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Quiet storm. Quiet storm is a radio format and genre of R&B, performed in a smooth, romantic, jazz -influenced style. [1] It was named after the title song on Smokey Robinson 's 1975 album A Quiet Storm. [2] The radio format was pioneered in 1976 by Melvin Lindsey, while he was an intern at the Washington, D.C. radio station WHUR-FM.
Ruby & the Romantics was an Akron, Ohio -based American R&B group in the 1960s, composed of Ruby Nash, George Lee, Ronald Mosely, Leroy Fann and Ed Roberts. The group had several pop and R&B hit records, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963 with their first recording, " Our Day Will Come ". The song, written by Mort Garson and Bob ...
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.
Slow jam. 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 the 1983 Midnight Star recording "Slow Jam" on their album No Parking on the Dance Floor.
See media help. " End of the Road " is a song by American R&B group Boyz II Men for the Boomerang soundtrack. It was released in June 1992 by LaFace, Arista and Motown, and is written by Babyface, Antonio L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons. It is written and composed in the key of E-flat major [1] and is set in time signature of 6/8 with a tempo of ...
Producer (s) Kenton Nix. " Heartbeat " is a 1981 R&B single by Taana Gardner. It was arranged by Dennis Weeden and Kenton Nix, and released by West End Records, with the more famous club mix created by Larry Levan. It reached the US Billboard R&B Singles at No. 10 and the No. 6 on the US Billboard Dance. [3] It has sold over 800,000 copies.
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in African-American communities throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. [2] It has its roots in African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues. [3] Soul music became popular for dancing and listening, and U.S. record labels such as Motown, Atlantic and Stax were ...
Music video. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Matthew Rolston in February 1992. The video features the group singing the song, intercut with footage of two male backup dancers, clad in zentai, dancing. The video was inspired by the "Big Spender" number from the musical Sweet Charity.