Mary Jane Girls (album) explained

Mary Jane Girls
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mary Jane Girls
Cover:	Mary jane girls album cover.jpg
Released:	April 13, 1983
Recorded:	1982
Studio:	The Record Plant (Sausalito, California)
Genre:	R&B, funk, soul, post-disco
Length:	35:50
Label:	Gordy
Producer:	Rick James
Next Title:	Only Four You
Next Year:	1985

Mary Jane Girls is the debut studio album by American girl group the Mary Jane Girls, released on April 13, 1983, by Gordy Records. It peaked at number 56 on the Billboard 200 chart.^[1]

The album was produced and written entirely by Rick James. Three singles were released and each enjoyed success on the Hot Black Singles charts: "Candy Man" (number 23 R&B), "All Night Long" (number 11 R&B), and "Boys" (number 29 R&B). All three songs charted together on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at number 8.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Rick James.

1. "Candy Man" (4:39)
2. "Boys" (5:34)
3. "Prove It" (4:28)
4. "Jealousy" (3:28)
5. "You Are My Heaven" (3:14)
6. "On the Inside" (3:55)
7. "All Night Long" (5:34)
8. "Musical Love" (5:07)

Personnel

• Joanne "Jojo" McDuffie – lead and backing vocals
• Cheryl "Cheri" Bailey aka Cheri Wells - lead and backing vocals
• Candice "Candi" Ghant - backing vocals
• Rick James – guitar, synthesizer, bass, drums, percussion, sitar, timpani
• Levi Ruffin, Jr. – synthesizer, synth strings, Fender Rhodes, backing vocals
• Greg "Bubbles" Levias – synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, organ
• Danny LeMelle – saxophone, wind controller, synth strings, percussion
• Oscar Alston – synth bass
• Tom McDermott – lead guitar
• Alan McGrier – bass
• Steve Price, Tony Nolasco – percussion
• LaMorris Payne – backing vocals

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Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[4]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1983	"Candy Man"	-	23	8
	"Boys"	-	29	-
	"All Night Long"	101	11	-

Samples

• "All Night Long" has been sampled in many songs, including "Smooth Operator" by Big Daddy Kane on his 1989 LP, It's a Big Daddy Thing, "Around the Way Girl" by LL Cool J, "Tonight's da Night" by Redman and "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" by Mary J. Blige, Da Bitchez by Jeru The Damaja, Can't Wait by Redman.
• Kylie Minogue sampled "Candy Man" in "Always Find the Time" from her hit album, Rhythm of Love.

External links

• Mary Jane Girls-Mary Jane Girls at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20161013002403/http://www.allmusic.com/search/albums/mary+jane+girls . October 13, 2016 . March 8, 2024 . Album Search for "mary jane girls" . AllMusic.
2. Web site: Mary Jane Girls. Discogs.
3. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1983. Billboard. February 25, 2022. May 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210513221618/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1983/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/. dead.
4. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4853/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Mary Jane Girls US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. June 17, 2011.