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. 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.
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.
Tracks
1 Keep Your Inner Child Alive (Interlude) (Sally Jo Dakota; Narada Michael Walden) 01:26
2 I Love Your Smile (Narada Michael Walden; Jarvis Baker; Shanice; Sylvester Jackson) 04:19
3 Forever In Your Love (Jarvis Baker; Sally Jo Dakota; Narada Michael Walden) 04:46
4 I’m Cryin’ (Sally Jo Dakota; Narada Michael Walden; Shanice) 05:07
5 I Hate To Be Lonely (Narada Michael Walden; Shanice; Louis Biancaniello) 06:46
6 Stop Cheatin’ On Me (Jarvis Baker; Narada Michael Walden; Shanice; Sandy Griffith; Claytoven Richardson) 04:50
7 Silent Prayer (Narada Michael Walden; Jeffrey Cohen) 05:04
8 Peace In The World (Jarvis Baker; Sally Jo Dakota; Narada Michael Walden; Shanice) 04:26
9 Lovin’ You (Minnie Riperton; Richard Rudolph) 03:58
10 You Ain’t All That (Narada Michael Walden; Shanice; Louis Biancaniello; Mike Mani; Hathaway Pogue) 04:36
11 Shanice & Mookie Meet Homey (Interlude) (Narada Michael Walden; Shanice) 00:23
12 You Didn’t Think I’d Come Back This Hard (Jarvis Baker; Shanice; Mike Mani; Eric Daniels) 03:40
13 You Were The One (Shanice; Crystal Wilson; Daryl Duncan; Kataya Anderson) 05:21
14 Goodnight (Interlude) (Shiloh’s Music Box) 00:22
Musicians
1 Keep Your Inner Child Alive (Interlude)
| Keyboards | Narada Michael Walden |
2 I Love Your Smile
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Drums (programming) | Narada Michael Walden |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Sax | Branford Marsalis |
| Background Vocals | Alyssa Lala |
| Background Vocals | Crystal Wilson |
| Background Vocals | David Miguel |
| Background Vocals | David Lee |
| Background Vocals | Diamond D |
| Background Vocals | Eric Daniels |
| Background Vocals | Jarvis Baker |
| Background Vocals | Kathy Horton |
| Background Vocals | Label Atkinson |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Walden |
| Background Vocals | Mike Mani |
| Vocals | Shanice |
3 Forever In Your Love
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Drums (programming) | Narada Michael Walden |
| Keyboards | Claytoven Richardson |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Synthesizer | Shanice |
| Programming | Claytoven Richardson |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
| Background Vocals | Chris Hawkins |
| Background Vocals | Tony Lindsay |
| Vocals | Shanice |
4 I’m Cryin’
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Programming | Narada Michael Walden |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Vocals | Shanice |
5 I Hate To Be Lonely
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Programming | Narada Michael Walden |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
| Background Vocals | Crystal Wilson |
| Background Vocals | Kitty Beethoven |
| Background Vocals | Nikita Germaine |
| Background Vocals | Sandy Griffith |
| Background Vocals | Tony Lindsay |
| Vocals | Shanice |
6 Stop Cheatin’ On Me
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Keyboards | Claytoven Richardson |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Programming | Narada Michael Walden |
| Programming | Claytoven Richardson |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Vocals | Shanice |
7 Silent Prayer
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Guitar | Vernon Black |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Synthesizer | Narada Michael Walden |
| Programming | Narada Michael Walden |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Background Vocals | Johnny Gill |
| Background Vocals | Silent Soldier |
| Vocals | Shanice |
8 Peace In The World
| Bass | Joel Smith |
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Programming | Narada Michael Walden |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Choir | Alyssa Lala |
| Choir | Claytoven Richardson |
| Choir | Ellen Keating |
| Choir | Hathaway Pogue |
| Choir | Nikita Germaine |
| Choir | Skyler Jett |
| Choir | Teal Collins |
| Choir | Tony Lindsay |
| Choir | Zorana Edun |
| Vocals | Shanice |
9 Lovin’ You
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Programming | Narada Michael Walden |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Vocals | Shanice |
10 You Ain’t All That
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Guitar | Ric Wilson |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Keyboards | Mike Mani |
| Programming | Narada Michael Walden |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Programming | Mike Mani |
| Voice | Johnny Gill |
| Vocals | Shanice |
12 You Didn’t Think I’d Come Back This Hard
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Keyboards | Shanice |
| Keyboards | Eric Daniels |
| Keyboards | Mike Mani |
| Programming | Narada Michael Walden |
| Programming | Eric Daniels |
| Programming | Mike Mani |
| Background Vocals | Eric Daniels |
| Background Vocals | Jarvis Baker |
| Background Vocals | Mike Mani |
| Vocals | Shanice |
13 You Were The One
| Bass | Joel Smith |
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Guitar | Corrado Rustici |
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Programming | Narada Michael Walden |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Background Vocals | Crystal Wilson |
| Background Vocals | Kitty Beethoven |
| Background Vocals | Nikita Germaine |
| Background Vocals | Sandy Griffith |
| Vocals | Shanice |
Liner Notes
Producer – Narada Michael Walden
Producer (Executive) – Jheryl Busby, Narada Michael Walden
Arranged By – Narada Michael Walden
Arranged By – Mike Mani (Track 10)
Arranged By (Additional) – Louis Biancaniello (Tracks 3, 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 4, 13)
Engineer (Additional) – Joey Reyes, Marc Reyburn, Matt Rohr
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – David Frazer
Recorded By – David Frazer
Recorded By (Additional) – Marc Reyburn
Art Direction – Stephen Meltzer
Design – Julie Moss
Photography – Alberto Tolot
Mixed At Tarpan Studios
Remixed At Encore Studios
Recorded At Tarpan Studios
Phonographic Copyright Motown Record Company L.P
Copyright Motown Record Company L.P.
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.