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Slow jams with quiet storm elements continued to be produced through the 2000s and 2010s. [4] Quiet storm songs are a mix of genres, including pop, contemporary R&B, smooth soul, smooth jazz and jazz fusion – songs having an easy-flowing and romantic character. The format first appeared in 1976 but initially it drew from songs recorded earlier.
For some, the conception of quiet storm represented a shift in the gendered and sexualized musical landscapes of R&B and soul. Music journalist Eric Harvey said that within the quiet storm genre, artists such as Luther Vandross were able to push the boundaries of gender normativity in both their sound and lyricism. [15] Author Jason King said ...
"Quiet Storm" is the first single from Mobb Deep's fourth album Murda Muzik. The song was originally released on the soundtrack for the film In Too Deep . The song features a sample of the bass line from the classic hip-hop song " White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) " by Melle Mel .
A Quiet Storm is the 1975 third solo album by American soul singer, songwriter, and producer Smokey Robinson. The album received generally positive reviews, and spawned the hit single " Baby That's Backatcha ", which spent one week at the top of the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart .
Mariah Carey (pictured in 2010) had her first chart-topper with "Vision of Love".. Billboard published a weekly chart in 1990 ranking the top-performing singles in the United States in African American–oriented genres; the chart's name has changed over the decades to reflect the evolution of black music and has been published as Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs since 2005. [1]
Sibling duo BeBe & CeCe Winans had two number ones in 1991. Billboard published a weekly chart in 1991 ranking the top-performing singles in the United States in African American-oriented genres ; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of black music and has been published as Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs since 2005. In 1991, it was published under the ...
Uptown/MCA produced his 1990 debut album A Quiet Storm. It included the uptempo new jack swing tracks " I Found Lovin' " and "Come and Get Your Lovin'," and the ballad "Love High." Two of the album's singles found their way onto the Billboard R&B chart: "What Goes Around Comes Around" reached #53, and "Love High" reached #16.
Several terms were introduced, such as "blue-eyed soul", which is R&B or soul music performed by white artists. The meaning of blue-eyed soul has evolved over the decades. Originally the term was associated with mid-1960s white artists who performed soul and R&B that was similar to the music released by Motown Records and Stax Records. [34]