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Only Four You
Studio album by
Mary Jane Girls
ReleasedFebruary 14, 1985
Recorded1984
Genres
Length35:11
LabelGordy/Motown Records
ProducerRick James
Mary Jane Girls chronology
Mary Jane Girls
(1983)		 Only Four You
(1985)		 Sweet Conversations
(1986)
Singles from Only For You
  1. "In My House"
    Released: October 30, 1984[1]
  2. "Wild and Crazy Love"
    Released: 1985
  3. "Break It Up"
    Released: 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[2]

Only Four You is the second and final studio album by the American vocal girl group Mary Jane Girls, released on February 14, 1985. As with their debut album, Mary Jane Girls, the album was produced and written by Rick James.

Background

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It peaked at number 18 on the Billboard 200 chart.[3] The album includes their biggest hit single, "In My House" (#7 Pop, #3 R&B, #1 Dance). Other singles included "Wild and Crazy Love" (#42 Pop, #10 R&B, #3 Dance) and "Break It Up" (#79 R&B, #33 Dance). Only Four You was certified Gold by the RIAA in June 1985.[4] Each of the other girls was also given a chance to sing lead vocals on a track from the album, with Corvette singing lead on "Girlfriend", Candi with "I Betcha" and Maxi with "Leather Queen".

Track listing

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All songs written and composed by Rick James, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In My House" 4:28
2."Break It Up" 4:20
3."Shadow Lover" (Interlude) 0:30
4."Shadow Lover" 4:22
5."Lonely for You" 4:12
6."Wild and Crazy Love"
  • Kenny Hawkins
  • Rick James
5:48
7."Girlfriend" 4:23
8."I Betcha" 3:50
9."Leather Queen"
  • Rick James
  • Danny LeMelle
3:50

Personnel

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  • Joanne "JoJo" McDuffie – lead and backing vocals
  • Candice "Candi" Ghant – lead and backing vocals
  • Yvette "Corvette" Marine – lead and backing vocal
  • Kimberly "Maxi" Wuletich – lead and backing vocals
  • Curtis Williams – piano
  • Danny LeMelle – sax, synthesizers
  • Kenny Hawkins – rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards
  • Tom McDermott: acoustic, electric guitars
  • Rick James – guitars, sitar, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion
  • Levi Ruffin – keyboards, string arrangements
  • Gregg Levias – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Jerry Livingston – Bass
  • Jerry Rainey – drums, percussion
  • Nate Hughes – percussion, cymbals
  • Rick James – arranger and producer
  • Bill Waldman, Bruce Kane – engineer
  • Rick James, Tom Flye – mixed

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5]18
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6]5

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[7]
US US
R&B		 US
Dance
1985 "In My House" 7 3 1
"Wild and Crazy Love" 42 10 3
"Break It Up" — 79 33

References

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  1. ↑ Billboard Magazine - March 9, 1985
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ "Album Search for "only four you"". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ "Mary Jane Girls US certification history". riaa.com. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Mary Jane Girls Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mary Jane Girls Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Mary Jane Girls US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
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