Top tracks — play these first
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I Love Your Smile Start here — This track stands out as an upbeat anthem celebrating love and joy, encapsulating Shanice's signature sound while propelling her into mainstream success.
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Forever in Your Love — A tender ballad that showcases Shanice's impressive vocal range, highlighting both emotional vulnerability and romantic longing.
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I'm Cryin' — This song combines poignant lyrics with a soulful delivery, effectively expressing themes of heartbreak and resilience that resonate throughout the album.
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You Were the One — With its lush instrumentation and heartfelt lyrics, this track serves as a powerful reflection on love and commitment, illustrating the album's deeper emotional layers.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- wave-like emotional highs and lows
- heartfelt moments of reflection
- interludes enhancing the journey
- uplifting tracks for joyful vibes
- cathartic expression through vocal power
Maybe skip if you
- prefer instant gratification tracks
- avoid emotional vulnerability themes
Where this album fits
- In the catalog
- Breakthrough — This album solidified Shanice's reputation with the hit 'I Love Your Smile'.
- Themes
- romantic longing· heartbreak resilience· 90s soul-pop warmth
- Career context
- By the time 'Inner Child' was released in November 1991, Shanice had already made her mark with the hit single 'I Love Your Smile', which would go on to become a defining track of her career. This album served as her major label debut, showcasing her vocal prowess and emotional depth just after gaining recognition in the music industry.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Toni Braxton· Mary J. Blige· Aaliyah
Tracklist
- 1 Keep Your Inner Child Alive (interlude) 1:25
- 2 I Love Your Smile Start here 4:19
- 3 Forever in Your Love 4:46
- 4 I'm Cryin' 5:07
- 5 I Hate to Be Lonely 6:46
- 6 Stop Cheatin' on Me 4:50
- 7 Silent Prayer 5:03
- 8 Peace in the World 4:26
- 9 Lovin' You 3:58
- 10 You Ain't All That 4:36
- 11 Shanice & Mookie Meet Homey (interlude) 0:23
- 12 You Didn't Think I'd Come Back This Hard 3:39
- 13 You Were the One 5:21
- 14 I Love Your Smile (Hakeem's mix) 4:16
- 15 Goodnight (interlude) 0:22
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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