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Mary Jane Girls

All Night Long

1983 · via Big Daddy Kane

Mary Jane Girls’ 1983 recording of “All Night Long” is the earliest release on file. Rick James is credited as its writer. Big Daddy Kane’s “Smooth Operator” (1989) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Mary Jane Girls – All Night Long
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Kane's 1989 "Smooth Operator" leans on a Mary Jane Girls record from 1983, and the man who wrote that one was Rick James. Play the Mary Jane Girls side first, then follow the writer.

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Credited writer: Rick James.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1983.

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Big Daddy Kane’s “Smooth Operator” (1989) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Big Daddy Kane's "Smooth Operator" samples "All Night Long," a song the Mary Jane Girls had on record earlier. Who wrote it?Rick James
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