Slow Jams - Grinding In The 70's

[Anonymous]

I would like to take all of you back...way back. Maybe before you started the Disco scene or certainly for me all through my life. Anyway, I am interested in creating a compilation of Classic Slow Jams. These songs would be the ones you danced to in high school or purposely played in the background to get that certain someone in the mood . Below I have listed a couple I remember had a special effect and result :lol: . I would welcome tracks from the 60's but most importantly from 1970 - 80.

Bloodstone - Natural High
Stylistics - You Are Everything
Chi-Lites - Oh Girl
Delfonics - Listen To my Heart
Chicago - Color My World (I think)

I purposely left out many as I would like your imput. Much appreciated.

[paul]

Grinding! Wow, now that's an expression I haven't heard in decades :lol: I know exactly what you're talking about. Here are a few:

A Love Of Your Own - AWB
Love Wont Let Me Wait - Major Harris
Love Ballad - LTD
This Must Be Heaven - Brainstorm
We Both Deserve Each Others Love - LTD
Wildflower - New Birth
Going In Circles - Friends Of Distinction
Float On - Floaters
Valentine Love - Micheal Henderson
I Try - Angie Bofill
Pillow Talk - Sylvia

...and that's just a few off the top of my head :lol:

[DiscoMan]

Am I gonna havta knock the ol' cobwebs loose!

"Close to You" The Carpenters
"Color My World" Chicago (My Class song!)
"Pillow Talk" Sylvia
"Midnight at The Oasis" Maria Muldaur!
"Betcha By Golly, Wow" The Stylistics
"Oh, Girl" The Chi-Lites
"I Think We're Alone Now" Tommy James and The Shondells
"Crimson and Clover" Tommy James and The Shondells
Just about everything The Maestro of Love ever sang.

[princecaesar]

Ok...so....

How many of these do you remember?

O-o-h Child - The Five Stairsteps
Precious and Few - Climax
Annie's Song - John Denver
You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
Wishing on A Star - Rose Royce
Something's Wrong With Me - Austin Roberts
Reunited - Peaches and Herb
Reflections of my Life - Marmalade
Right on the Tip of My Tongue - Brenda and the Tabulations
Make Believe - Wind
Let's Pretend - The Raspberries
Inside of You - Ray , Goodman and Brown
I've Never Been to Me - Charlene
I Love You For All Seasons - The Fuzz
I Never Cry - Alice Cooper
Cruisin - Smokey Robinson
The Closer I Get to You - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
It's Sad To Belong - England Dan and John Ford Coley
I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo
Just To Be Close To You - Commodores
Send In The Clowns - Judy Collins
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand

and one of my favs....

Walkin in the Rain with the one I love - Love Unlimited

[DiscoMan]

:D

These are the ones I remember:

O-o-h Child - The Five Stairsteps
Precious and Few - Climax

You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder; Never considered this a good grinding song.

You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone; Made my ears hurt.

Reunited - Peaches and Herb; Yeah Baby! I graduated from grinding by the time this came out. 8)

Cruisin - Smokey Robinson
I Just Want To Be Your Everything - Andy Gibb
Send In The Clowns - Judy Collins
The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand
Walkin in the Rain with the one I love - Love Unlimited

Good Times :D

[Paulo]

Frightened Girl - Silent Majority
We Need Each Other - Bobby Bloom

[Anonymous]

AIN'T GONNA FEEL by Supermax - this 8 minute track from the African Blood lp got ignored when new yet was ahead of it's time in 1978. Part Cat Stevens: Was Dog A Doughnut and part any mid 80's electro jam with soulful vocals it's a perfect opener for any dj set. The totally contemporary sound centers around a doped synth riff, evolves into a polyrhythmic grind and adds a moody male vocalist. Very involving. - Apparently the US pressing contained different tracks.

[originalbigm]

The 70's were the greatest decade for producing some classic slow jams
Some of my all time favourites;

I Wanna Know Your Name -The Intruders
Have You Seen Her - The Chi-Lites
Just Don't Wanna Be Lonely - Blue Magic
Distant Lover - Marvin Gaye
If Loving You Is Right,I Don't Wanna Be Wrong-Luther Ingram
Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris
Me & Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
Walking In The Rain With The One I Love - Love Unlimited
Salty Tears - Thelma Jones
Kiss & Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore
Could It Be I'm falling In Love - The Spinners

They just don't produce these calibre of songs anymore.

[DiscoMan]

What songs!

"Me and Mrs Jones" was so scandalous when it was released! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Mixmachine]

Yeap, they just don't make them like they used to....

"In the Rain"- Dramatics
"Neither one of us"- Gladys Night and Pips
"hey there lonely girl" Eddie Holman
"One last bell" 5th Dimensions
"Look at me, I'm in love" Moments
"Love on a two way street" Moments
"La La means I love you" Delfonics
"Didn't I blow your mind" Delfonics
"Baby I'm for real" Originals
"I'll be the other woman" The Soul Children
"Natural High" Bloodstone
"Dedicated to the one I love" Temprees
"I do love you" Billy Steward
"Sitting in the park" Billy Steward
"Daddy's home" Shep & Limelites
"Hello Stranger" Barbara Lewis
"Love is a hurting thing" Lou Rawls
"Oh ,Girl" Chilites
"I wanna slow dance at the disco" Street People
"Cheer up" my baby-Barrabas
"dejaVu" Diane Warwick

[Anonymous]

Originally Posted by Mixmachine

"In the Rain"- Dramatics

I wanna go outside...in the rain...It may sound crazy...It may sound crazy...but I wanna go outside...in the rain...




That's my song too :D

[Marcio**]

The thread above was written by Marcio :)

[efunk_adelic]

Off the top of my head until I get tired of typing.... here are my classic 60' - 70's sexy soul ballads that I frequently play throughout the year.


FUZZ - I Love You For All Seasons
AVERAGE WHITE BAND - A Love Of Your Own
CAMEO - Why Have I Lost You
LINDA JONES - Hypnotized
BRIGHTER SIDE OF DARKNESS - Love Jones
OHIO PLAYERS - I Want To Be Free
FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION - Going In Circles
VANGUARDS - Somebody Please
BILLY STEWART - I Do Love You
BILLY STEWART - Sitting In The Park
MINNIE RIPPERTON - Inside My Love
MOMENTS - Love On A Two Way Street
BLOODSTONE - Natural High
PEACHES & HERB - Let's Fall In Love
SUNNY - Smile Now, Cry Later
BLUE MAGIC - Three Ring Circus
JERRY BUTLER - Never Gonna Give You Up
WAR - Don't Let No One Get You Down



of course so many more............

[Afroboy]

Ok dudes Just to wet some appetites I mention a few from some of the Funk Bands of the era ..
Anticipation - Bar Kays
Love's Train - Con Funk Shun
Slow Bump - Mass Production

[Nano]

Originally Posted by Anonymous

AIN'T GONNA FEEL by Supermax - this 8 minute track from the African Blood lp got ignored when new yet was ahead of it's time in 1978. Part Cat Stevens: Was Dog A Doughnut and part any mid 80's electro jam with soulful vocals it's a perfect opener for any dj set. The totally contemporary sound centers around a doped synth riff, evolves into a polyrhythmic grind and adds a moody male vocalist. Very involving. - Apparently the US pressing contained different tracks.

It's funny... I remember that track very well, however I never thought of it as a "grinding" song... For me it was more of a prog tune, as opposite to a dancin' tune. It reminded me of early Kraftwerk.