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. It was his first solo single, released on June 7, 1978, his 20th birthday, from his debut album, '' For You''. The track contains

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s. The lyrics were co-written by Chris Moon, the producer-songwriter-engineer who discovered Prince in Minneapolis. The song was released in Barbados, South Africa, and the United States by Warner Bros. Records. There also exists a promotional, not-for-sale version of the 7" vinyl single that contains both a mono version and stereo version of the song. The song peaked at 92 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on November 25, 1978, after two weeks on the chart. A disco mix of the song served as the B-side to a 12" single vinyl that also contained a disco mix of the Prince song " Just as Long as We're Together."

Track listing

*A. "Soft and Wet" – 3:01 *B. "So Blue" – 4:26

Charts

Cover versions

*R&B singer N'dambi covered the song for her 2005 album ''A Weird Kind of Wonderful'' (it appears on the Japan-only issue of said album).

Samples

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sampled "Soft and Wet" in "She's Soft and Wet," from the album ''

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References in popular media

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), that her favorite song is "Soft and Wet". *In the 8th part of

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References

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