Mary Jane Girls (album)

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Mary Jane Girls
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 13, 1983
Recorded1982 at The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA
Genre R&B, funk, soul, post-disco
Length35:50
Label Gordy
Producer Rick James
Mary Jane Girls chronology
Mary Jane Girls
(1983)
Only Four You
(1985)

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

Contents

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.

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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

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Charts

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [7]
US US
R&B
US
Dance
1983"Candy Man"238
"Boys"29
"All Night Long"10111

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