Only Four You

Only Four You
Studio album by
Mary Jane Girls
ReleasedFebruary 14, 1985
Recorded1984
Genre
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 1984[1]
  2. "Wild and Crazy Love"
    Released: 1985
  3. "Break It Up"
    Released: 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[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

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

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

  1. "In My House" (4:28)
  2. "Break It Up" (4:20)
  3. "Shadow Lover (Interlude)" (: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

Mary Jane Girls

  • JoJo, Candi, Corvette, Maxi: Lead & Backing Vocals

Musicians

  • Curtis Williams: Piano
  • Danny LeMelle: Sax, Synthesizers
  • Kenny Hawkins: Rhythm & 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

Production

  • Arranged and produced by Rick James
  • Recorded and engineered by Bill Waldman and Bruce Kane
  • Mixed by Rick James and Tom Flye

References

  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 2009-10-11.