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|previous single = Prince | |previous single = Prince | ||
− | |next single = Single: Just As Long As | + | |next single = Single: Just As Long As We’re Together |
|previous single link = [[Prince|See Biography]] | |previous single link = [[Prince|See Biography]] | ||
− | |next single link = [[Single: Just As Long As | + | |next single link = [[Single: Just As Long As We’re Together|Just As Long As We’re Together]] |
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− | |introduction = <b>Soft And Wet</b> is the first single from [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = <b>Soft And Wet</b> is the first single from [[Prince]]’s first album [[Album: For You|For You]], marking [[Prince]]’s first ever single. It was released two months after the album, on [[Prince]]’s 20th birthday (whether this timing was intentional or coincidental is not known). |
The b-side, [[So Blue]], was also taken from the album. The promo release included a mono mix of [[Soft And Wet]], not available elsewhere. | The b-side, [[So Blue]], was also taken from the album. The promo release included a mono mix of [[Soft And Wet]], not available elsewhere. | ||
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The single reached number 92 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 12 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles Chart. | The single reached number 92 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 12 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles Chart. | ||
− | <b>Soft And Wet</b> sold 350, | + | <b>Soft And Wet</b> sold 350,000 copies in the USA. |
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|format3 = 7" Promo | |format3 = 7" Promo | ||
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− | <small>(US WBS 8619)</small><br> | + | *<small>(US WBS 8619)</small><br> |
A. <b>[[Soft And Wet]] (Mono)</b> (3:01)<br> | A. <b>[[Soft And Wet]] (Mono)</b> (3:01)<br> | ||
B. <b>[[Soft And Wet]]</b> (3:01)<br> | B. <b>[[Soft And Wet]]</b> (3:01)<br> | ||
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|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
− | |item1 = [[Album: For You|For You<br>( | + | |item1 = [[Album: For You|For You]]<br>(Album) |
|image1 = [[File:For_you.jpg|x80px|link=Album: For You]] | |image1 = [[File:For_you.jpg|x80px|link=Album: For You]] | ||
− | |item2 = [[Single: Just As Long As | + | |item2 = [[Single: Just As Long As We’re Together|Just As Long As We’re Together]]<br>(Single) |
− | |image2 = [[File:Justaslongasweretogether single.jpg|x80px|link=Single: Just As Long As | + | |image2 = [[File:Justaslongasweretogether single.jpg|x80px|link=Single: Just As Long As We’re Together]] |
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− | |album promotion = On 5 August 1978, Warner Bros. Records published an ad in Billboard N° 31, Vol. 90, page 33 (ISSN 0006-2510) to promote 7 singles of their catalog that were charting in the Hot Soul Single chart of the same week, amongst them '''Soft And Wet''' listed at position N°88. The ad said:''Lift Off! Warner R&B: | + | |album promotion = On 5 August 1978, Warner Bros. Records published an ad in Billboard N° 31, Vol. 90, page 33 (ISSN 0006-2510) to promote 7 singles of their catalog that were charting in the Hot Soul Single chart of the same week, amongst them '''Soft And Wet''' listed at position N°88. The ad said:''Lift Off! Warner R&B: you’re hearing it. 7 smashes bullet to the big time!''<br> |
[[File:Softandwet-promo-advert.jpg|100px]] | [[File:Softandwet-promo-advert.jpg|100px]] | ||
|trivia = '''Soft And Wet''' sold nearly 350,000 copies in the USA. | |trivia = '''Soft And Wet''' sold nearly 350,000 copies in the USA. | ||
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− | |references =[[Book:_The_Vault| | + | |references =''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
* <b>Charts:</b> Billboard Magazine Vol. 90 N° 30 to 49; The Billboard Book Of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits ''by Joel Whitburn'' (ISBN 0-8230-8283-0); Top R&B Singles 1942 - 1999 ''by Joel Whitburn'' (ISBN 0-89820-136-5) | * <b>Charts:</b> Billboard Magazine Vol. 90 N° 30 to 49; The Billboard Book Of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits ''by Joel Whitburn'' (ISBN 0-8230-8283-0); Top R&B Singles 1942 - 1999 ''by Joel Whitburn'' (ISBN 0-89820-136-5) | ||
* <b>Sales:</b> '''Prince: The Musical Whiz Kid Grows Up''' ''by Donald J. Hutera'' (Trax Magazine Vol.1 Issue 4: December 1979) | * <b>Sales:</b> '''Prince: The Musical Whiz Kid Grows Up''' ''by Donald J. Hutera'' (Trax Magazine Vol.1 Issue 4: December 1979) |
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