Ultimate Collection (Shanice album)

Ultimate Collection is a compilation by American R&B singer Shanice, containing songs from her first three albums.[1] The collection was released on November 16, 1999, but does not include any tracks from her fourth album Shanice, released earlier that year, or any of her previous contributions to soundtracks or other artists' albums.

Ultimate Collection
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 16, 1999
Recorded1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994
GenreR&B, pop, new jack swing
Length77:43
LabelHip-O
ProducerBryan Loren, Narada Michael Walden, Hakeem Abdulsamad, Eric Daniels, Mike Mani, Bo Watson, Christopher Williams, Ike Lee III, Kiyamma Griffin, Lance Alexander & Tony Tolbert, Chris Stokes
Shanice chronology
Shanice
(1999)
Ultimate Collection
(1999)
Every Woman Dreams
(2006)

As a result, the singles omitted include "Saving Forever For You" (a Billboard Hot 100 #4 hit - one of only two of her singles to make the top 10), "This Time" (a #2 US R&B hit recorded with Kiara for Kiara's album To Change and/or Make a Difference), "It's for You" (a #14 US R&B hit recorded for The Meteor Man soundtrack) and "When I Close My Eyes" (a #4 US R&B hit recorded for Shanice).

Track listings

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No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Jesus Loves Me"21... Ways to Grow0:51
2."Keep Your Inner Child Alive (Interlude)"
Inner Child1:24
3."I Love Your Smile"
  • Walden
  • Jarvis La Rue Baker
  • Shanice
  • Sylvester Jackson
Inner Child4:19
4."(Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance"Bryan LorenDiscovery4:49
5."No 1/2 Steppin'"B. LorenDiscovery4:56
6."Do I Know You"B. LorenDiscovery5:41
7."Just a Game"B. LorenDiscovery4:32
8."The Way You Love Me"B. LorenDiscovery4:14
9."Lovin' You"Inner Child3:57
10."I'm Cryin'"
  • Dakota
  • Walden
  • Shanice
Inner Child5:03
11."Silent Prayer" (featuring Johnny Gill)
  • Walden
  • Jeffrey Cohen
Inner Child5:00
12."You Were The One"
  • Shanice
  • Crystal Wilson
  • Daryl Duncan
  • Kataya Anderson
Inner Child5:20
13."You Didn't Think I'd Come Back This Hard"
  • Baker
  • Shanice
  • Mani
  • Eric Daniels
Inner Child3:39
14."Somewhere"
21... Ways to Grow4:10
15."I Like"21... Ways to Grow4:49
16."I Wish"21... Ways to Grow5:56
17."Turn Down the Lights"21... Ways to Grow4:30
18."Never Changing Love"21... Ways to Grow4:16

Personnel and credits

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Credits taken from album liner notes.[2]

  • Executive-Producer – Pat Lawrence
  • Producer – Bryan Loren (track: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) – Narada Michael Walden (track: 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) – Christopher Williams, Ike Lee III, Kiyamma Griffin (track: 14) – Chris Stokes (track: 15) – Lance Alexander, Tony Tolbert (track: 16) – Bo Watson, McArthur (track: 17) – Guy Roche (track: 18)
  • Art Direction – Laura Graven, Vartan
  • Compilation Producer – Dana G. Smart, David Nathan
  • Coordinator [Project Coordination] – Laura Graven
  • Design – Ryan Rogers
  • Liner Notes [Essay By] – David Nathan
  • Mastered By [Digitally Mastered By] – Kevin Reeves

Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) – Motown Record Company, L.P. Phonographic Copyright (p) – Universal Music Special Markets, Inc. Copyright (c) – Universal Music Special Markets, Inc. Distributed By – Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc.

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