Dinner Party Essentials

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As anyone who has thrown a dinner party knows, a good soundtrack can be as important as what’s served. It’s a delicate balance: Too busy and you distract from conversation, too subtle and you lose the warm, convivial ambiance the right music provides. It’s a lot to think about, especially considering you have a table to set and a meal to serve—remember? With that in mind, here’s a seamless set of must-hear classics from soul and R&B, low-key electronic pop, folk, indie, and international music, designed to carry you from the first doorbell through the last dish.
Erykah Badu
On & On
Erykah Badu
Baduizm
Norah Jones
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
Come Away With Me (Remastered)
Air
La Femme d'argent
Air
Moon Safari
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Take Five
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time Out (50th Anniversary Legacy Edition)
Leon Bridges
Coming Home
Leon Bridges
Coming Home (Deluxe)
William DeVaughn
Be Thankful for What You Got
William DeVaughn
70's Soul - Groove Me
BADBADNOTGOOD
In Your Eyes (feat. Charlotte Day Wilson)
BADBADNOTGOOD
IV
Feist
One Evening
Feist
Let It Die
Thievery Corporation
Décollage (feat. Lou Lou Ghelichkhani)
Thievery Corporation
Saudade
Sade
Flow
Sade
Lovers Rock
Janet Jackson
That's the Way Love Goes
Janet Jackson
Janet.
Sam Smith
I'm Not the Only One
Sam Smith
In the Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Videos Edition)
Louis The Child
World On Fire (feat. Ashe)
Louis The Child
Love Is Alive - EP
The Internet
Girl (feat. KAYTRANADA)
The Internet
Ego Death
SBTRKT & Sampha
Hold On
SBTRKT & Sampha
SBTRKT (Deluxe Version)
Caribou
Can't Do Without You
Caribou
Our Love
Nina Simone & Jaffa
Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair (Jaffa Remix)
Nina Simone & Jaffa
Soirée Jazz
Aretha Franklin
Chain of Fools
Aretha Franklin
Soul Queen
Adele
Chasing Pavements
Adele
19
Amy Winehouse
You Know I'm No Good
Amy Winehouse
Back to Black
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Hey Joe
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Hey Joe - Single
Miles Davis
Boplicity
Miles Davis
Birth of the Cool
Etta Jones
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
Etta Jones
Something Nice
Seckou Keita
Abdou N'Diaye
Seckou Keita
22 Strings
Tycho
A Walk
Tycho
Dive
Snakehips
Days With You (feat. Sinead Harnett)
Snakehips
Days With You (feat. Sinead Harnett) - Single
Badi Assad
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Badi Assad
Chameleon
Carla Bruni
Tout le monde
Carla Bruni
Quelqu'un m'a dit
Cass McCombs
Bum Bum Bum
Cass McCombs
Mangy Love
Jamie xx
Obvs
Jamie xx
In Colour
Toro y Moi
Still Sound
Toro y Moi
Underneath the Pine
Janelle Monáe
Sir Greendown
Janelle Monáe
The ArchAndroid (Deluxe)
James Blake
Barefoot in the Park (feat. ROSALÍA)
James Blake
Assume Form (Deluxe)
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
Blood Orange
Chosen
Blood Orange
Cupid Deluxe
The Style Council
The Paris Match (feat. Tracey Thorn)
The Style Council
Solo: Songs and Collaborations 1982-2015
Frank Ocean
Sweet Life
Frank Ocean
channel ORANGE
Billie Eilish & Khalid
lovely
Billie Eilish & Khalid
lovely - Single
The Weeknd
I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk)
The Weeknd
Starboy
Alessia Cara
Here (Live off the Floor (Bonus Track))
Alessia Cara
This Summer: Live off the Floor
Massive Attack
Teardrop
Massive Attack
Mezzanine
Major Lazer
Get Free (feat. Amber Coffman)
Major Lazer
Get Free - Single
The Roots
Right On (feat. Joanna Newsom & STS)
The Roots
How I Got Over
Beach House
Space Song
Beach House
Depression Cherry
Lana Del Rey
The greatest
Lana Del Rey
Norman F*****g Rockwell!
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Killing the Blues
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Raising Sand
Fleetwood Mac
Landslide (Remastered)
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac (Deluxe)
Seu Jorge
Rebel Rebel
Seu Jorge
The Life Aquatic - Studio Sessions featuring Seu Jorge
José González
Heartbeats
José González
Veneer
Bon Iver
Holocene
Bon Iver
Bon Iver
Lykke Li
I Follow Rivers
Lykke Li
Wounded Rhymes (Deluxe Version)
Nightmares On Wax
Nights Interlude
Nightmares On Wax
A Word of Science
Jamie Woon
Sharpness
Jamie Woon
Making Time
Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil
Desde Que o Samba e Samba
Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil
Tropicália 2
John Legend
Ordinary People
John Legend
Get Lifted
Shuggie Otis
Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis
Inspiration Information / Wings of Love
Gallant
Skipping Stones (feat. Jhené Aiko)
Gallant
Ology
Lauryn Hill
Doo Wop (That Thing)
Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Majid Jordan
Her
Majid Jordan
A Place Like This - EP
St Germain
Sure Thing
St Germain
Tourist (Remastered) [Deluxe Version]
Four Tet
Baby
Four Tet
Sixteen Oceans
Sampha
Too Much
Sampha
Too Much / Happens - Single
Gregory Porter
Consequence of Love
Gregory Porter
Take Me to the Alley
Jeff Buckley
Lilac Wine
Jeff Buckley
Grace (Legacy Edition)
Floetry
Say Yes
Floetry
Black Love Is...
Françoise Hardy
La question
Françoise Hardy
La question
The xx
Intro
The xx
xx (Bonus Track Version)
Laura Mvula
Green Garden
Laura Mvula
Laura Mvula with Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley at Abbey Road Studios
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Desafinado
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
The Lonely Bull
Brad Mehldau Trio
I Concentrate on You
Brad Mehldau Trio
Blues and Ballads
LP
Lost on You
LP
Lost on You
Marvin Gaye
Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1
Marvin Gaye
Anthology: The Best of Marvin Gaye
Alina Baraz
Electric (feat. Khalid)
Alina Baraz
Electric (feat. Khalid) - Single
Meshell Ndegeocello
Beautiful
Meshell Ndegeocello
Bitter
Jhené Aiko
Sativa (feat. Swae Lee)
Jhené Aiko
Trip
Nouvelle Vague
I Melt with You
Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle vague
Air
Cherry Blossom Girl
Air
Talkie Walkie
Cesária Evora & Bonga
Sodade
Cesária Evora & Bonga
Anthologie / Mornas & Coladeras
Lana Del Rey
Lust for Life (feat. The Weeknd)
Lana Del Rey
Lust for Life
Chris Isaak
Wicked Game
Chris Isaak
Heart Shaped World
Solange
Weary
Solange
A Seat at the Table
Yael Naïm
Toxic
Yael Naïm
Yael Naïm
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
My One and Only Love
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
Autograf
Nobody Knows (feat. WYNNE)
Autograf
Nobody Knows (feat. WYNNE) - Single
Van Morrison
Crazy Love
Van Morrison
Moondance (Expanded Edition)
The Postal Service
Such Great Heights
The Postal Service
Such Great Heights - EP
Jessie Ware
Devotion
Jessie Ware
Devotion
Elton John
Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me
Elton John
Caribou (Remastered)
Steely Dan
Any Major Dude Will Tell You
Steely Dan
Pretzel Logic
Émilie Proulx
Montagnes russes, mini-tsunamis
Émilie Proulx
Montagnes russes, mini-tsunamis - EP
Jorja Smith & Preditah
On My Mind
Jorja Smith & Preditah
On My Mind - Single
Erykah Badu
Appletree
Erykah Badu
Baduizm
Bon Iver
33 “GOD”
Bon Iver
22, A Million
Sade
By Your Side
Sade
Lovers Rock
Zero 7
In the Waiting Line (feat. Sophie Barker)
Zero 7
RECORD (Deluxe)
Thievery Corporation
Lebanese Blonde
Thievery Corporation
The Mirror Conspiracy
Bill Evans
Time Remembered
Bill Evans
Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans
Drake
Passionfruit
Drake
More Life
Sly & The Family Stone
Everyday People
Sly & The Family Stone
The Essential Sly & The Family Stone
99 Songs, 6 Hours, 51 Minutes

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