Slow Jams Essentials

Apple Music R&B
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Feelings of sincerity, tenderness, and sensuality are what listeners seek from great slow jams—and that's exactly what they get from the leaders of the form. While the term itself is elastic enough to include R&B ballads of many eras, the slow jam is epitomized by a more contemporary variety of love song whose rich, deep texture bears a hip-hop influence yet still boasts the sultry feel and slower tempo that allows for a full expression of emotion. For divas like Mariah Carey and Beyoncé, the key to making slow jams that connect is about balancing subtle inflections with more impassioned moments. Smooth crooners such as Marvin Gaye and Maxwell know what a falsetto can do to turn listeners into objects of desire. No matter what means these singers use, their straightforwardness and use of buttery grooves make for slow jams that go straight to the heart of the matter.
Beyoncé
Me, Myself and I
Beyoncé
Dangerously in Love
Sade
No Ordinary Love
Sade
Love Deluxe
Mary J. Blige
I'm Goin' Down
Mary J. Blige
My Life (Deluxe / Commentary Edition)
D'Angelo
Untitled (How Does It Feel)
D'Angelo
Voodoo
Rick James & Teena Marie
Fire and Desire
Rick James & Teena Marie
Street Songs
Dru Hill
Tell Me
Dru Hill
Dru Hill
Usher
Nice & Slow
Usher
My Way
Keith Sweat
Nobody (feat. Athena Cage)
Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat
Alicia Keys & Maxwell
Fire We Make
Alicia Keys & Maxwell
Girl On Fire
Prince
Adore
Prince
Sign O' The Times
Aaliyah
At Your Best (You Are Love)
Aaliyah
Ultimate Aaliyah
New Edition
Can You Stand the Rain
New Edition
Heart Break
Jodeci
Forever My Lady
Jodeci
Forever My Lady
Tevin Campbell
Can We Talk
Tevin Campbell
The Best of Tevin Campbell
DeBarge
All This Love
DeBarge
All This Love
Anita Baker
Sweet Love
Anita Baker
Rapture
Whitney Houston
You Give Good Love
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Luther Vandross
The Closer I Get to You (Duet with Beyoncé Knowles)
Luther Vandross
Dance with My Father
Zapp
Computer Love
Zapp
The New Zapp IV U
Janet Jackson
That's the Way Love Goes
Janet Jackson
Janet.
Lauryn Hill
Ex-Factor
Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Erykah Badu
Next Lifetime
Erykah Badu
Baduizm
Mary J. Blige
Be Without You (Kendu Mix)
Mary J. Blige
The Breakthrough (Deluxe)
Faith Evans
Soon As I Get Home
Faith Evans
Faith
Destiny's Child
Cater 2 U
Destiny's Child
Destiny Fulfilled
Maxwell
...Til the Cops Come Knockin' (Remastered 2021)
Maxwell
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
Ginuwine
Differences
Ginuwine
Greatest Hits
Babyface
Never Keeping Secrets
Babyface
For the Cool In You
Bobby Brown
Rock Wit'cha
Bobby Brown
Don't Be Cruel
Alicia Keys
Diary (feat. Jermaine Paul & Tony! Toni! Toné!)
Alicia Keys
The Diary of Alicia Keys
Toni Braxton
You Mean the World to Me
Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
Keith Sweat
Make It Last Forever (with Jacci McGhee)
Keith Sweat
Make It Last Forever
Blackstreet
Before I Let You Go
Blackstreet
Blackstreet
Anita Baker
Angel
Anita Baker
The Songstress
Mint Condition
Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)
Mint Condition
Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)
Trey Songz
Neighbors Know My Name
Trey Songz
Ready (Deluxe Version)
Lyfe Jennings
Must Be Nice
Lyfe Jennings
Lyfe 268-192
Joe
I Wanna Know
Joe
My Name is Joe
Monica
For You I Will
Monica
Essential: Soul Love
Boyz II Men
On Bended Knee
Boyz II Men
II
Jagged Edge
Let's Get Married
Jagged Edge
J.E. Heartbreak
Floetry
Say Yes
Floetry
Floetic
Xscape
Who Can I Run to
Xscape
Off the Hook
Jon B.
They Don't Know
Jon B.
They Don't Know - EP
Quincy Jones
The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite) [feat. Barry White, Al B. Sure!, James Ingram & El DeBarge]
Quincy Jones
From Q, With Love
Janet Jackson
Come Back to Me
Janet Jackson
Rhythm Nation 1814
Avant
Read Your Mind
Avant
Private Room
Chris Brown
No BS (feat. Kevin McCall)
Chris Brown
F.A.M.E. (Expanded Edition)
Robin Thicke
Lost Without U
Robin Thicke
The Evolution of Robin Thicke (Deluxe Edition)
Carl Thomas
I Wish
Carl Thomas
Emotional
Cherrelle & Alexander O'Neal
Saturday Love (feat. Alexander O'Neal)
Cherrelle & Alexander O'Neal
High Priority
The Isley Brothers
Between the Sheets
The Isley Brothers
Between the Sheets
Jodeci
Come & Talk to Me
Jodeci
Forever My Lady
Frank Ocean
Thinkin Bout You
Frank Ocean
channel ORANGE
Ro James
Permission
Ro James
ELDORADO
Jagged Edge
Promise
Jagged Edge
J.E. Heartbreak
Usher
U Got It Bad
Usher
8701
Miki Howard
Love Under New Management
Miki Howard
Miki Howard
René & Angela
My First Love
René & Angela
Rise
Boyz II Men
I'll Make Love to You
Boyz II Men
II
Janet Jackson
Any Time, Any Place
Janet Jackson
Janet.
Alicia Keys
If I Ain't Got You
Alicia Keys
The Diary of Alicia Keys
Anita Baker
Body and Soul
Anita Baker
Rhythm of Love
TLC
Red Light Special
TLC
CrazySexyCool
Michael Jackson
The Lady In My Life
Michael Jackson
Thriller
Tyrese
Sweet Lady
Tyrese
Tyrese
Marvin Gaye
Sexual Healing
Marvin Gaye
Midnight Love & The Sexual Healing Sessions
The Gap Band
Yearning for Your Love
The Gap Band
Gap Band 3
Mariah Carey
We Belong Together
Mariah Carey
The Emancipation of Mimi
Tony! Toni! Toné!
It Never Rains (In Southern California)
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Soulful R&B Classics
Sade
Cherish the Day
Sade
Love Deluxe
Luther Vandross
Take You Out
Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Johnny Gill
My, My, My
Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill (Expanded Edition)
Angie Stone
No More Rain (In This Cloud)
Angie Stone
Black Diamond (Deluxe Edition)
Trey Songz
Slow Motion
Trey Songz
Trigga Reloaded
Kelly Price
As We Lay
Kelly Price
Mirror Mirror
John Legend
All of Me
John Legend
Love in the Future (Expanded Edition)
Toni Braxton
Seven Whole Days
Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
D'Angelo
Lady
D'Angelo
Brown Sugar
Brandy
I Wanna Be Down
Brandy
Brandy
Cherrelle
Everything I Miss At Home (feat. Alexander O'Neal)
Cherrelle
Affair
Regina Belle
Baby Come To Me
Regina Belle
Stay With Me
Jodeci
Cry For You
Jodeci
Diary of a Mad Band
Case
Happily Ever After
Case
Personal Conversation
Joe
All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)
Joe
All That I Am
Tony! Toni! Toné!
(Lay Your Head on My) Pillow
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Sons of Soul
Brian McKnight
Anytime
Brian McKnight
Anytime
Keith Sweat
I'll Give All My Love to You
Keith Sweat
I'll Give All My Love to You
Mary J. Blige
Seven Days (feat. George Benson)
Mary J. Blige
Share My World
SWV
Rain
SWV
Release Some Tension
Ciara
Promise
Ciara
The Evolution (Bonus Track Edition)
Donell Jones
Where I Wanna Be
Donell Jones
The Best of Donell Jones
Michael Jackson
Human Nature
Michael Jackson
Thriller
Chaka Khan
Through the Fire
Chaka Khan
I Feel for You
Ready for the World
Love You Down (Extended Remix)
Ready for the World
Long Time Coming
Babyface
Whip Appeal (12-inch Version)
Babyface
Tender Lover
D'Angelo
Send It On
D'Angelo
Voodoo
Keith Washington
Kissing You
Keith Washington
Make Time for Love
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