- Slow jam
A slow jam is typically a
song with an R&B-influenced melody. Slow jams are commonly R&B ballads or just downtempo songs. The term is most commonly reserved for soft-sounding songs with heavily emotional or romantic lyrical content.Music categories associated with slow jams are:
*Soul*
*R&B*
*Contemporary R&B *
*Reggae
*Hip hop*
*Jazz
*Funk *
*Quiet storm Asterisks (*) denote genres with variable tempo which constitute the use of
dance music .Examples of songs that are slow jams
*"A House Is Not a Home" -
Luther Vandross
*"Adore" - Prince
*"Again -Janet Jackson
*"Anytime" -Brian McKnight
*"And I -Ciara
*"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number " -Aaliyah
*"All My Life" -K-Ci and JoJo
*"All the Man That I Need " -Whitney Houston
*"Another Sad Love Song " -Toni Braxton
*"Any Time, Any Place " -Janet Jackson
*"Between the Sheets" -Isley Brothers
*"Brown Eyes" -Destiny's Child
*"Baby-Baby-Baby " - TLC
*"Back at One " - Brian McKnight
*"Best Friend -Brandy
*"Breathe Again " -Toni Braxton
*"Can U Help Me" - Usher
*"Can You Stand the Rain" -New Edition
*"Can't B Good -Janet Jackson
*"Cause I Love You" -Lenny Williams
*"Come Back To Me " -Janet Jackson
*"Didn't We Almost Have It All -Whitney Houston
*"Differences" -Ginuwine
*"Diggin' on You " - TLC
*"Dream Merchant" - New Birth
*"Dreaming of You" -Selena
*"Everytime I Close My Eyes" - Babyface
*"Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun) -Janet Jackson
*"Giving You the Best That I Got" -Anita Baker
*"Got 'Til It's Gone -Janet Jackson featuringQ-tip
*"The Greatest Love of All -Whitney Houston
*"Honey " -Mariah Carey
*"How Come You Don't Call Me" -Alicia Keys
*"I Apologize " - Anita Baker
*"I Don't Wanna Cry " -Mariah Carey
*"I Get Lonely " -Janet Jackson
*"I Have Nothing " - Whitney Houston
*"I Learned From The Best -Whitney Houston
*"I Just Can't Stop Loving You -Michael Jackson
*"I Swear " -All-4-One
*"I Will Always Love You " - Whitney Houston
*"I Wanna Be Your Lover " -Prince
*"If I Ain't Got You " -Alicia Keys
*"If I Was Your Girlfriend -Prince
*"I'll Never Break Your Heart " -Backstreet Boys
*"Kiss of Life" - Sade
*"Let's Get It On" -Marvin Gaye
*"Let's Wait Awhile " -Janet Jackson
*"Love" -Musiq Soulchild
*"Love Jones" - Brighter Shade of Darkness
*"Love Shoulda Brought You Home " - Toni Braxton
*"Love you Down" -Ready for the World
*"Me, Myself and I" -Beyonce
*"Nice & Slow " - Usher
*"Nite & Day" - Al B. Sure!
*"No One -Alicia Keys
*"No Ordinary Love " -Sade
*"Nobody" -Keith Sweat
*"Promise -Ciara
*"On Bended Knee " -Boyz II Men
*"One Sweet Day " - Mariah Carey
*"The One I Gave My Heart To -Aaliyah
*"Paradise" -Sade
*"Party Life" -Jay-Z
*"Pretty Brown Eyes" - Mint Condition
*"Reasons" -Earth, Wind & Fire
*"Red Light Special " - TLC
*"Rhythm of Love -Anita Baker
*"Rock the Boat " - Aaliyah
*"Rock with You " -Michael Jackson
*"Roni" -Bobby Brown
*"Saving All My Love for You " -Whitney Houston
*"Seasons Change " - Exposé
*"Sexual Healing " - Marvin Gaye
*"Shake You Down" - Gregory Abbott
*"Sittin' Up in My Room " - Brandy
*"Slow Jam" -Midnight Star
*"Soul Sista" -Bilal
*"Smooth Operator -Sade
*"Sweet Love " -Anita Baker
*"Tender Love" -Force M.D.'s
*"That's The Way Love Goes " -Janet Jackson
*"The Sweetest Taboo -Sade
*"Twenty Foreplay " -Janet Jackson
*"Un-Break My Heart " - Toni Braxton
*"Untitled (How Does It Feel) " -D'Angelo
*"Vision of Love " - Mariah Carey
*"Warmth" - Janet Jackson
*"I Want You -Janet Jackson
*"Weak " -SWV
*"We Belong Together -Mariah Carey
*"The Word" -Prince
*"You" -Raheem DeVaughn
*"You Give Good Love -Whitney Houston
*"Your Love Is King " - Sade
*"You're Always On My Mind" -SWV External links
* [http://www.slowjammusic.com] - a global going record label based in Europe, Germany, Berlin (Charts UK, GUS, D)
* [http://slowjam.com Kevin "Slow Jammin" James] - a well-known DJ in the U.S.
* [http://www.slowjamradio.com Slow Jam Radio] - a well-known radio station in the U.S.
* [http://www.kj103fm.com Brad B Slow Jams] - Brad B Slow Jams is a radio program that started in 2005 on Clear Channel KJYO Oklahoma City and is heard nationwide on the internet and select Clear Channel Stations.
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