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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.
Quiet storm appropriates R&B and soul "slow jams" and recontextualizes them into rotations with their peers and predecessors. [ 15 ] Music journalist Jason King wrote, "Sensuous and pensive, quiet storm is seductive R&B, marked by jazz flourishes, 'smooth grooves,' and tasteful lyrics about intimate subjects.
A slow jam is music with rhythm and blues and soul influences. Slow jams are commonly R&B ballads or downtempo songs, and are mostly soft-sounding with heavily emotional or romantic lyrical content. The earliest known use of the term is from a July 1, 1961, article in The Chicago Defender .
In 1960, Billboard published the Hot R&B Sides chart ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in rhythm and blues (R&B) and related African American-oriented music genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of such genres and since 2005 has been published as Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. [1]
List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US [1]US R&B/HH [1]Greatest Hits: Released: 1975; Label: Janus 48
Midnight Love is a late-night music video block on the BET network that originally aired from August 10, 1985 until September 3, 2005. The show's creator, Alvin Jones, occasionally in voiceover, alongside various music artists. It showcased music videos of R&B/Soul ballads and Quiet Storm songs .
Greatest Hits: Diana Ross and The Supremes: 12 1968 January 6 The Temptations in a Mellow Mood: The Temptations: 7 February 24 The History of Otis Redding: Otis Redding: 1 March 2 Lady Soul: Aretha Franklin: 16 April 20 The Dock of the Bay: Otis Redding 3 June 22 The Temptations Wish It Would Rain: The Temptations 2 July 27 Aretha Now: Aretha ...
"Let Me Down Slow" 2004 2005 A Bigger Bang: Jagger/Richards Jagger "Let Me Go" 1979 1980 Emotional Rescue: Jagger/Richards Jagger "Let's Spend the Night Together" 1966 1967 Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) (UK) Between the Buttons (US) Jagger/Richards Jagger "Lies" 1977 1978 Some Girls: Jagger/Richards Jagger "Like a Rolling Stone ...