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{{Infobox album
| name       = Ultimate Collection
| type       = Compilation
| artist     = [[Shanice]]
| cover      = Shaniceultimatecollection.jpeg
| alt        =
| released   = November 16, 1999
| recorded   = 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[pop music|pop]], [[new jack swing]]
| length     = 77:43
| label      = [[Hip-O Records|Hip-O]]
| producer   = [[Bryan Loren]], [[Narada Michael Walden]], [[The Boys (American band)|Hakeem Abdulsamad]], Eric Daniels, Mike Mani, [[Midnight Star (band)|Bo Watson]], [[Christopher Williams (singer)|Christopher Williams]], Ike Lee III, Kiyamma Griffin, [[Lo-Key?|Lance Alexander & Tony Tolbert]], [[Chris Stokes (record producer)|Chris Stokes]]
| prev_title = [[Shanice (album)|Shanice]]
| prev_year  = 1999
| next_title = [[Every Woman Dreams]]
| next_year  = 2006
}}
'''''Ultimate Collection''''' is a compilation by American R&B singer [[Shanice]], containing songs from her first three albums.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/ultimate-collection-the-best-of-shanice-mw0000255860 Ultimate Collection: The Best Of Shanice] at Allmusic</ref> The collection was released on November 16, 1999, but does not include any tracks from her fourth album ''[[Shanice (album)|Shanice]]'', released earlier that year, or any of her previous contributions to soundtracks or other artists' albums.
As a result, the singles omitted include "Saving Forever For You" (a [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] #4 hit - one of only two of her singles to make the top 10), "[[This Time (Kiara song)|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 (Shanice song)|It's for You]]" (a #14 US R&B hit recorded for ''[[The Meteor Man (film)#Soundtrack|The Meteor Man]]'' soundtrack) and "[[When I Close My Eyes (Shanice song)|When I Close My Eyes]]" (a #4 US R&B hit recorded for ''[[Shanice (album)|Shanice]]'').
==Track listings==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Album
| title1 = [[Jesus Loves Me]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Anna Bartlett Warner|Anna B. Warner]]|[[William Batchelder Bradbury|William B. Bradbury]]}}
| extra1 = ''[[21... Ways to Grow]]''
| length1 = 0:51
| title2 = Keep Your Inner Child Alive (Interlude)
| writer2 = {{hlist|Sally Jo Dakota|[[Narada Michael Walden]]}}
| extra2 = ''[[Inner Child (album)|Inner Child]]''
| length2 = 1:24
| title3 = [[I Love Your Smile]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Walden|Jarvis La Rue Baker|Shanice|Sylvester Jackson}}
| extra3 = ''Inner Child''
| length3 = 4:19
| title4 = [[(Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance]]
| writer4 = [[Bryan Loren]]
| extra4 = ''[[Discovery (Shanice album)|Discovery]]''
| length4 = 4:49
| title5 = [[No 1/2 Steppin'|No 1/2 Steppin{{'-}}]]
| writer5 = B. Loren
| extra5 = ''Discovery''
| length5 = 4:56
| title6 = Do I Know You
| writer6 = B. Loren
| extra6 = ''Discovery''
| length6 = 5:41
| title7 = Just a Game
| writer7 = B. Loren
| extra7 = ''Discovery''
| length7 = 4:32
| title8 = [[The Way You Love Me (Shanice song)|The Way You Love Me]]
| writer8 = B. Loren
| extra8 = ''Discovery''
| length8 = 4:14
| title9 = [[Lovin' You]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|[[Minnie Riperton]]|[[Richard Rudolph]]}}
| extra9 = ''Inner Child''
| length9 = 3:57
| title10 = [[I'm Cryin'|I'm Cryin{{'-}}]]
| writer10 = {{hlist|Dakota|Walden|Shanice}}
| extra10 = ''Inner Child''
| length10 = 5:03
| title11 = [[Silent Prayer]]
| note11 = featuring [[Johnny Gill]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|Walden|Jeffrey Cohen}}
| extra11 = ''Inner Child''
| length11 = 5:00
| title12 = You Were The One
| writer12 = {{hlist|Shanice|Crystal Wilson|Daryl Duncan|Kataya Anderson}}
| extra12 = ''Inner Child''
| length12 = 5:20
| title13 = You Didn't Think I'd Come Back This Hard
| writer13 = {{hlist|Baker|Shanice|Mani|Eric Daniels}}
| extra13 = ''Inner Child''
| length13 = 3:39
| title14 = [[Somewhere (Shanice song)|Somewhere]]
| writer14 = {{hlist|Shanice|Kiyamma Griffin|Ike Lee|[[Christopher Williams (singer)|Christopher Williams]]}}
| extra14 = ''21... Ways to Grow''
| length14 = 4:10
| title15 = [[I Like (Shanice song)|I Like]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Shanice|[[Chris Stokes (record producer)|Chris Stokes]]}}
| extra15 = ''21... Ways to Grow''
| length15 = 4:49
| title16 = [[I Wish (Shanice song)|I Wish]]
| writer16 = {{hlist|[[Lo-Key?|Lance Alexander, Tony Tolbert]]}}
| extra16 = ''21... Ways to Grow''
| length16 = 5:56
| title17 = [[Turn Down the Lights]]
| writer17 = {{hlist|[[Midnight Star (band)|Bo Watson]]|McArthur|[[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]}}
| extra17 = ''21... Ways to Grow''
| length17 = 4:30
| title18 = Never Changing Love
| writer18 = {{hlist|[[Diane Warren]]}}
| extra18 = ''21... Ways to Grow''
| length18 = 4:16
}}
==Personnel and credits==
Credits taken from album liner notes.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Shanice-Ultimate-Collection/release/563455 Shanice - Ultimate Collection (CD, Album)] at Discogs</ref>
*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.
==References==
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