Single: Soft And Wet

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Soft And Wet

Single details Released: 7 June 1978 Related album: For You Label(s): Warner Bros. Non-Album track(s): Soft And Wet (Mono) (3:01) Charts, Certifications & Awards Charts America Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart USA: Billboard Hot 100 4 Nov. 1978 92 4 USA: Billboard Hot Soul Singles 29 Jul. 1978 12 20 USA: Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100 14 Oct. 1978 101 3 Certifications This single has not received any certifications in the USA Awards This single has not received any awards in the USA See also For You (Album) Just As Long As We’re Together (Single)

Soft And Wet is the first single from Prince’s first album 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 single reached number 92 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 12 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles Chart. Soft And Wet sold 350,000 copies in the USA. Track listing 7" A. Soft And Wet (3:01) B. So Blue (4:26) Cat #: US: WBS 8619 ZA: WBS 297 See individual tracks and related albums for credits. Other Formats 7" Promo 12" (US WBS 8619) A. Soft And Wet (Mono) (3:01) B. Soft And Wet (3:01) No 12" was issued for this single. This record has not been released in another format.

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Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 USA 7" WBS 8619 Promo USA 7" WBS 8619 1st edition USA 7" WBS 8619 2nd edition USA 7" WBS 8619 3rd edition South Africa 7" WBS 297 Variants, Special Editions and Reissues Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 USA 7" 7-21982 Back To Back hits reissue Images courtesy of Sleevographia

Additional Information Promotion (at time of release) Triva 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! Soft And Wet sold nearly 350,000 copies in the USA. The single remained 12 weeks into the Hot Soul Singles Top 40 Chart. Billboard Hot Soul Singles Chart progression: Entry position 88 (29 Jul. 1978), 98 (5 Aug. 1978), 66 (12 Aug. 1978), 51 (19 Aug. 1978), 41 (26 Aug. 1978), 31 (2 Sep. 1978), 22 (9 Sep. 1978), 16 (16 Sep. 1978), 12 (23 Sep. 1978), 12 (30 Sep. 1978), 12 (7 Oct. 1978), 13 (14 Oct. 1978), 16 (21 Oct. 1978), 22 (28 Oct. 1978), 25 (4 Nov. 1978), 26 (11 Nov. 1978), 35 (18 Nov. 1978), 43 (25 Nov. 1978), 49 (2 Dec. 1978), Exit position: 50 (9 Dec. 1978). Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100 Singles Chart progression: Entry position 101 (14 Oct. 1978), 102 (21 Oct. 1978), Exit position: 103 (28 Oct. 1978). Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart progression: Entry position 96 (4 Nov. 1978), 96 (11 Nov. 1978), 94 (18 Nov. 1978), Exit position: 92 (25 Nov. 1978). References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Charts: 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) Sales: Prince: The Musical Whiz Kid Grows Up by Donald J. Hutera (Trax Magazine Vol.1 Issue 4: December 1979)

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