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Mary Jane (All Night Long)
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Wikipedia article
"'Mary Jane (All Night Long)'" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, Chucky Thompson and Sean "Puffy" Combs for her second studio album 'My Life' (1994), while production was helmed by Combs and Thompson. The song is built around a sample of All Night Long (1983) by American girl group Mary Jane Girls and "Close the Door" (1978) by American singer Teddy Pendergrass. Due to the inclusion of the sample, Rick James is also credited as songwriter.
Released as the album's third single, "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" peaked at number 37 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and became a top twenty single on the UK Singles Chart, where it reached number 17. The official remix for "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" features rapper LL Cool J. The remix version was later included on Blige's compilation 'HERStory, Vol. 1' (2019) and 'My Life 25th Anniversary Edition' (2020). A music video for the song was never made.
Critical reception
British magazine 'Music Week' rated the song five out of five, adding, "Sassy reworking of the Mary Jane Girls classic. With Sean 'Puffy' Combs and Bottom Dollar on remix duty, this is one classy track." James Hamilton from the magazine's 'RM' Dance Update deemed it an "excellent slower but similar remake".
Track listings
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the 'My Life' liner notes.
*Mary J. Blige vocals
*Rich Travali - recording engineer
*Tony Maserati - audio mixing
*Chucky Thompson additional instruments
Charts
References
Category:1995 singles
Category:Mary J. Blige songs
Category:Songs written by Rick James
Category:Songs written by Sean Combs
Category:Songs written by Leon Huff
Category:Songs written by Kenny Gamble
Category:1994 songs
Category:Uptown Records singles
Category:Songs written by Chucky Thompson
Category:Songs written by Mary J. Blige
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