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1978 single by Prince From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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.
| "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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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".
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 92 |
| US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[4] | 12 |
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