Silent Prayer Explained

Silent Prayer
Cover:	Silent Prayer cover.jpg
Caption:	Silent Prayer cassette cover
Cover Upright:	0.6
Type:	single
Artist:	Shanice featuring Johnny Gill
Album:	Inner Child
B-Side:	Lovin' You
Released:	April 28, 1992
Recorded:	November 1990
Genre:	R&B
Length:	5:04
Label:	Motown
Producer:	Narada Michael Walden, Louis Biancaniello
Chronology:	Shanice
Prev Title:	I'm Cryin'
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Lovin' You
Next Year:	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 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

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. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015060130/http://www.billboard.com/music/shanice. October 15, 2017. April 20, 2023.
5. Shanice Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs). Billboard. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190323173802/https://www.billboard.com/music/Shanice/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs. March 23, 2019. April 20, 2023.
6. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1992. Billboard. June 20, 2021.