"I'm Cryin'" is a song by American singer-songwriter Shanice, released in February 1992 as the second single from her second album, Inner Child (1991). It was the follow-up to her highly successful single "I Love Your Smile", and it peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A music video was also produced to promote the single.
| "I'm Cryin'" | ||||
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| Single by Shanice | ||||
| from the album Inner Child | ||||
| Released | February 18, 1992 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 5:07 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Narada Michael Walden | |||
| Shanice singles chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
editLarry 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] Michael Eric Dyson from Rolling Stone described the song as "a piercing lamentation of lost love, [that] slowly builds to a wailing climax."[2]
Track listing
edit- CD single[3]
- Radio Edit (3:46)
- Full Version (5:03)
- Instrumental (5:02)
Charts
edit| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 140 |
| Germany (GfK)[5] | 47 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 69 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 11 |
Notes and references
edit- ^ Flick, Larry (February 22, 1992). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 76. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ Dyson, Michael Eric (March 19, 1992). "Recordings". Rolling Stone. Issue 626.
- ^ deetownsounds.com Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Accessed November 29, 2007
- ^ "Shanice chart history, received from ARIA on October 12, 2021". ARIA. Retrieved July 4, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart. Only releases credited to 'Shanice' are listed.
- ^ "Shanice – I'm Cryin'" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Shanice – I'm Cryin'" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Shanice Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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