I Love Your Smile
| "I Love Your Smile" | ||||
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| Single by Shanice | ||||
| from the album Inner Child | ||||
| Released | 22 October 1991 | |||
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| Label | Motown | |||
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| Producer | Narada Michael Walden | |||
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| "I Love Your Smile" on YouTube | ||||
"I Love Your Smile" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Shanice, released in October 1991 by Motown Records as the lead single from her second album, Inner Child (1991). Produced by Narada Michael Walden, the shorter radio version removes Shanice's rap bridge from the album version. It features a saxophone solo by Branford Marsalis as well as laughter from Janet Jackson and René Elizondo Jr. near the end of the song. "I Love Your Smile" is Shanice's best known and most successful hit.
"I Love Your Smile" peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 on February 1, 1992, and it topped the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart for four weeks in December 1991 and January 1992. In Europe, "I Love Your Smile" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart after being remixed by Driza Bone and reached the top of the Dutch Top 40 in the Netherlands. The accompanying music video features Shanice in a studio having pictures taken by a photographer. In 1992, "I Love Your Smile" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Shanice performed the song as the first musical guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 25, 1992.