''Mary Jane Girls'' is the debut album released by girl group the

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on the

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record label on April 13, 1983. It peaked at number 56 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The album was produced and written entirely by

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. Three singles were released and each enjoyed success on the

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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

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chart, peaking at number 8.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by

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

Personnel

*Joanne "Jojo" McDuffie – lead and backing vocals *The Waters Sisters – background vocals *

– drums, guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion, sitar, timpani * Levi Ruffin, Jr. – synthesizer, synth strings, Fender Rhodes, backing vocals *Greg "Bubbles" Levias – synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, organ *Danny LeMelle – saxophone,

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, synth strings, percussion *Oscar Alston – synth bass *Tom McDermott – lead guitar *Alan McGrier – bass *Steve Price, Tony Nolasco – percussion *LaMorris Payne – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Samples

* "All Night Long" has been sampled in many songs, including "

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" by Big Daddy Kane on his 1989 LP,

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, " Around the Way Girl" by LL Cool J, " Tonight's da Night" by Redman and " Mary Jane (All Night Long)" by

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, ''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''.

References

External links

Mary Jane Girls-Mary Jane Girls at Discogs
{{Authority control 1983 debut albums Mary Jane Girls albums Albums produced by Rick James Gordy Records albums