Soft and Wet

{{Infobox song

| name = Soft and Wet

| cover = Prince_Soft&Wet.jpg

| alt =

| caption = U.S. 7" single

| type = single

| artist = Prince

| album = For You

| B-side = So Blue

| released = June 7, 1978

| recorded = October–December 1977

| studio =

| genre =

  • R&B{{Cite podcast|url=https://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/hit_parade/2017/10/how_tom_petty_and_prince_led_parallel_careers.html|title= Le Petty Prince Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=Slate|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date=October 30, 2017|access-date=July 9, 2023}}
  • synth-funk{{cite web|first= Alexis|last= Petridis|title=Prince's 50 greatest singles – ranked!|website= The Guardian|date= September 12, 2019|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/12/prince-50-greatest-singles-ranked|accessdate= January 31, 2025}}

| length = 3:01

| label = Warner Bros.

| writer = Prince, Chris Moon

| producer = Prince

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Just as Long as We're Together

| next_year = 1978

}}

"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.

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".

Track listing

  • A. "Soft and Wet" – 3:01
  • B. "So Blue" – 4:26[http://www.discogs.com/Prince-Soft-And-Wet/release/576455 Soft and Wet (7", Single)] Discogs

Personnel

Charts

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|+Chart performance for "Soft and Wet"

!scope="col"|Chart (1978)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=677}}

|align="center"|92

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot Soul Singles{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=471}}

|align="center"|12

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