- News & Reviews FeedSee the Final Results! Greatest Slow Jams of All Time!
Hey SoulTrackers! Well, you did it again. You all came out in force for our most recent poll, with thousands of votes for the Greatest Slow Jams of All Time And what great choices you made! Luther Vandross topped the charts, but there are some really great choices that sound just right for an evening of romance. So sit back and check out this awesome collection.
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| 1 | A House Is Not A Home - Luther Vandross |
| 2 | Distant Lover - Marvin Gaye |
| 3 | The Closer I Get To You - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway |
| 4 | Fortunate - Maxwell |
| 5 | Let's Get it On - Marvin Gaye |
| 6 | Fire & Desire - Rick James and Teena Marie |
| 7 | Reasons - Earth Wind & Fire |
| 8 | Let's Stay Together - Al Green |
| 9 | You're All I Need to Get By - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell |
| 10 | Pretty Wings - Maxwell |
| 11 | Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye |
| 12 | Ribbon In The Sky- Stevie Wonder |
| 13 | Love Ballad - LTD |
| 14 | Sweet Love - Anita Baker |
| 15 | Always and Forever - Heatwave |
| 16 | Between the Sheets - Isley Brothers |
| 17 | Turn Off The Lights - Teddy Pendergrass |
| 18 | Loving You- Minnie Riperton |
| 19 | Wishing On A Star - Rose Royce |
| 20 | For the Love of You - The Isley Brothers |
| 21 | If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes |
| 22 | Sweet Thing - Rufus & Chaka Khan |
| 23 | Here and Now - Luther Vandross |
| 24 | Love TKO- Teddy Pendergrass |
| 25 | The Secret Garden - Quincy Jones |
| 26 | Close The Door - Teddy Pendergrass |
| 27 | My My My - Johnny Gill |
| 28 | Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics |
| 29 | Just My Imagination - Temptations |
| 30 | Just To Be Close To You - The Commodores |
| 31 | If Only You Knew - Patti LaBelle |
| 32 | You Are My Starship - Norman Connors |
| 33 | Betcha By Golly Wow - The Stylistics |
| 34 | A Song For You - Donny Hathaway |
| 35 | Giving you the Best That I Got - Anita Baker |
| 36 | Your Precious Love - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell |
| 37 | You Are My Lady - Freddie Jackson |
| 38 | Through the Fire - Chaka Khan |
| 39 | Ooh Baby Baby - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles |
| 40 | You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics |
| 41 | Zoom - The Commodores |
| 42 | Neither One of Us - Gladys Knight & the Pips |
| 43 | My Girl - The Temptations |
| 44 | Me and Mrs Jones - Billy Paul |
| 45 | Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris |
| 46 | Stairway to Heaven - O'Jays |
| 47 | If You Think You're Lonely Now - Bobby Womack |
| 48 | When A Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge |
| 49 | Lady in My Life - Michael Jackson |
| 50 | Sara Smile - Hall and Oates |
| 51 | Superstar / Until You Come Back to Me - Luther Vandross |
| 52 | You Are Everything - The Stylistics |
| 53 | Love Don't Live Here Anymore - Rose Royce |
| 54 | After The Love Is Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 55 | No Ordinary Love - Sade |
| 56 | At Last - Etta James |
| 57 | Cause I Love You - Lenny Williams |
| 58 | I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston |
| 59 | This is for the Lover In You - Shalamar |
| 60 | In the Rain - Dramatics |
| 61 | La-La Means I Love You - The Delphonics |
| 62 | Purple Rain - Prince |
| 63 | Still In Love With You - Al Green |
| 64 | Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips |
| 65 | Yearning For Your Love - The Gap Band |
| 66 | Feel the Fire - Peabo Bryson |
| 67 | Don't Say Goodnight - Isley Brothers |
| 68 | Love Calls - Kem |
| 69 | Kiss and Say Goodbye - Manhattans |
| 70 | Make It Last Forever - Keith Sweat |
| 71 | One in a Million - Larry Graham |
| 72 | Can You Stand the Rain - New Edition |
| 73 | Groove With You - Isley Brothers |
| 74 | Love Don't Love Nobody - The Spinners |
| 75 | End of the Road - Boyz II Men |
| 76 | Got To Be There - Michael Jackson |
| 77 | I'll Be There - Jackson 5 |
| 78 | All This Love - DeBarge |
| 79 | Stay in My Corner - The Dells |
| 80 | If You Were Here Tonight - Alexander O'Neal |
| 81 | Tender Love - Force MD's |
| 82 | Joy And Pain- Maze |
| 83 | Wildflower - New Birth |
| 84 | Going In Circles - Friends of Distinction |
| 85 | This Masquerade - George Benson |
| 86 | Love on a Two Way Street - The Moments |
| 87 | Oh Girl - Chi Lites |
| 88 | Your Body's Callin - R Kelly |
| 89 | On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald |
| 90 | Ain't No Way - Aretha Franklin |
| 91 | Spend My Life With You - Eric Benet with Tamia |
| 92 | Human Nature - Michael Jackson |
| 93 | Since I Lost My Baby - Temptations |
| 94 | Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes) - Mint Condition |
| 95 | You Don't Know My Name - Alicia Keys |
| 96 | I'll Make Love to You - Boyz II Men |
| 97 | Just Once - Quincy Jones with James Ingram |
| 98 | Still - The Commodores |
| 99 | Sideshow - Blue Magic |
| 100 | You Put a Move On My Heart - Quincy Jones feat. Tamia |
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Posted February 7th, 2011 by administratorComments
Wow - unbelievable that
LadyT - January 27th, 2011
Wow - unbelievable that Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Ooh Baby Baby is not at or near to the top of this list! What is the average age of your subscriber? For a true assessment, may have been better to judge by decade.
Should have been separated
ronski - January 27th, 2011
Should have been separated by decade. The Dramatics should have at least six in the top 100 especially "Open The Door To Your Heart" and in my humble opinion "Stay In My Corner" by the Dells is the national anthem of slow music. What about the Intruder, "I Wanna Know Your Name? Great topic.
Really?! Half the songs on
Epic Painter - January 27th, 2011
Really?!
Half the songs on this list I'd thow out directly!
Okay, I'm new, this is my first post and I can see that my suspisions are confirmed that many people have their own definition of 'slow jam'.
Maybe it would help with next time you do this poll, that some descriptive parameters be used. For example; the distiction between a song thats a slow and mellow groove - thats good to 'chill' to, verses a song that so emotionally powerful that it COMPELS you to grab someone to the dance floor, hold her/him close and truly..."slow jam".
Just a thought.
Even if you broke it down by decade, I believe there would still be a many classic songs left off the list. Nice try though.
BLUE MAGIC......A SOULTRACKS
SGT GARY - February 1st, 2011
BLUE MAGIC......A SOULTRACKS TOP 100 LIST OF THE GREATEST SLOW JAMS OF ALL TIME WITHOUT A SINGLE SONG BY BLUE MAGIC???...CMON NOW AND LETS GET REAL....SIDESHOW, 3 RING CIRCUS, STOP TO START, WHATS COME OVER ME, CHASING RAINBOWS, WELCOME TO THE CLUB, SPELL ON MY MIND...ETC. ETC. ETC.....TAKE YOUR PICK.
1600CDs As you Are and When
jazzn_saxn_chillaxin - February 1st, 2011
1600CDs
As you Are and When I get my love this time by Phyllis Hyman; I Wanna Be Closer and There'll Never Be by Switch; Early Morning Love by Lou Rawls; Baby Blues by Barry White and Hey Girl by the Temptations
I agree these kids yes I
Robert Craig - February 1st, 2011
I agree these kids yes I said kids don't know nothing about the Dells- always together the Temptations-your my everything the Origanals-God bless who ever sent you Sam Cooke-nothing can ever change this love I have for you and the list goes on and on and on yes next time do it by the decade.
Miss Deborah Chicago,
Miss Deborah - February 8th, 2011
Miss Deborah
Chicago, IL
Come on guys, no hits by the Manhattans, "Let's Just Kiss and Say Goodbye", "It's You that I Need", or the Late Great Walter Jackson, "Baby I Love Your Ways". I'm so sorry I missed the invitation to give suggestions to the list. I was sad to see the Spinners, "Love Don't Love Nobody", so far down this list. I'll be paying more attention to my e-mails next time. I like Maxwell, but to be #3 on the list, I'm not feeling that so much. Any of the songs I named should or could easily be in the top ten. Still a good list but not great.
Miss Deborah Chicago,
Miss Deborah - February 8th, 2011
Miss Deborah
Chicago, IL
Made an egregious error in my last post. The song, I felt that should have made the list, "It's You that I Need",was recorded by the group "Enchantment" not the Manhattans. The song, "Where Do We Go From Here", also by Enchantment, could have made the list as well. I agree with some of the previous posters, maybe if the list were compiled based upon the decade, there would be a more accurate or comprehensive list of the best R & B true "SLOW JAMS".
Very interesting list, but
FrenchRnBproducer - February 8th, 2011
Very interesting list, but J.J. Barnes's "I Just Make Believe (I'm Touching You)" should be on that list.
This is one of the BEST Slowjam Ever recorded...!
Oliver B. - The French R&B Producer
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Mmmmmm...well...It`s a good
Biosouler - February 8th, 2011
Mmmmmm...well...It`s a good list...but I don`t know why some artists are there twice...while others like people says in their opinions don`t...
What about Dorothy Moore`s Misty Blue?
Sayin`Hi from Venezuela, Southamerica...Peace...
Biosouler
L. Michael Gipson Overall
L.MichaelGipson - February 12th, 2011
L. Michael Gipson
Overall its a radio hit list for a "Quiet Storm" format. I think some serious Teena Marie got overlooked as did some Lalah, just a host of folks. But, I genuflect to our readers. I would have had a much more eclectic and sometimes less obvious list myself.
P.S. For the person who missed the Blue Magic, "Sideshow" was number 99.
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