"Silent Prayer"
Silent Prayer cassette cover
Single by Shanice featuring Johnny Gill
from the album Inner Child
B-side"Lovin' You"
ReleasedApril 28, 1992
RecordedNovember 1990
GenreR&B
Length5:04
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen
Producer(s)Narada Michael Walden, Louis Biancaniello
Shanice singles chronology
"I'm Cryin'"
(1992) 		"Silent Prayer"
(1992) 		"Lovin' You"
(1992)

"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 debut 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

A1. "Silent Prayer"
B1. "Loving You"
A1. Radio Edit
A2. Full Version
B1. Instrumental

Charts

Notes and references

  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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