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  • where can i download it?

  • 3:10 always gives me goosebumps...

  • she is so underrated this girl is incredible!

  • 3:08 To 3:18 Oh My God Is There An Anel In The House???!! The Whole Song Is Absouletly Beautiful!!!!!!

  • Absolutely Beautiful !

  • This is a great remake of a Minnie Riperton Classic ! Great job Shanice !

    Still holds onto my heart just like the original.

  • NICE 10+

  • so sad that trolls are allowed to live, there should be a phrrafft button to fry them, lovely song and some troll comes in and screws with people with normal minds who appreciate songs that express love or caring,,, hmm, I do have a green laser, perhaps we could blind them?

  • good...good...good....hmmmmm

    

  • THIS GIRL HAS A VOICE ON HER. SHE'S BEEN SINGING SINCE '87...I LOVE SHANICE.

  • Beautiful voice !

  • She's missing the pureness of the original. Minnies voice is crystaline and clear like a bell. This is too breathy, stylized...pass.

  • @MoveOnDotOrgg how dumb a bitch can you be? What would be the purpose of covering a song if the intent is to sing it exactly. Minnie was 1970 Shanice was 2006. Two different times.This was made for fucking, so shut your mouth. If you had a man you would be sucking on his dick instead of posting shit.

  • @rageon202: hey pussy, go fuck yourself, go AIDS punk?

  • @MoveOnDotOrgg is that your best pick up line asshole? No wonder your shit so stink, an educated person wouldn't be using AIDS as an insult. Not because yours are herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia they don't make you better than the person with AIDS. Whores are so stupid; too much pimp beatings I guess.

  • @rageon202: Got AIDS?

  • @MoveOnDotOrgg you are a stupid rabies cunt. Go choke on some cum, dumb bitch!

  • @rageon202: nigger

  • @MoveOnDotOrgg Double-DUMB-Cunt if I'm a nigger, what does that make Minnie? Nappy Head, monkey baby? You DON'T even know my race. You give whites a bad name. Whores are such drop-outs.

  • @rageon202: suck my 'taint

  • @MoveOnDotOrgg Yew, you sicken even a dog's stomach. Why you think no one decent wants you. Just stop embarrassing your nasty self.

  • Love this song! Thanks for sharing it with us.

  • overkill...complete oversinging...that's not what this song is about

  • @maverickanjel don't use terms like overkill and over sing because you don't know the meaning of them. This is Shanice version and she has the right to interpret it how she wants to. If you don't like it stick to the version you like. Hater!

  • Good cover but nobody has the gentle dynamics and finesse as Minnie.

  • While I have no doubt that Mariah would be able to do this song from a technical standpoint (regardless of whether it's Minnie's version or Shanice's version), I don't think her voice would really fit this song. You need a light, clear voice to sing this song correctly, and Mariah's cloudy texture just wouldn't sound right.

  • @Devotedlamb19

    Damn right

  • PLEASE! No MC or anyone for that matter can TOP Shanice's versions! Shanice voice was made for this song. MC would do poorly singing this song, just as how she did poorly singing Syreeta's With You I'm Born Again. Shanice would've KILLED that song too!!!

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  • I would love for Mariah to sing this song!!If she did i'm sure it'll be the best version!!

    Mariah's the Best!!!

  • i think mariah voice is perfect for this song

  • u did good

  • I thought that if anybody covered this they would ruin such a classic song, but you girl have pulled it off just as good. Well done, what a beautiful voice!

  • Bond................James Bond.

  • @Agent007202 , why James Bond?

  • well actually ever since i was a child I always did my own investigation to get to the bottom of things. So I wa called James Bond so the name stuck with me plus i like the phrase. Bond...........James Bond

  • @Agent007202, well I hope you are just as sexy, charming and cool.

  • omfg that bird sound is so freaking annoying

  • ugh, it was ok... kinda sounds like janet jackson with whistle register tryin to sing this...minnie is the best but shanice u got some songs girl!

  • I don't really like this version but its still good.

  • its nice...but minnie performed better

  • her whistle is so loud! amazing...

  • she sang it perfectly... but Minnie still the best!!

  • @143cor I have to agree with you here. can't top minnie but she did a damn good job and didsn't screw it up.

  • Mmmm Shanice, yummy. Grew up crushin' on this girl for so many years. Ever since "I Love Your Smile". She totally outdid Minnie at the end.

  • minnie will always be the best to ever have do it, shanice is lil minnie, and minnie daughter did work on snl for yrs don't know where her or her brother r dad is n e way minnie 4ever, i love shanice always.

  • sucks, like she is not even trying... where's the implosion of emotions?

  • So whispery....

  • look it's rudy huckstable..lol

  • ahje NICEY sie sing t mir AU SO aus dem herzen xD (heut is NICEY ABEND,gandenlos MACHTLOS,du wirst asymiliert,widerstand is zwecklos)!

  • Beautiful Shanice love song!

  • I"ve always loved this song put out by Minnie, and Shanice does it justice too.

  • Beautiful.

    Where is Shanice? The rnb game needs her.

    Lmao @ people saying she's not Minnie's daughter. We know that. I can't believe people didn't get what the poster meant by "she is the music child of Minnie". lol. Ya'll too funny for letting that go right over your heads and taking it literally. lol.

    Shanice can sing her ass off. So underrated..

  • ahhh (=...just beautiful

  • oohh i aint know she can hit those notes go shaniece

  • shanice has had the range since she started, n e way i been a fan of hers since we were teenagers, she is like 7months older then me i am makin 36 next month, shanice would put them all to shame if she truly wanted to she aint bout dat but she is so bad, she sung 2 of beyonce songs look it up u will c y i always loved her.

  • I Likeeee This Version !!!

  • this is closer to the 95 version instead of the 91, my fave is the 95!

  • You can tell she understands the song better with this version when you compare it to the 91 version.

  • Wonderfull song a love it melody

  • u go grul u got a gud voice

  • Sang Shanice

  • Yes Minnie Ripertons daughters name was Maya not Shanice.

  • o where is her daughter now

  • Minie is just so unique... All these covers should not exist, no matter how good are their respective's singers voices.

  • I wouldn't say that, because as a result of Shanice's cover of Loving You back in 1991, Minnie name was revived and more people learned about her and appreciated her body of work. I am one such person.

  • i admit shanice sings better singing this song live i dont like this version

  • her and will smith make a great couple

  • I don't think Jada(Will's wife) would appreciate that!! lol By the way, Shanice is married to Flex Alexander.

  • she is not minnie riperton's daughter. actress Maya Ruldoph from away we go and saturday night live is.

  • she said the music child, she meant that she reproduce though music shanice

  • This Is The Best Remake Of A Classic Song Like This One I Have Ever Heard. Maya Rudolph Is Lucky To Have A Mom With Talent, And Shanice Did The Song A Great Justice. Way To Go, Shanice! ;-)

  • @MichaelaFury: no way, this sucks.  Listen to Minnie, then this. You'll want to spit and rinse.

  • Is this Minnie Riperton's daughter

  • she's very good 

    u should check out my video tho

  • she did better den leona lewis hers sounds mre classic den leona lewis jus a lil but she did gud 2 but i still like da original one by minnie riperton

  • "she is the musical child of the late great Minnie Riperton"

    isn't Maya Rudolph Minnie Riperton's daughter?

  • Hi najjems. That is why I wrote 'Musical child' and not biological child, because Maya Rudolph is indeed Minnie's biological daughter. She also had a son named Marc and her song 'Wouldn't Matter Where You Are,' was about him. I hope you enjoyed this too.

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  • Someone posted Leona Lewis singing this song too. Her and Shanice were about the same age when it was done. Shanice still sounds better to me..and that is no hatred of Leona Lewis. Its an honest opinion.

  • Well 'great singing' is relative so I can't fight you on that, but when it comes on to who hits higher notes, you certainly don't know what you are talking about the highest note Leona has hit so far is F6 in her demo of loving You. She has never hit anything that high live or of late. Shanice goes up to A6 here and that is higher than F6. In fact Leona voice is amateur in comparison to Shanice.

  • One of my most favorite songs of all time, I can't believe how well Shanice does it with her own style, I listen to it every night while playing cards, can't stop listening to it, can anyone help me?

  • get a life or dont fucking listen to it

  • wow this song is amazing

  • does anyone know where i can get this version of this song.....i truely amazing!!

  • It is available on her 2006 independently released album, 'Every Woman Dreams'. Very well produced I might add.

  • thanx i just found it....its awsome

  • @iriear that is correct

  • OMG this one sounds even better than the rendition in 91.......i love it!!!

  • so beautifull

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  • It surprises me that she sounds so good even after giving birth to kids.

    Usually, singers lose their beautiful voices after giving birth due to hormonal changes.

  • i love u dearie...with all my heart....lalalalalalallalalall­alalalalla.....:)

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  • amazing voice

  • her high note capacity seems to tend to infinity....lol

  • this is a decent version

  • This version is deep, very sensual and arousing. I love the colours of the high notes.

  • Thiz is Flex wife lolz

  • Dieses Lied war im Film Sieben Leben

    Kann euch nur raten den Film anzuschauen!!!

    einfach der WARNSINNN

  • this flex's wife?

  • Yes, she is Flex's wife.

  • He's hot lol

  • Flex Alexander? From the show "One on One"?

  • yes

  • The fact that no one cared to sign Mariah before Tommy who was interested more in his sexual desires tells that Mariah isn't that good. But thank God for brainwashing because that's the strategy used to push Mariah to the top despite her weakass voice. Shanice never lipsynch, yur Mariah has to do that. Even Simon doesn't think much of Mariah, why you think he's pushing Leona whose high notes are so watered down, she's at Mariah's vocal capacity of today. Shanice rules go check yur facts dummy!

  • exactly mariahs vocal capacity of today. now days mariahs vocals are at her lowest so leonas best is mariahs lowest. shanice doesnt have to lypsync because she hasnt had to do the songs that mariahs had to pull off. day after day, tour after tour for 20 years. y compare. these artist are great individually. theirs always gonna be someone better than the best.

  • I agree with you in parts, but as it relates to Mariah's song choice being the reason why her voice decline is not so. Artists like Patti, Chaka, Jennifer, Jean etc sang more taxing songs than Mariah, yet way over their 40s and into 60s their voices are still strong and forceful. The only thing Mariah did taxing and that's the whistle, and as I always point out if she was using proper technique her voice would not be so damaged.

  • very true.

  • Why should I check out that FAD! I've seen enough to know she CAN'T SING LIVE! FYI Shanice has won the equivalent of AMI back in the 80s, and not even Xtina who you mentioned won Starsearch when she entered then. Shanice is an expertly trained vocalist who was discovered by record producers at age 11, at that time Mariah was at home dreaming desperately; no wonder she slept her way to the top. Yes Mariah sold millions but I am aware of the billions that were spent to put her there.

  • and mariah can sing live! check out some of her amazing american idol perfomances. if shanice even auditioned for american idol, she wouldnt make it to hollywood, cause her voice is very forgettable and unimpressive. mariah, leona, christina and others have got true talent and thts way they sell millions and millions. Shanice was just a forgettable one hit wonder with a mediocre voice who has barely sold 1,5-2 millions worldwide, while mariah has sold over 170 million records, so do SHUT UP!!!!!

  • stupid kumtekmeon shanice sucks and u do too! i commented for a second time not because i am obsessed with hating shanice or anything like that.. i just commented again because after commenting for a first time I recieved a hostile message on my msn i (i think it was from you) so i was like who the hell is he and who the hell is shanice? after researching about her unsuccesful career and listening to her mediocre voice more carefully I realised that she is a real failure.

  • Shame on you, You are not even a fanatic enough to reply directly to me , yet calling my name as if that's the case. But I know the action of a loser so I monitor my tracks. Idiot, Shanice has a rich musical history. Fame and Fortune are not the only signs of success, if you have an ounce of sense you would know that there were great singers long before billboard charts and grammys, in fact that is what separate real talents from the fake ones. Shanice is real soul singer, Mariah is just a POP!

  • mariah has a really mature and specctacular voice and whoever denies that is deaf or retarted!! she might be a vain diva with stupid and meaningless love songs but nevertheless i respect her astonishinge voice (she has superb seven octave voice while stupid shanice barely has barely got 3 octaves) generally shanice is a talentless one hit wonder way less talented or succesful than mariah (mariah 18 #1s shanice 0 #1s only one #2). nobody knows her cause she just a has-been one hit wonder.

  • Mariah HAD a good voice, but much of that was due to studio effects, when live she sounds hoarse and damaged. It's a good thing she was screwing Tommy because that was her ticket to Hollywood. So don't hate on Shanice because she can sing any time, any place, any where with or without studio effects. It's not Shanice fault Mariah sounds horrible, it's fate that has caught up on her, never mess up a marriage, else you'll pay dearly. So despite Mariah hits she still seems like fish out of water.

  • @BlaaaAndBlaaa

    Why people do have to fight about such subjects. For your info. Mariah as more or less a 5 octaves range not 7, as well as Shanice. Shanice is a wonderful singer and has an incredible technic especially in whistling which she does perfectly unlike Mariah who does it sending too much air. That is one of the reasons why she killed her voice...I love both of them but miss the 90's Mariah both for vocals and songs...

  • yeah Mariah has 4 octaves... and make the the 4th is a by a narrow margin.

  • what the fucking hell r u talking bout people!! who the hell does even know who the hell shanice is!! i mean i completelly randomely landed at this video while searching for leona lewis's version of the song! but i accidentally came here! after researching i figured out that shanice is a retarted singer with only one real hit (#2 not even #1) with a mediocre and unimpressive voice, whose best selling album just hit #98 on the billboard charts!! she is a one hit wonder has-been

  • Nastiness, if Shanice was so not in sync, why the need to stop and comment, not once but twice! How big a JACKASS are you? I am always baffled how you fanatics of Mariah go around spewing venom at Shanice as if she's the reason Mariah sings like a dick stuck in her throat, and operates like a robot in need of charging. Neither Mariah nor that Leona can sing like Shanice. It burns you that after 18 #1s Mariah still seem bare, empty and wasted. Don't hate on Shanice because she got values.

  • No one can compare to Minnie...Minnie knew that she was dying and she sang the original for her daughter...Minnie was one of a kind...

  • At least Shanice voice is a million times better than Mariah! And where the heck you get off talking about copying Mariah, where have you ever seen Shanice LIP-SYNCHING or overusing melisma to make up for poor breathing technique? You know what, get off your lazy butt and go do some research! So what if Shanice voice is overly passionate; that's why she is captivating and not boring like Mariah whose true talent lies in the media frenzy Tommy spent billions on to brainwash the public!

  • mariah carey didnt do the first version.

  • Mariah at no time ever perform a Minnie Riperton song. Only Shanice, Chante, Dez has the guts to take on such a legend.

  • WRONG mariah did not sing the original version go back to the 70's!! Minnie Riperton sang this first!!

  • This is the shyt Shanice was wearin these notes thin......

  • YES SHANICE is so UNDERRATED!!! She does a mean live show!!! a lot of talented artists that arent recognized in the US due to over hyped no talent people like Keisha Cole have better success oversea's.. London, Amsterdam, loves real singers!! If you love Shanice, check out Melba Moore back in the DAY.. TALENT!!

  • very romantic version.

  • marry me shanice

  • is wonderfull :)

  • i do like dis version

  • That was FABO, FABULOUS! You rule Shanice.

  • OMG!!!!!

  • I think 'handnote' needs to listen again. Shanice started out softly and so the whistle at 1:09 was also soft, but as the beat grows intense and she lifts her voice powerfully, she also whistles higher, so her whistle is inline with the beat. Shanice has perfect control.

  • I like it! Its shanice version.

  • Lani? You must be kidding, lol, AN Idiot Is Born!

  • Wat da heck do u know about singing? This version is beyond perfect. I can't believe with all the bad comments and ridicule Lani's been getting 4her poor pathetic cover U are really inviting persons 2check her out. Lani's version is terrible, she ruined the song by turning it into a lecture, and wat worst is that she fails to sing the central note in the song and in the end when she tries it was nothing short of a loud scream for help!!! So take ur dumb patheic self back 2Lani and leave Shanice.

  • Ur attempt at dissing Shanice is as poor & useless as Lani's singing style. If there's a monkey in Human form, Lani fits da bill cuz she's da one who goes about trying to be Whitney, Mariah, Celine, and yes, Shanice. Shanice has options, She sings it this way cuz dat's the effect she needs, at least she's singing and not talking like Lani. Stupid, how can Lani be better when She can't hit the most important note? U are wasting time, Lani vcannot look or sing as beautiful as Shanice, That's fact!

  • I agree, i just watched Lani's video. She has a decent voice, but I was annoyed at how she let the audience do all the difficult notes for her. But the ending was awful and showboat-y

  • i was named after her :] x

  • WOW she is an AMAZING singer! she is GREAT! SHE IS REALLY GOOD AND AMAZING! BRAVO BRAVO LOL GREAT JOB SHANICE!! AWESOME!! =)

  • Lol i was named after her aswell x

  • heh. i was named after her x]

  • i goth the same name :D

  • U must be joking! Yes there's a BIG difference 2 the 91 version, but ONLY in music/interpretation. As it relates to vocal, Shanice vocals are even more superb than when she was 18 back in 1991! Haven't u seen her recent LIVE performance in Japan and on B Scott interview. And haven't u heard her latest song, 'Let Me Be Your Angel?' How in God's name can u seriously say Shanice voice has lessen? U need to listen her albums be4 u make comments. I have her albums and I can say Shanice has got BETTER

  • Your comment implies that I HAVEN'T listened to her albums. I HAVE. ALL of them, from her debut 21 years ago right up until the present day and I stand by what I said. The tone of her voice has changed has she's gotten older. It's much deeper than it was even as recent as 1999. This version of sounds like she's trying REALLY hard to hit those high notes, whereas on the 91 version, it sounded effortless.

  • Shanice notes are stronger than be4! Shanice voice on her 91 and 94 albums were dark in colour while on her 99 album she sounds quite girly. That's becuz Shanice sings in a tone to match the album concept. And if u had seen her recent live performances I don't know how U cud proudly stand by ur first opinion. If u listen WICME live in 99 compare to 2008 that shows how greater her voice is. Watch B scott and tell me if dat aint eff4less and LMBYA only Minnie cud rival dat technique. Ur just hatin

  • And you're just being a troll. I've stated my opinion, I've seen most of the performances you are alluding to. Just accept the fact that you and I have different opinions about her sound. I'm not saying she sounds bad, I'm just saying she sounds different. I'm NOT changing my mind on this so just get over it.

  • Are you desperately seeking company for mariah? She already got whitney! Those two are the perfect examples of vocal deteroration. So don't come here trying to pull a fast one, shanice voice is immaculate, yur just dope and ignorant.

  • peeps, stop comparing people.. lets just all be thankful that there are people like the late minnie ripperton, mariah carey, sanice and many others who continue to inspire us with their musics. enough of battling and comparing artists its not healthy.. don't get me wrong people, just find it too petty seeing and hearing people arguing with their idols to the extent of comparing them. Mariah and Shanice are both fantastic artists, they all INSPIRE US.. God Bless everyone..

  • I am not trying to put Shanice down. I am sorry if that's how you read it. Maybe Shanice is like the second child. (Mariah's 1st). I say that because Shanice voice is up there too.

  • are better suited to be Minnie's children than Mariah. That is why u need to look at all artistes comprehensively be4 making judgements. For one, Minnie's voice was very sweet and clear in her expression, she was never charged with oversinging to evoke emotions, likewise Shanice! But Mariah has been charged with oversinging and her voice is not as clear or as 'discipline' as Shanice. So take these into estimation before forming conclusions.

  • Honestly Shanice can hit high notes, but it's like she's trying to hard sorry. Also if anyone is the "musical child of the late great Minnie Riperton", it's Mariah Carey. Sorry, It's true. Shanice range is no were near as close as Mariah Careys.

  • Whilst u might have good intention on both ends, I am inclined to respond. There is more to singing than 'whistling' and though Mariah has so far gone higher than Shanice, I am afraid 2say I doubt Mariah doing this classic justice, I just can't picture her voice and whistle doing so, becuz Mariah's whistles are not 'wholesome' like Shanice and Minnie has an earthy feel to her whistles, which makes Shanice's more fitting. Also if whistling is all u care about, it is fitting 2say Georgia and Adam

  • dont hate. i was just statin that there is another good version to this song. shanice is the biz

  • My Names Shanice =D

  • its pretty good 4 a 15 year old girl!!

  • This Isnt The Leona Lewis Version...!

  • have you heard the leona lewis version?? listen to it if u havent.

  • I Agree With U, i dont kno why people is given u a thumbz down!!!

  • Wow,her whistle is so good!Amazing!

  • I never knew that Shanice could hit that high note light that...I'm really impressed.

  • i agree shanice got off but minnie is untouchable on so many levels,her vocal range was unheard of with her pitch they said she could imitate birds.sorry mariah you aint got shit on minnie she been dead nearly 30 years still she in a class of her own think im lyin got cop the petals collection we aint even gonna talk about the albums

  • Shanice lacks one thing that Minnie effortlessly embodied - sensuality. I find this version very self-conscious.

    And to whomever stated that Minnie was not an "emotional" singer...over-singing does not equate with being emotional. Everytime I hear Minnie sing (especially her slower-tempo tracks off "Come To My Garden" & "Stay In Love")I am deeply moved. Profoundly. Singers like Minnie, Syreeta, Phyllis Hyman, Aretha, Labelle, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Zulema embodied feeling.

  • Excuse YOU! I'm the whomever who factually stated that Minnie wasn't an emotive singer, and if yur comprehension was any good you would see that I at no time said emotional is oversinging. In that case I wud be saying Shanice also lacks emotion, which wud defeat yur need to comment in the first place. Being sensuous has nothing to do with the emotion I'm referring. Minnie was never Phyllis, Jean Carne, Renee Diggs etc Who exude raw emotion without oversinging, Minnie was about vocal gymnastic!

  • Minnie Riperton is a LEGEND Period no need to drag her name thru the mud and try to demean her using useless and false information to build up Shanice its just dumb and it shows how mature you really are GROW UP! If it wasn't for Minnie alot of singers wouldn't be what they are today cuz most of them just copied her style need I say more???

  • I at no time try to demean the queen of the whistle register, all I said is that Shanice sings better. Yes Minnie has influenced Deniece Mariah Debelah and even Shanice, but so too Aretha, Patti, Whitney, so what's yur point? And the original is not always better in all cases! Remember I am better than you are even though you are the 'original'. lol!!!

  • .... actually I think Minnies sounds better then this one... Minnie sings in a higher key then this chick. And by no means is Minnie a whistleregister queen, she was a human that practised what she was best at till she got it where she wanted it to be. HEr sounds better not cause it was original, but because it had a powerful meaning to her, she perfected the song, to sing it to her child. It was not a mere tool to promote her ability. To me her's contains beauty no other will ever match.

  • Minnie's version does sound better to me Minni'es voice was stronger and she could hold her high notes better and better quality of teh whistle register!!! And yeah Minnie did sing it at a higher key!!!

  • So what! Minnie version is her interpretation, this is Shanice own take on a classic! This shows she is a professional singer who doesn't go about trying to be like others. Some might prefer Minnie others Shanice! Singing higher doesn't make you a better singer! Why don't you go and take voice lesson and stop waste time?

  • Yes you do all you do is demean people just like you went onto Coko's vids and tried it but too your surpise the fans gave you too much for your money and at the end your pathetic retarded internet account got blocked from the vid and as a result the singers including your wanna be wife even tho she is married and doesn't think about u like u want her too LAUGHED you because you are a LOSER!!!!