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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Mary Jane Girls
| name = Mary Jane Girls
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Mary Jane Girls]]
| artist = [[Mary Jane Girls]]
| Cover = Mary jane girls album cover.jpg
| cover = Mary jane girls album cover.jpg
| Released = May 1983
| alt =
| released = April 13, 1983
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| Recorded = 1982 <small> at [[Record Plant|The Record Plant]], [[Sausalito]], [[California|CA]] </small>
| recorded = 1982
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| Genre = [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[funk music|Funk]], [[Soul music|Soul]]
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| studio = [[The Record Plant]] ([[Sausalito, California]])
| Length = 35:50
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| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[funk]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[post-disco]]
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| Label = [[Motown Records|Gordy]]
| Producer = [[Rick James]]
| length = 35:50
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| label = [[Gordy Records|Gordy]]

| Last album =
| producer = [[Rick James]]
| prev_title =
| This album = '''''Mary Jane Girls'''''<br />(1983)
| prev_year =
| Next album = ''[[Only Four You (album)|Only Four You]]''<br />(1985)
| next_title = [[Only Four You (album)|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|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref>{{Cite web | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161013002403/http://www.allmusic.com/search/albums/mary+jane+girls | archive-date=October 13, 2016 | access-date=March 8, 2024 | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mary-jane-girls-mw0000201562/awards | title= Album Search for "mary jane girls" | website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
'''''Mary Jane Girls''''' is the [[eponymous]] debut album released by the [[girl group]], [[Mary Jane Girls]] on the [[Motown Records|Gordy]] record label in May 1983.


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


==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 =[[Allmusic]]
| rev1 =[[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r12504/review|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r12504/review|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
}}
}}


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written and composed by [[Rick James]].
All songs written and composed by [[Rick James]].


#"Candy Man" (4:30)
#"Candy Man" (4:39)
#"Boys" (5:34)
#"Boys" (5:34)
#"Prove It" (4:28)
#"Prove It" (4:28)
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#"You Are My Heaven" (3:14)
#"You Are My Heaven" (3:14)
#"On the Inside" (3:55)
#"On the Inside" (3:55)
#"All Night Long" (5:34)
#"[[All Night Long (Mary Jane Girls song)|All Night Long]]" (5:34)
#"Musical Love" (5:07)
#"Musical Love" (5:07)


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Joanne "Jojo" McDuffie: Lead & Backing Vocal
*Joanne "Jojo" McDuffie – lead and backing vocals
*Cheryl "Cheri" Bailey aka Cheri Wells - lead and backing vocals
*Kimberly "Maxi"
*Candice "Candi" Ghant
*Candice "Candi" Ghant - backing vocals
*[[Rick James]] – guitar, synthesizer, bass, drums, percussion, sitar, timpani
*Cheryl "Cheri" Bailey
* Levi Ruffin, Jr. – synthesizer, synth strings, Fender Rhodes, backing vocals
*The [[Water Sisters]] : Background Vocals
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*Greg "Bubbles" Levias – synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, organ
*[[Rick James]] - Drums, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Percussion, Sitar, Timpani
*Danny LeMelle – saxophone, [[wind controller]], synth strings, percussion
* Levi Ruffin, Jr. - Synthesizer, Synthesizer(String Machine), Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Backing Vocals
*Oscar Alston – synth bass
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*Greg "Bubbles" Levias - Synthesizer, Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Organ
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*Tom McDermott – lead guitar
*Danny LeMelle - Saxophone, Synthesizer (Emulator), Synthesizer (String Machine), Percussion
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*Alan McGrier – bass
*Oscar Alston - Bass, Synthesizer (Bass Synthesizer)
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*Steve Price, Tony Nolasco – percussion
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*Tom McDermott - Lead Guitar
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*LaMorris Payne – backing vocals
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*Alan McGrier - Bass
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/102126-Mary-Jane-Girls|title = Mary Jane Girls|website = [[Discogs]]}}</ref>
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*Steve Price, Tony Nolasco - Percussion
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*LaMorris Payne - Backing Vocals


==Charts==
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col"| Chart (1983)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="2"| Chart positions<ref name="allmusic albums">{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4853/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title=Mary Jane Girls US albums chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-06-17}}</ref>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Billboard 200|US]]
! width="40"| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US<br>R&B]]
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|56|artist=Mary Jane Girls|rowheader=true|access-date=February 25, 2022}}
| rowspan="1"| 1983
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| align="left"| ''Mary Jane Girls''
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| 56
| 6
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{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|6|artist=Mary Jane Girls|rowheader=true|access-date=February 25, 2022}}
|}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1983)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1983/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1983|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 25, 2022|archive-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513221618/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1983/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| 22
|}
{{col-end}}


===Singles===
===Singles===
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! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="3"| Chart positions<ref name="allmusic singles">{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4853/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=Mary Jane Girls US singles chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-06-17}}</ref>
! colspan="3"| Chart positions<ref name="allmusic singles">{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4853/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=Mary Jane Girls US singles chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=June 17, 2011}}</ref>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
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|-
| align="left"| "All Night Long"
| align="left"| "All Night Long"
| &mdash;
| 101
| 11
| 11
| &mdash;
| &mdash;
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==Samples==
==Samples==
"All Night Long" has been sampled in many songs, including "[[Smooth Operator]]" by [[Big Daddy Kane]] on his 1989 [[LP album|LP]], [[It's a Big Daddy Thing]], "[[Around the Way Girl]]" by [[LL Cool J]], "[[Tonight's da Night]]" by [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] and "[[Mary Jane (All Night Long)]]" by [[Mary J. Blige]], ''Da Bitchez'' by [[Jeru The Damaja]], ''[[Can't Wait]]'' by [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]].
* "All Night Long" has been sampled in many songs, including "[[Smooth Operator]]" by [[Big Daddy Kane]] on his 1989 [[LP album|LP]], [[It's a Big Daddy Thing]], "[[Around the Way Girl]]" by [[LL Cool J]], "[[Tonight's da Night]]" by [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] and "[[Mary Jane (All Night Long)]]" by [[Mary J. Blige]], ''Da Bitchez'' by [[Jeru The Damaja]], ''[[Can't Wait]]'' by [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]].
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* [[Kylie Minogue]] sampled "Candy Man" in "Always Find the Time" from her hit album, ''[[Rhythm of Love (Kylie Minogue album)|Rhythm of Love]]''.


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==References==
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[[Kylie Minogue]] sampled "Candy Man" in "Always Find the Time" from her hit album, ''[[Rhythm of Love (Kylie Minogue album)|Rhythm of Love]]''.
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.discogs.com/Mary-Jane-Girls-Mary-Jane-Girls/release/804687 Mary Jane Girls-Mary Jane Girls at Discogs]
* [http://www.discogs.com/Mary-Jane-Girls-Mary-Jane-Girls/release/804687 Mary Jane Girls-Mary Jane Girls at Discogs]


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{{Mary Jane Girls}}
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==References==

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{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:1983 debut albums]]
[[Category:1983 debut albums]]

Latest revision as of 01:48, 18 July 2024

Mary Jane Girls
Studio album by
Mary Jane Girls
ReleasedApril 13, 1983
Recorded1982
StudioThe Record Plant (Sausalito, California)
GenreR&B, funk, soul, post-disco
Length35:50
LabelGordy
ProducerRick James
Mary Jane Girls chronology
Mary Jane Girls
(1983) 		Only Four You
(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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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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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  • 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

[3]

Charts

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Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[7]
US US
R&B 		US
Dance
1983 "Candy Man" — 23 8
"Boys" — 29 —
"All Night Long" 101 11 —

Samples

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References

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  1. ^ "Album Search for "mary jane girls"". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r12504/review
  3. ^ "Mary Jane Girls". Discogs.
  4. ^ "Mary Jane Girls Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Mary Jane Girls Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Mary Jane Girls US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
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