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Primary artist

Mary J. Blige

Featured artists

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Album

What's the 411?

Release date

July 28, 1992

Duration

3:46

Genres

R&B/Soul

Label

BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.

Chart performance

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Producers

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Songwriters / credits

Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden

Sourced context

"Sweet Thing" is a song performed by American funk and R&B band Rufus with vocals by band member Chaka Khan. As a single, it peaked number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1976. American singer and songwriter Mary J. Blige recorded her version, which charted in the United States and New Zealand in 1993.

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