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"Slow Jams"
Single by Quincy Jones featuring Babyface and Tamia with Portrait and Barry White
from the album Q's Jook Joint
Released1996
Genre
Length4:28
Label
Songwriter(s)Rod Temperton
Tamia singles chronology
"You Put a Move on My Heart"
(1995)
"Slow Jams"
(1996)
"Missing You"
(1996)

"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 Coko. A remix version, released in 1996 as the album's second single, replaced the latter's vocals with Tamia. A commercial success, it peaked at number 2 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and reached the top 20 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart. The remix version featuring Tamia earned a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 39th Grammy Awards in 1997.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[1] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 68
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 18

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[5] Platinum 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Quincy Jones – Slow Jams". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  2. ^ "Quincy Jones Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  3. ^ "Quincy Jones Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  4. ^ "End of Year Charts 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart (08/09/1996)". The Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved 2015-07-23.