The Mary Jane Girls (whose name underscored James' fondness for marijuana) soon became an actual group, and in the early 1980's, were signed to Motown Records (the R & B powerhouse for which James and his protege Teena Marie had been recording). Rick James did all of the writing and producing on The Mary Jane Girls' self-titled debut album of 1983 (which boasted such hits as the infectious 'Candy Man' and 'All Night Long', with its bassline bearing a similarity to that of Keni Burke's 'Rising To The Top') as well as on the group's maturing effort of 1985, 'Only For You'.

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