Soft and Wet
| "Soft and Wet" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 | |||
| Label | 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 Prince. It was his first solo single, released on June 7, 1978, his 20th birthday, from his debut album, For You. The track contains drums, synthesized and vocalized bass, and synthesizers. The lyrics were co-written by Chris Moon, the producer-songwriter-engineer who discovered Prince in Minneapolis. The song was released in Barbados, South Africa, and the United States by 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 |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 92 |
| US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[4] | 12 |
Cover versions
- R&B singer N'dambi covered the song for her 2005 album A Weird Kind of Wonderful (it appears on the Japan-only issue of said album).
Samples
- MC Hammer sampled "Soft and Wet" in "She's Soft and Wet" from the album 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.
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