Vinyl records

Mary Jane Girls vinyl records

8 albums with 201 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

The Mary Jane Girls were brought together by Rick James in 1979, hired as back-up singers for his tour. It is believed that with the formation of rival Prince's sexy new girl group Vanity 6 in 1982, James wished to compete with his own sexy quartet. He got a deal for the girls on Motown and gave them their group name, which was based on his funk hit Mary Jane (an obvious reference to his beloved marijuana). He also conceived sexy stage names for the members: JoJo, Candi, Maxi, and Cheri. They had instant success on the soul charts with their James produced self-titled debut album, which spawned hits in "Boys", "All Night Long", and "Candy Man".