Mary Jane Girls All Night Long 1983 Disco Purrfection Version

Get this specially extended version at Legitmix Rick James started the Mary Jane Girls as a solo project for Joanne Jojo McDuffie who was a backing singer for James in the studio and on tour. Enlisting the vocal talents of professional backing vocalists Maxine Julia Waters, they all went into the studio to record some original Rick James songs. James, who was already with Motown, approached the label with the tapes and very nearly lost the deal until he explained the group concept. He