I Love Your Smile

"I Love Your Smile"
Single by Shanice
from the album Inner Child
Released October 22, 1991
Format CD single, 7" single, 12" single, Cassette single
Recorded June 1991
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 4:19
Label Motown
2093
Writer(s) Jarvis La Rue Baker, Sylvester Jackson, Narada Michael Walden, Shanice Wilson
Producer Narada Michael Walden
Shanice singles chronology
"This Time"
(1988)		 "I Love Your Smile"
(1991)		 "I'm Cryin'"
(1992)
Inner Child track listing
"Keep Your Inner Child Alive" (Intro)
(1)		 "I Love Your Smile"
(2)		 "Forever in Your Love"
(3)
Ultimate Collection track listing
"Keep Your Inner Child Alive" (Intro)
(2)		 "I Love Your Smile"
(3)		 "(Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance"
(4)

"I Love Your Smile" is a song recorded by R&B singer Shanice and released in 1991 as the first single from her album Inner Child. The song features saxophonist Branford Marsalis. It met success in many countries, including U.S., where it reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard R&B charts. To date, it is her best known and most successful hit.[1] Talib Kweli referenced the song in his single "Hot Thing".

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Background and writing

The song features a saxophone solo by Branford Marsalis. The radio and video version of the song edits out the rap bridge from the album version. Janet Jackson and René Elizondo can be heard laughing at the end of the song. The track was crafted by producer Louis Biancaniello and the vocals were captured by producer Narada Michael Walden.

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, another has her sitting in a chair in front of a microphone stand, and another has 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.

Chart performances

"I Love Your Smile" reached #2 on the Hot 100 (blocked by Right Said Fred's I'm Too Sexy) and #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. It also reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart (blocked by Shakespear's Sister's "Stay"), when it was re-released in 1992. It was a top ten hit in France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Australia and Austria.

Awards

In 1992, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

Cover Versions

"I Love Your Smile" was covered by German r'n'b group duo R'n'G in 1998 for a tribute album "Hands on Motown", by Tiffany Evans in 2004 for her self-titled first EP, by Kaori Kobayashi in 2005 for her debut album "Solar, Kaori's Collection", by Jakob Elvstrøm in 2009 for his album "SaxClub vol.1" and by Ukrainian singer Julia Voice in her 2010 song "Vse o lyubvi" [2].

Track listings

CD single 1
  1. "I Love Your Smile" (radio version) — 3:46
  2. "I Love Your Smile" (extended version) — 4:14
  3. "I Love Your Smile" (instrumental) — 4:14
CD single 2
  1. "I Love Your Smile" (Driza Bone single remix)
  2. "I Love Your Smile" (Driza Bone club mix)
  3. "I Love Your Smile" (Driza Bone dub mix)
  4. "I Love Your Smile" (original single version)
7" single
  1. "I Love Your Smile" (radio version) — 3:46
  2. "I Love Your Smile" (instrumental) — 4:14
7" single - Driza Bone remix
  1. "I Love Your Smile" (Driza Bone single remix) — 3:50
  2. "I Love Your Smile" (original version) — 3:46

Personnel

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1991/92) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] 8
Austrian Singles Chart[3] 6
Belgian Singles Chart[4] 5
Canadian Singles Chart[5] 2
Dutch Top 40[6] 1
French SNEP Singles Chart[3] 7
German Singles Chart[7] 2
Italian Singles Chart [8] 26
Irish IRMA Singles Chart 1 [9] 30
Norwegian Singles Chart[3] 2
Spanish Singles Chart 9
Swedish Singles Chart[3] 4
Swiss Singles Chart[3] 3
UK Singles Chart (1991 release)[10] 55
UK Singles Chart[11] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles[12] 1

1 Driza Bone remix

Year-end charts

Chart (1992) Position
Dutch Top 40[13] 67
Swiss Singles Chart[14] 16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[15] 11

See also

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGY-KLyrgQ8]
  3. ^ a b c d e f "I Love Your Smile", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 8, 2008)
  4. ^ Belgian Ultratop 50 Singles Chart. Radio2.be . Retrieved November 9, 2007
  5. ^ Lwin, Nanda. Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide (2000).
  6. ^ Dutch Top 40
  7. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  8. ^ Irish Single Chart [2] (Retrieved October 28, 2010)
  9. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  10. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  11. ^ UK Singles Chart (1992 release) Chartstats.com (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  12. ^ a b Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  13. ^ "Single top 100 over 1992" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201992.pdf. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 
  14. ^ 1992 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  15. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1992". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992. Retrieved 2010-07-30. 
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