I Love Your Smile - Music
I Love Your Smile by Shanice
Shanice
Artist Biography For Shanice
Born And Raised In Pittsburgh PA Shanice Lorraine Wilson Starred In A KFC Commercial With Ella Fitzgerald At 9. Later She Was Discovered By A&M Records At The Age Of Eleven And Released Her Debut Album Discovery In 1987 Which Wasn't A Huge Pop Hit But Did Score R&B Chart Action And The Singer A 1987 Soul Train Award Nomination For Best New Artist. She Signed A Record Deal At Motown Records In 1991. Her 1991 Album Inner Child Contained The Popular Hit Single "I Love Your Smile". Also Included On The Album Is A Cover Of Minnie Riperton's 1974 Hit "Loving You". This And Other Songs Like "Fly Away" Helped Showcase Her Rare Coloratura Soprano Talent. After "I Love Your Smile" Shanice Continued To Record Albums Including 1999's Shanice Produced Chiefly By Babyface. While She Has Not Achieved Significant Commercial Success With Her Later Albums She Is Acknowledged As A Talented Singer And Many Of Her Songs Appeared On Various Soundtracks. She Also Sings Backup And Does Studio Sessions And Can Be Heard On Toni Braxton's Song "Unbreak My Heart". She Can Also Be Heard Making Vocal Contributions To Various Games. She Is Married To Actor/comedian Flex Alexander With Whom She Has Two Children. Not A Stranger To Taking Long Gaps Between Albums And Singles "Every Woman Dreams" Finally Emerged In June Of 2005. The Single Is Currently Doing Moderately Well And Shanice Is Now Signed To IME Records Which Is Distributed Through Universal/Motown . After Several Pushbacks Her Fifth Studio Album Titled Every Woman Dreams Will Be Released On February 21 2006. The Video For "Every Woman Dreams" Was Released In December 2005 And Is In Current Rotation On Music Networks Like BET MTV And Vh1.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: I Love Your Smile
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I Love Your Smile" Is A Hit Single Recorded By Pop/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. "I Love Your Smile" Peaked At Number Two On The Billboard Hot 100 Blocked By Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy" And Topped The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. In The Netherlands The Song Peaked At The Top Of The Dutch Top 40. In The United Kingdom "I Love Your Smile" Peaked At Number Two On The UK Singles Chart Blocked By Shakespear's Sister's "Stay". The Song Also Peaked Within The Top Ten On The Charts In France Germany Switzerland Sweden Norway Australia And Austria. It Went To Number One On The Billboard R&B Charts Where It Stayed Number One For 4 Weeks In December Of 1991. To Date It Is Her Best Known And Most Successful Hit. Talib Kweli Referenced The Song In His Single "Hot Thing". 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. In 1992 The Song Was Nominated For A Grammy Award For Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. In 1992 The Song Was During Halftime Of Vintage Sports Coverage Of The Philippine Basketball Association On PTV-4. It Was Game 5 Of The PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals Between San Miguel Beermen And Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs. It Was Featured The Smiles At The NASA Arena Including The Fans Celebrities Including Willie Revillame And Ruby Rodriguez The Dancers Samboy Lim And Others. "I Love Your Smile" Was Covered By Dutch 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" And By Metal Band Goblin Cock In 2018.
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Biography - Shanice
Born And Raised In Pittsburgh PA Shanice Lorraine Wilson Starred In A KFC Commercial With Ella Fitzgerald At 9. Later She Was Discovered By A&M Records At The Age Of Eleven And Released Her Debut Album Discovery In 1987 Which Wasn't A Huge Pop Hit But Did Score R&B Chart Action And The Singer A 1987 Soul Train Award Nomination For Best New Artist. She Signed A Record Deal At Motown Records In 1991. Her 1991 Album Inner Child Contained The Popular Hit Single "I Love Your Smile". Also Included On The Album Is A Cover Of Minnie Riperton's 1974 Hit "Loving You". This And Other Songs Like "Fly Away" Helped Showcase Her Rare Coloratura Soprano Talent. After "I Love Your Smile" Shanice Continued To Record Albums Including 1999's Shanice Produced Chiefly By Babyface. While She Has Not Achieved Significant Commercial Success With Her Later Albums She Is Acknowledged As A Talented Singer And Many Of Her Songs Appeared On Various Soundtracks. She Also Sings Backup And Does Studio Sessions And Can Be Heard On Toni Braxton's Song "Unbreak My Heart". She Can Also Be Heard Making Vocal Contributions To Various Games. She Is Married To Actor/comedian Flex Alexander With Whom She Has Two Children. Not A Stranger To Taking Long Gaps Between Albums And Singles "Every Woman Dreams" Finally Emerged In June Of 2005. The Single Is Currently Doing Moderately Well And Shanice Is Now Signed To IME Records Which Is Distributed Through Universal/Motown . After Several Pushbacks Her Fifth Studio Album Titled Every Woman Dreams Will Be Released On February 21 2006. The Video For "Every Woman Dreams" Was Released In December 2005 And Is In Current Rotation On Music Networks Like BET MTV And Vh1.
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I Love Your Smile" is a hit single recorded by Pop/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. "I Love Your Smile" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, blocked by Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy" and topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. In the Netherlands, the song peaked at the top of the Dutch Top 40. In the United Kingdom, "I Love Your Smile" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, blocked by Shakespear's Sister's "Stay". The song also peaked within the top ten on the charts in France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Australia and Austria. It went to number one on the Billboard R&B charts, where it stayed number one for 4 weeks in December of 1991. To date, it is her best known and most successful hit. Talib Kweli referenced the song in his single "Hot Thing".
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.
In 1992, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. In 1992, the song was during halftime of Vintage Sports coverage of the Philippine Basketball Association on PTV-4. It was Game 5 of the PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals between San Miguel Beermen and Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs. It was featured the smiles at the NASA Arena including the fans, celebrities (including Willie Revillame and Ruby Rodriguez), the dancers, Samboy Lim and others.
"I Love Your Smile" was covered by Dutch 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", and by metal band Goblin Cock in 2018. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.