Inner Child (album)
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| Inner Child | ||||
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| Released | November 19, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | November 1990–September 1991 | |||
| Length | 59:36 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
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Inner Child is the second studio album by American R&B singer Shanice. It was released on November 19, 1991, by Motown Records. The album peaked at number 13 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart and 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 UK version of the album features the Driza Bone remix of "I Love Your Smile" as track 14.
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.[1] 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.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C−[3] |
| People | (favorable)[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
AllMusic editor Tim Griggs wrote, "Fortunately, even though Shanice was just a teenager when she recorded this album, she doesn't overindulge in the falsetto like Carey did on her early releases. Unfortunately, she does overindulge in rapping, which is not her particular strength."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Keep Your Inner Child Alive (Interlude)" |
| Walden | 1:24 |
| 2. | "I Love Your Smile" |
| Walden | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Forever in Your Love" |
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| 4:46 |
| 4. | "I'm Cryin'" |
| Walden | 5:07 |
| 5. | "I Hate to Be Lonely" |
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| 6:46 |
| 6. | "Stop Cheatin' on Me" |
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| 4:50 |
| 7. | "Silent Prayer" (Duet with Johnny Gill) |
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| 5:03 |
| 8. | "Peace in the World" |
| Walden | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Lovin' You" | Walden | 3:57 | |
| 10. | "You Ain't All That" |
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| 4:36 |
| 11. | "Shanice & Mookie Meet Homie (Interlude)" |
| 0:23 | |
| 12. | "You Didn't Think I'd Come Back This Hard" |
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| 3:39 |
| 13. | "You Were the One" |
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| 5:21 |
| 14. | "I Love Your Smile (Hakeem's Mix)" |
| 4:16 | |
| 15. | "Goodnight (Interlude)" |
| 0:23 |
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
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 111 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 29 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 9 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 29 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] | 35 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] | 16 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 17 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 12 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 21 |
| US Billboard 200[15] | 83 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] | 13 |
