Slow jam  

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A slow jam is typically a song with an R&B-influenced melody. Slow jams are commonly R&B ballads or just downtempo songs. The term is most commonly reserved for soft-sounding songs with heavily emotional or romantic lyrical content. 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*
• Contemporary R&B*
• Pop*
• Reggae
• Hip hop*
• Jazz
• Funk*
• Quiet storm

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
• "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
• "Breathe Again" - Toni Braxton
• "Can I Take U Home" - Jamie Foxx
• "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
• "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
• "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 Just Can't Stop Loving You" - Michael Jackson
• "I Swear" - All-4-One
• "I Will Always Love You" - Whitney Houston
• "I Wanna Be Your Lover" - Prince
• "I'd Rather" - Luther Vandross
• "If I Ain't Got You" - Alicia Keys
• "It's Not Right But It's Okay - Whitney Houston
• "Kissin' You" - Total
• "Let's Wait Awhile" - Janet Jackson
• "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 Knowles
• "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
• "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
• "Rhythm of Love - Anita Baker
• "Rock Wit'cha" - Bobby Brown
• "Roni" - Bobby Brown
• "Runaway" - Janet Jackson
• "Saving All My Love for You" - Whitney Houston
• "Shake You Down" - Gregory Abbott
• "Slow Jam" - Midnight Star
• "Slow Jam" - Usher and Monica
• "Somebody Already Broke My Heart" - Sade
• "Soul Sista" - Bilal
• "Sweet Love" - Anita Baker
• "Take You Down - Chris Brown
• "Tender Love" - Force M.D.'s
• "That's the Way Love Goes" - Janet Jackson
• "Twenty Foreplay" - Janet Jackson
• "Un-Break My Heart" - Toni Braxton
• "Until The End of Time" - Justin Timberlake
• "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" - D'Angelo
• "Vision of Love" - Mariah Carey
• "I Want You" - Janet Jackson
• "Weak" - SWV
• "We Belong Together" - Mariah Carey
• "Why I Love You So Much - Monica
• "You" - Raheem DeVaughn
• "You Give Good Love" - Whitney Houston
• "Your Love Is King" - Sade
• "You're Always On My Mind" - SWV