Eric Daniels, Mike Mani, Claytoven Richardson - Keyboards, Programming, Vocal Backing
Vernon "Ice" Black, Corrado Rustici, Ric Wilson - Guitars
Joel Smith - Bass
Narada Michael Walden - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Programming, Drums, Percussion
Branford Marsalis - Sax
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 - Vocal Backing
String Arrangements By Jerry Hey
Engineer [Assistant] – Marc "Elvis" Reyburn, Matt Rohr
Mastered By – Bad Bob Ludwig
Mixed By, Recorded By – David "Frazeman" Frazer
Recorded By [Additional] – Marc "Elvis Reyburn
Producer - Narada Michael Walden, Hakeem Abdulsamad, Louis Biancaniello, Eric Daniels, Mike Mani

Notes
Release date: November 19, 1991
Recorded at: Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, California.
Genre: Pop, R&B, New Jack Swing
Length: 59:36
© 1991

Label - Motown