I Love Your Smile
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| Single by Shanice from the album Inner Child |
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| Released | October 22, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single, 7" single, 12" single, Cassette single | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop/R&B | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Motown 2093 |
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| Writer(s) | Jarvis La Rue Baker, Sylvester Jackson, Narada Michael Walden, Shanice Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Narada Michael Walden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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"I Love Your Smile" was the name of R&B singer Shanice's single released in late 1991. Reaching #2 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and also #2 in the UK Singles Chart, it became her best known and most successful hit to date. The song features a sax solo by Branford Marsalis and his name is quoted by Shanice in the second half of the song, when she says "Blow, Branford, Blow." It is also believed Shanice helped popularize the word "sike" when she used it in the song.[1] The radio and video version of the song edits out the rap bridge from the album version. In 1992, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
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[edit] Music Video
In the music video, Shanice is in a studio having several pictures taken by a photographer. One scene shows her in a leather jacket, one of her sitting in a chair in front of a microphone stand, and another of her dancing with several backup dancers. In the middle of the video, Shanice walks through the park and the photographer hides behind a tree while he takes more pictures of her. At the end, Shanice offers to take a picture of a family, and then takes a picture of the photographer.
[edit] Track listing
CD Single 1
- Radio Version
- Extended Version
- Instrumental
CD Single 2
- Driza Bone Single Remix
- Driza Bone Club Mix
- Driza Bone Dub Mix
- Original Single Version
[edit] Charts
| Chart[2] | Peak Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 | 1 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 8 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 6 |
| Belgian Singles Chart[3] | 5 |
| French Singles Chart | 7 |
| Italian Singles Chart[4] | 26 |
| Japanese Tokyo Hot 100[5] | 1 |
| Norway Singles Chart | 2 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 9 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 4 |
| Switzerland Singles Chart | 3 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 2 |
[edit] Miscellanea
- Janet Jackson and René Elizondo can be heard laughing at the end of the song.
- "I Love Your Smile" ranked #1 on the Tokio Hot 100 Year End chart for 1992.[6]
- "I Love Your Smile" was covered by Tiffany Evans in 2004 for her self-titled debut EP.
[edit] Credits
- All vocals and rap by Shanice Wilson
- keyboards and programming by Louis Biancaniello
- drums and programming by Narada Michael Walden
- saxophone solo by Branford Marsalis
| Preceded by "Private Line" by Gerald Levert |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single December 21, 1991 |
Succeeded by "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" by Tevin Campbell |
[edit] Notes and References
- ^ AmIAnnoying.com Retrieved December 3, 2007
- ^ "I Love Your Smile", in various Singles Charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 8, 2008)
- ^ Belgian Ultratop 50 Singles Chart. Radio2.be . Retrieved November 9, 2007.
- ^ Italian Singles Chart. Hitparadeitalia.it . Retrieved November 9, 2007.
- ^ Tokyo Hot 100. J-wave.co.jp . Retrieved November 9, 2007.
- ^ Tokyo Hot 100. J-wave.co.jp . Retrieved November 9, 2007.
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