Silent Prayer

"Silent Prayer"
"Silent Prayer"
	Silent Prayer cassette cover
Single by Shanice featuring Johnny Gill
from the album Inner Child
B-side	"Lovin' You"
Released	April 28, 1992
Recorded	November 1990
Genre	R&B
Length	5:04
Label	Motown;
Songwriter(s)	Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen
Producer(s)	Narada Michael Walden, Louis Biancaniello
Shanice singles chronology

"Silent Prayer" is a song by American singer-songwriter Shanice featuring Johnny Gill. It was released in April 1992 as the third single from her second album, Inner Child (1991). The song peaked at number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Critical reception

Michael Eric Dyson from Rolling Stone remarked that on the song, "Shanice is supported by Johnny Gill's earthy melisma."^[1]

Track listing

7" single^[2]

A1. "Silent Prayer"

B1. "Loving You"

12" single^[3]

A1. Radio Edit

A2. Full Version

B1. Instrumental

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 (Billboard)^[4]	31
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[5]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[6]	47

Notes and references

^ Dyson, Michael Eric (March 19, 1992). "Recordings". Rolling Stone. Issue 626.
^ 7" single track listing. musicstack.com Accessed November 29, 2007
^ 12" single track listing. musicstack.com Accessed November 29, 2007
^ "Shanice Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
^ "Shanice Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

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[1] Dyson, Michael Eric (March 19, 1992). "Recordings". Rolling Stone. Issue 626.

[2] 7" single track listing. musicstack.com Accessed November 29, 2007

[3] 12" single track listing. musicstack.com Accessed November 29, 2007

[4] "Shanice Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2023.

[5] "Shanice Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2023.

[6] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

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v t e Shanice
Albums	Discovery Inner Child 21... Ways to Grow Shanice Every Woman Dreams
Compilations	Ultimate Collection
Singles	"(Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance" "No 1/2 Steppin'" "The Way You Love Me" "I'll Bet She's Got a Boyfriend" "This Time" "I Love Your Smile" "Lovin' You" "I'm Cryin'" "Silent Prayer" "Saving Forever for You" "It's for You" "Somewhere" "Turn Down the Lights" "I Like" "I Wish" "If I Never Knew You" "When I Close My Eyes" "Yesterday" "You Need a Man" "Every Woman Dreams"
Related articles	Discography Flex Alexander