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Artist: 
Artist: The Mary Jane Girls
Audio CD (June 19, 2001)
Original Release Date: 2001
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Funk
Format: Free Lossless Audio Codec


Track Listing:

01. All Night Long
02. Boys
03. Candy Man
04. Jealousy
05. You Are My Heaven
06. On the Inside
07. In My House
08. Break It Up
09. Wild and Crazy Love
10. Shadow Lover
11. Walk Like a Man


Allmusic Review:
The Mary Jane Girls were always known as Rick James' protégées, because that's what they were. The superfreak dressed 'em up in skimpy outfits and provocative costumes, and had them sing songs very reminiscent of James -- actually, it's probably more accurate to say that the sound was closer to Prince or one of his protégés, because there was a heavily Minneapolis vibe to his songs and productions for the Mary Jane Girls. They hit a home run once, with the spectacular "In My House," one of the great urban funk songs of the mid-'80s. They never got that good again, although they almost hit the Top 40 with "Wild and Crazy Love" and "Walk Like a Man." Those three songs, along with a bunch of other singles, R&B hits, and album tracks are on 20th Century Masters, as good a retrospective as could be assembled on the Girls. It's not totally comprehensive, but it does have anything that anybody would want to hear, and while it won't make a case for the girls or James as a Svengali, it's pretty enjoyable for those that want to hear songs like "In My House," only not as memorable.