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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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Written by Rick James.
Recorded earlier by Mary Jane Girls in 1983.
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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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