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Charts, Certifications & Awards
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| Charts
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| America
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| Country: Chart
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Entry Date
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Peak Position
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Weeks in Chart
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| USA: Billboard Hot 100
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4 Nov. 1978
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92
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4
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| USA: Billboard Hot Soul Singles
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29 Jul. 1978
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12
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20
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| USA: Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100
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14 Oct. 1978
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101
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3
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| Certifications
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| This single has not received any certifications in the USA
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| Awards
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| This single has not received any awards in the USA
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Soft And Wet is the first single from Prince’s first album For You, marking Prince’s first ever single. It was released two months after the album, on Prince’s 20th birthday (whether this timing was intentional or coincidental is not known).
The b-side, So Blue, was also taken from the album. The promo release included a mono mix of Soft And Wet, not available elsewhere.
The single reached number 92 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and number 12 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles Chart.
Soft And Wet sold 350,000 copies in the USA.
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Track listing
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| 7"
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A. Soft And Wet (3:01)
B. So Blue (4:26)
ZA: WBS 297
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- See individual tracks and related albums for credits.
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Other Formats
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| 7" Promo
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12"
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A. Soft And Wet (Mono) (3:01)
B. Soft And Wet (3:01)
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No 12" was issued for this single.
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This record has not been released in another format.
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Releases
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| 7", 12", CD, Cassettes and Other versions
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Additional Information
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Promotion (at time of release)
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Triva
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- On 5 August 1978, Warner Bros. Records published an ad in Billboard N° 31, Vol. 90, page 33 (ISSN 0006-2510) to promote 7 singles of their catalog that were charting in the Hot Soul Single chart of the same week, amongst them Soft And Wet listed at position N°88. The ad said:Lift Off! Warner R&B: you’re hearing it. 7 smashes bullet to the big time!
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- Soft And Wet sold nearly 350,000 copies in the USA.
- The single remained 12 weeks into the Hot Soul Singles Top 40 Chart.
- Billboard Hot Soul Singles Chart progression:
Entry position 88 (29 Jul. 1978), 98 (5 Aug. 1978), 66 (12 Aug. 1978), 51 (19 Aug. 1978), 41 (26 Aug. 1978), 31 (2 Sep. 1978), 22 (9 Sep. 1978), 16 (16 Sep. 1978), 12 (23 Sep. 1978), 12 (30 Sep. 1978), 12 (7 Oct. 1978), 13 (14 Oct. 1978), 16 (21 Oct. 1978), 22 (28 Oct. 1978), 25 (4 Nov. 1978), 26 (11 Nov. 1978), 35 (18 Nov. 1978), 43 (25 Nov. 1978), 49 (2 Dec. 1978), Exit position: 50 (9 Dec. 1978).
- Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100 Singles Chart progression:
Entry position 101 (14 Oct. 1978), 102 (21 Oct. 1978), Exit position: 103 (28 Oct. 1978).
- Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart progression:
Entry position 96 (4 Nov. 1978), 96 (11 Nov. 1978), 94 (18 Nov. 1978), Exit position: 92 (25 Nov. 1978).
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References
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- The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)
- Charts: Billboard Magazine Vol. 90 N° 30 to 49; The Billboard Book Of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-8230-8283-0); Top R&B Singles 1942 - 1999 by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-89820-136-5)
- Sales: Prince: The Musical Whiz Kid Grows Up by Donald J. Hutera (Trax Magazine Vol.1 Issue 4: December 1979)
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None: See Biography ◄
