On the 11th edition of Throwback Vibez (2021), we recollect and reflect on โI Love Your Smileโ by R&B artist, Shanice.ย
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he vibes, the vibes, those Throwback Vibez ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ! Throwback Vibez ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ is a column that celebrates awesome songs from the past.ย The records that grace Throwback Vibez ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ are older, but that doesnโt necessarily mean that theyโre ancient โ no fossils ๐ฆด! All genres of music are welcome โ we donโt discriminate โround here! On the 11th edition of Throwback Vibez ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ (2021), we recollect and reflect on ๐ต โI Love Your Smileโ, performed by ๐ Shanice.Theme & Lyrics โ
โCause I love your smile / I love your smile.โ ๐ Shanice was a teenager when she released ๐ต โI Love Your Smile.โย โI Love Your Smileโ is the crowning achievement of her 1991 album, ๐ฟ Inner Child, becoming a big-time pop hit.ย The R&B single would peak at no. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.ย Notably, since its released, itโs โinspiredโ numerous new songs per WhoSampled (๐ Chris Brown, ๐ Silk, and ๐ HRVY among others).
Whatโs the premise of this infectious contemporary R&B classic? On โI Love Your Smile,โ Shanice is into this boy, period.ย Sheโs not into class (โI canโt hear the teacher / His books donโt call me at allโ), work sucks (โMy boss is lame you know / And so is the payโ), but โHey, said I love your smile.โ He makes her happy when nothing else does essentially. Famously, Shanice says, โBlow, Branford, blow,โ shouting out the saxophone solo by renowned jazz ๐ท saxophonist ๐ Branford Marsalis.
Final Thoughts ๐ญย
Ultimately, there is no way you wonโt smile while listening to โI Love Your Smile.โ This was Shaniceโs big moment โ her ace in the hole.ย Even to this day, if you listen to it, it makes you feel good.ย The nostalgia is real, and again, the influence of this classic is reflected on many new songs.ย Throwback fancy tickled!
Also appears on ๐ฝ:
๐ ๐ง 13 More Songs Sure to Make You Smile
๐ Shanice โข ๐ฟ Inner Child โข ๐ท Motown โข ๐
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Shanice, โI Love Your Smileโ: Throwback Vibez ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ No. 11 [๐ท: Brent Faulkner, cotton bro, Motown, The Musical Hype]