Mary Jane Girls (album)

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]

Mary Jane Girls
Studio album by Mary Jane Girls
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
Mary Jane Girls chronology
Mary Jane Girls (1983) Only Four You (1985)

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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

Weekly charts Chart (1983) Peak position US Billboard 200[4] 56 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 6

Year-end charts Chart (1983) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 22

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[7]
		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.