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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 .
"Slow Jams" is a song by American musician Quincy Jones, taken from his studio album Q's Jook Joint (1995). Written and produced by Rod Temperton, vocals for the song were initially recorded by Babyface, Portrait, Barry White and SWV. A remix version, released in 1996 as the album's second single, replaced the latter's vocals with Tamia.
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.
In 2013, Williams appeared on Shark Tank alongside R&B singer Brian McKnight—who performed a serenade—unsuccessfully seeking a US$75,000 investment in exchange for a ten percent equity stake in Sunday Night Slow James. [8] As of May 2023, Sunday Night Slow Jams was broadcast on more than 200 radio stations in 17 countries. [1] [9] In honor ...
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"Take You Down" is an R&B slow jam that incorporates elements of urban music and the use of an electric guitar riff. [3] According to the music sheet published at Musicnotes.com by EMI Music Publishing, the song moves through a moderately slow groove and has a metronome of 64 beats per minute. [4]
"Slow Jamz" is a song by American rapper Twista together with the American rapper and producer Kanye West and American singer Jamie Foxx. Produced by West, it was released in November 2003 through Atlantic and Roc-A-Fella Records, as the lead single from Twista's fourth studio album Kamikaze (2004), and the second single from West's debut studio album The College Dropout (2004).
Randy Williams, better known by the stage name R Dub!, is an American DJ and radio host.He is The Sultan of Self-proclaimed Slowjamastan.He is best known as the host and creator of Sunday Night Slow Jams, which he created on 24 July 1994.