I'm Cryin'

This article is about the Shanice song. For the Stevie Ray Vaughan song, see Texas Flood. For the song by The Animals, see I'm Crying.

"I'm Cryin'" is a song by American singer-songwriter Shanice, released in February 1992 as the second single from her second album, Inner Child (1991). It was the follow-up to her highly successful single "I Love Your Smile", and it peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A music video was also produced to promote the single.

"I'm Cryin'"
Single by Shanice
from the album Inner Child
Released	February 18, 1992
Genre	R&B
Length	5:07
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Shanice Wilson Sally Jo Dakota Narada Michael Walden
Producer(s)	Narada Michael Walden
Shanice singles chronology
"I Love Your Smile" (1991) "I'm Cryin'" (1992) "Silent Prayer" (1992)

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Pop/urban ingenue follows the giddy "I Love Your Smile" with a mature and sensitive ballad. Grand production by Walden inspires a powerful vocal performance, which should help build momentum at several radio formats."^[1] Michael Eric Dyson from Rolling Stone described the song as "a piercing lamentation of lost love, [that] slowly builds to a wailing climax."^[2]

Track listing

• CD single^[3]

1. Radio Edit (3:46)
2. Full Version (5:03)
3. Instrumental (5:02)

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	140
Germany (GfK)[5]	47
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]	69
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7]	11