R&B Duets, Vol.1

Love is R&B's engine; the duet is its highest-grade fuel. This playlist showcases the genre's post-disco wave of classic tête-à-têtes—like “Endless Love”, a string-and-piano tearjerker from Lionel Richie and Diana Ross, and Ashford & Simpson's soulful vow “Solid”. Also featured are later hits (like Lauryn Hill's “Nothing Even Matters”) that uphold the established quietly stormy tradition.