Slow jam

For other uses, see Slow jam (disambiguation).

A slow jam an umbrella term for music with R&B and Soul influences. Slow jams are commonly R&B ballads or down tempo songs. The term is most commonly reserved for soft-sounding songs with heavily emotional or romantic lyrical content. This definition has led to intense debate over whether particular songs should be classified as "slow jams," e.g. Ginuwine's 1996 hit single "Pony." The common use and possible origin of this term traces back to 1983 when Solar Records group Midnight Star recorded the song "Slow Jam" on their album No Parking On The Dance Floor.

Music categories associated with slow jams are:

• Soul*
• R&B*

Asterisks (*) denote genres with variable tempo which constitute the use of dance music.

Examples of songs that are slow jams

• "A House Is Not a Home" – Luther Vandross
• "Adore – Prince
• "Again – Janet Jackson
• "Anytime" – Brian McKnight
• "And I" – Ciara
• "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" – Aaliyah
• "All the Man That I Need" – Whitney Houston
• "Another Sad Love Song" – Toni Braxton
• "Any Time, Any Place" – Janet Jackson
• "Between The Sheets" – Isley Brothers
• "Back at One" – Brian McKnight
• "Be With You" – Beyoncé
• "Breathe Again" – Toni Braxton
• "Can I Take U Home" – Jamie Foxx
• "Call My Name" – Prince
• "Can't Let Go" - Mariah Carey
• "Can You Stand the Rain" – New Edition
• "Can't B Good" – Janet Jackson
• "Cause I Love You" – Lenny Williams
• "Cheers 2 U" – Playa
• "Come Back to Me" – Janet Jackson
• "Damn U – Prince
• "Diamonds and Pearls – Prince
• "Diary" – Alicia Keys
• "Didn't We Almost Have It All" – Whitney Houston
• "Differences" – Ginuwine
• "Diggin' on You" – TLC
• "Do Me, Baby – Prince
• "Everytime I Close My Eyes" – Babyface
• "Footsteps in the Dark" – The Isley Brothers
• "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" – Janet Jackson
• "Future Baby Mama" – Prince
• "Games" – Chukii Booker
• "Get Up On It" – Kut Klose
• "Giving You the Best That I Got" – Anita Baker
• "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold – Prince
• "How Come You Don't Call Me" – Alicia Keys
• "I Apologize" – Anita Baker
• "I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)" – Rome
• "I Don't Wanna Cry" – Mariah Carey
• "I Hate U – Prince
• "I Learned from the Best – Whitney Houston
• "I Look to You (song)- Whitney Houston
• "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" – Michael Jackson
• "I Swear" – All-4-One
• "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston
• "I'd Rather" – Luther Vandross
• "If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys
• "If I Was Your Girlfriend – Prince
• "Insatiable – Prince
• " Is It Good to You" – Tammy Lucas & Teddy Riley
• "It's Not Right But It's Okay – Whitney Houston
• "Kissin' You" – Total
• "Let's Wait Awhile" – Janet Jackson
• "Lonely's The Only Company" – Maxwell
• "Love" – Keyshia Cole
• "Love" – Musiq Soulchild
• "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" – Toni Braxton
• "Love You Down" – Ready for the World
• "Me, Myself and I" – Beyoncé
• "Money Don't Matter 2 Night – Prince
• "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World – Prince
• "My First Love – René & Angela (1983), Avant & Keke Wyatt (2000)
• "Nice & Slow" – Usher
• "Nite & Day" – Al B. Sure!
• "No Ordinary Love" – Sade
• "Nobody" – Keith Sweat
• "Promise" – Ciara
• "One in a Million – Aaliyah
• "The One I Gave My Heart To" – Aaliyah
• "Paradise" – Sade
• "Pink Cashmere – Prince
• "Poppin'" – Chris Brown
• "Pretty Brown Eyes" – Mint Condition
• "Reasons" – Earth, Wind & Fire
• "Red Light Special" – TLC
• "Remember The Time" – Michael Jackson
• "Rhythm of Love – Anita Baker
• "Ring Ring Ring(Ha Ha Hey)" – De La Soul
• "Rock Wit'cha" – Bobby Brown
• "Roni" – Bobby Brown
• "Runaway" – Janet Jackson
• "Saving All My Love for You" – Whitney Houston
• "Scandalous! – Prince
• "Sensitivity" – Ralph Tresvant
• "Shake You Down" – Gregory Abbott
• "Seven Whole Days – Toni Braxton
• "Slow Jam" – Midnight Star
• "Slow Jam" – Usher and Monica
• "Slow Jams" – Quincy Jones, Babyface, Tamia and Barry White
• "Slow Jamz" – Twista and Kanye West
• "Losing my Balance" – J.Cole
• "Somebody Already Broke My Heart" – Sade
• "Soul Sista" – Bilal
• "Spanish Guitar – Toni Braxton
• "Stay (Jodeci song) – Jodeci
• "The Lady in My Life" – Michael Jackson
• "Sweet Love" – Anita Baker
• "Take a Bow" - Madonna
• "Take You Down" – Chris Brown
• "Tender Love" – Force M.D.'s
• "That's the Way Love Goes" – Janet Jackson
• "They Don't Know" - Jon B.
• "This Song" – LeToya
• "Twenty Foreplay" – Janet Jackson
• "Turn My Back On You" – Sade
• "Un-Break My Heart" – Toni Braxton
• "Until The End of Time" – Justin Timberlake
• "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" – D'Angelo
• "Voyage To Atlantis – The Isley Brothers
• "Vision of Love" – Mariah Carey
• "I Want You" – Janet Jackson
• "Weak" – SWV
• "We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey
• "What's Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner
• "What You Won't Do For Love" – Bobby Caldwell
• "When 2 R in Love – Prince
• "Why I Love You So Much – Monica
• "You" – Raheem DeVaughn
• "You Give Good Love" – Whitney Houston
• "You Gotta Be – Des'ree
• "Your Love Is King" – Sade
• "You're Always On My Mind" – SWV

External links

• Kevin "Slow Jammin" James, DJ in the U.S.
• Slow Jam, internet radio station
• Slow Jam Radio, radio station in the U.S.
• Brad B Slow Jams, Brad B Slow Jams is a radio program that started in 2005 on Clear Channel KJYO Oklahoma City and is heard nationwide on the internet and select Clear Channel Stations.
• SOULRNB.COM, French webzine and community about R&B and Soul music.
• Lisa St. Regis a D.J. in the U.S. has continuously hosted Slow Jams shows since the late 80's and can be heard on several California stations as well as Internet only stations and on Clear Channels HD2 streams broadcast locally nationwide.