Soft and Wet
Appearance
"Soft and Wet" | ||||
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![]() U.S. 7" single | ||||
Single by Prince | ||||
from the album For You | ||||
B-side | "So Blue" | |||
Released | June 7, 1978 | |||
Recorded | October–December 1977 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:01 | |||
Warner Bros. | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Prince, Chris Moon | |||
Producer(s) | Prince | |||
Prince singles chronology | ||||
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"Soft and Wet" is a song performed by American musician
Warner Bros. Records. There also exists a promotional, not-for-sale version of the 7" vinyl single that contains both a mono version and stereo version of the song. The song peaked at 92 on the Billboard Hot 100
on November 25, 1978, after two weeks on the chart.
A disco mix of the song served as the B-side to a 12" single vinyl that also contained a disco mix of the Prince song "Just as Long as We're Together".
Track listing
- A. "Soft and Wet" – 3:01
- B. "So Blue" – 4:26[2]
Personnel
- Prince – lead and backing vocals, "singing bass", electric guitars, clavinet, ARP Pro Soloist, Minimoog, Polymoog, Oberheim 4-Voice, drums, slapsticks
Charts
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 92 |
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[4] | 12 |
Cover versions
- R&B singer N'dambicovered the song for her 2005 album A Weird Kind of Wonderful (it appears on the Japan-only issue of said album).
Samples
- Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em.[5]
References
- ^ Molanphy, Chris (October 30, 2017). "Le Petty Prince Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ Soft and Wet (7", Single) Discogs
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 677.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 471.
- ^ "www.whosampled.com". whosampled.com. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
"Soft and Wet" is also referenced as a stand in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure".