I'm Cryin'

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"I'm Cryin'"
File:Shanice-I'm Cryin'.jpg
Single by Shanice
from the album Inner Child
ReleasedFebruary 18, 1992
GenreR&B
Length5:07
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Narada Michael Walden
Shanice singles chronology
"I Love Your Smile"
(1991)
"I'm Cryin'"
(1992)
"Silent Prayer"
(1992)

"I'm Cryin'" is a 1992 song by American singer Shanice, released as the second single from her second album, Inner Child. A music video was also produced to promote the single.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Pop/urban ingenue follows the giddy "I Love Your Smile" with a mature and sensitive ballad. Grand production by Walden inspires a powerful vocal performance, which should help build momentum at several radio formats."[1]

Track listing

CD single[2]

  1. Radio Edit (3:46)
  2. Full Version (5:03)
  3. Instrumental (5:02)

Weekly charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 47
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 69
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 11

Notes and references

  1. ^ Flick, Larry (February 22, 1992). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 76. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  2. ^ deetownsounds.com Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Accessed November 29, 2007
  3. ^ "Shanice – I'm Cryin'" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Shanice – I'm Cryin'" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Shanice Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2020.