Favorite slow jams

**Leanmean** · October 16th, 2001, 11:12 AM

Have we done this before? Memory is a fragile thing!

Speaking of memory, here's some of my favorites:

"Memories" The Temptations

"Time for Love" Chi-Lites

"Playin' Your Game" Barry White

"I Want You" "Come Live with Me" and "After the Dance" Marvin Gaye

"Quiet Storm" Smokey Robinson

"Sexy Mama" The Moments

"Don't Ask My Neighbor" The Emotions

"Creepin'" Stevie Wonder

Just about anything by Basia and Sade

A couple sexy cuts from Isaac Hayes' "Chocolate Chip" that I can't think of right now.

Say, anyone ever hear of a song called "Star of A Story" by either George Benson or ? I saw it listed elsewhere as a fabulous cut, but I have never heard it. Anyone?

**Boodikka** · October 16th, 2001, 11:17 AM

Hi Lean! These always did it for me:

1)Violation - St. Tropez

2)Free - Deniece Williams AG

3)Sao Paolo - Chic

4)Float On - The Floaters

5)Mahna de Carnaval - THP Orchestra

**markydefad** · October 16th, 2001, 12:57 PM

Hey Lean,

"Star Of A Story" by George Benson is on his "Give Me The Night" LP produced by Quincy Jones. It was written by Rod Temperton from Heatwave. This is my favorite George Benson LP; every cut is excellent. You'd love it.

**NickNack** · October 16th, 2001, 07:54 PM

Ain't No Way - Aretha Franklin

Spell - Blue Magic

Going In Circles - Friends of Distinction

I'll Try Something New - Temps/Supremes

You and I - Stevie Wonder

Please, Sunrise - Young, Holt Unlimited

I Can't Believe You Love Me - Barry White

I Belong to You - Love Unlimited

Making Love - Roberta Flack

Easy - Teddy Pendergrass

Deja Vu - Dionne Warwick

Dreamin' - Smoke City

There's just too many. Bernie's server isn't big enough.

**Mixmachine** · October 16th, 2001, 08:52 PM

Here are some of my all time favorites off the top of my head, they sure don’t make them like they used to, not by a long shot!

I do love you/Sitting in the park- Billy Steward

In the rain –Dramatics

La la la means I love you/didn’t I blow your mind – Delfonics

Baby I’m for real- Originals

Love on a two way street/look at me I’m in love- Moments

Neither one of us- Gladys Night and the Pips

Natural High – Blood Stone

Right on the tip of my tongue- Brenda and the Tabulations

One less bell to answer- The Fifth Dimensions

Walking in the rain… The love unlimited

Betcha my golly now – Stylistics

Have you seen her- Chi lites

I wanna know your name- Intruders

I like this new board!

**JussiK** · October 16th, 2001, 11:50 PM

- Moving In All Directions by People's Choice

- Strange Games and Things by The Love Unlimited Orch.

- Satan in Love by Bellini

- and naturally Belle de Jour, Violation and Femmes Fatales, the St. Tropez trilogy!

**paul** · October 17th, 2001, 12:40 AM

Virtually everyone's songs plus:

Baby I'm Yours-Barbara Lewis

Losing You-Atlantic Starr

Wide Awake In A Dream - Blues Busters

Dream Merchant - New Birth

Wildflower - New Birth

Yearning For Your Love - Gap Band

Distant Lover (live) - Marvin Gaye

You're Still A Young Man - Tower of Power

Pillow Talk - Sylvia

Evergreen - Barbara Streisand

Love Ballad - LTD

Valentine Love - Micheal Henderson

This Must Be Heaven - Brainstorm

and on and on...

**paul** · October 19th, 2001, 06:56 PM

Hey Nicky.

I think you're right. Billy Stewart's song makes more sense based on Outsider's picks.

**NickNack** · October 19th, 2001, 07:37 PM

Well, after re-reading the lists of brother Paul, MixMachine, Outsider and HustleBaby I decided to 'get involved'. These ain't off the top of my head. I went digging so it could get a little long. It felt so good reading everybody's titles I just wanted to do it again... and do it right.

I have to start out with two faves:

FAVE R&R is THE FLAMINGOES - I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU.

FAVE R&B is still ARETHA FRANKLIN - AIN'T NO WAY. Cissy Houston is "killing" that background. I never get enough of it.

Now some others:

NEW BIRTH - IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME / UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO

ROSE ROYCE - WISHING ON A STAR / LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE

STYLISTICS - IT'S TOO LATE / CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT

THE EMOTIONS - SO I CAN LOVE YOU

DEE DEE WARWICKE - I WANNA BE WITH YOU

IMAGINATION - BODY TALK

DEE CLARK - NOBODY BUT YOU

RAY CHARLES - (NIGHT TIME IS) THE RIGHT TIME

GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - GIVING UP

THE SHIRELLES - BABY IT'S YOU

THEOLA KILGORE - THE LOVE OF MY MAN

GARNETT MIMMS - CRY BABY

BRENDA HOLLOWAY - EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS

THE MIRACLES - THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS

JIMMY RUFFIN - WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED

LINDA JONES - HYPNOTIZED

THE DELLS - STAY IN MY CORNER

THE IMPRESSIONS - CHOICE OF COLORS

THE ORIGINALS - THE BELLS

THE SPINNERS - THE WINTER OF OUR LOVE

THE PERSUADERS - THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE

THE CHI-LITES - THE COLDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE

BILLY STEWART - SITTING IN THE PARK

THE TEMPTATIONS - IT'S GROWING / YOU'LL LOSE A PRECIOUS LOVE / DON'T LOOK BACK / FADING AWAY / YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING / I COULD NEVER LOVE ANOTHER / PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOVE TO ME

FANTASTIC FOUR - I'VE GOT TO HAVE YOU

That's enough... Now I've got to refile all this mess. Who wants a bigger house!

**maarten** · October 19th, 2001, 08:05 PM

OK, I am sure that once I start to think about it more, I will realise I have forgotten about two-thousand other favorites, but here goes...

Angel - Change

Love to share - Unlimited Touch

Much too much - Marcus Miller

Midnight and you - Barry White

Rapture - Anita Baker

Never had a love like this before - Tavares

Get in touch with me - Collage

Feel like making love - Bob James

Have you seen her - The Chi-Lites

I'll leave a light on - Evelyn Champagne King

Too hot - Kool & The Gang

Summer madness - Kool & The Gang

Yearning for your love - Gap Band

Deep waters - Incognito

Sugar free - Juicy

Warm weather - Pieces Of A Dream

How could you do it to me - Regina Belle

Do me baby - Melissa Morgan

Love don't live here anymore - Rose Royce

True love - Rufus with Chaka Khan

Hmmm... strange thing to be writing this at 11 in the morning...

**Outsider** · October 19th, 2001, 11:53 PM

On 2001-10-19 17:51, paul wrote:

Outsider, could you be referring to GQ's I Do Love You?

Yes, I am. I know that their version is a remake, but I like it much more than the original.

**Outsider** · October 19th, 2001, 11:57 PM

Here's another slow jam that I really like: "Wishing On A Star" by Rose Royce.

**Masdefi** · October 20th, 2001, 03:29 AM

Leanmean wrote:

"Don't Ask My Neighbor" The Emotions

Wonderful, Lean, that's one of my favourite of all the time.

Say, anyone ever hear of a song called "Star of A Story" by either George Benson or ? I saw it listed elsewhere as a fabulous cut, but I have never heard it. Anyone?

It's a superslow contained into Lp "Give me the night" by George Benson.

This is my all-time top list for slows:

EWF - I'll write a song for you
S. Wonder - Love's in need of love today
G. Benson - Moody's mood
Denise LaSalle - Love me right
Marvin Gaye - Let's get it on
Commodores - Three times a lady
Bobby Thurston - I really didn't mean it
Barry White - Playing your game
Emotions - Don't ask my neighbour

and a lot more...

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Fan the fire!

Masdefi

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**HustleBaby** · October 20th, 2001, 11:24 AM

I have a few more to add:

A)There's no me without you - Manhattans

B)Love will find a way - Lionel Richie

C)Say it again girl - Isley Brothers

D)Where is the Love - Roberta Flack/Hathaway

E)Woman in Love - Barbara Streisand

F)Rock me Baby - George McRae(Thanks Leanmean

G)Love to Love You Baby/Whispering Waves - Donna Summer

H)Me & Mrs.Jones - Paul ?

I)Sun Goddess - Ramsey Lewis

J)There will never be - Switch

K)Hard Times - Dr.Buzzard Savannah Band

L)Miss You - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

M)I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles

and everything by SADE.

DELIGHTFUL!

**NickNack** · October 20th, 2001, 02:21 PM

Hi HustleBaby,

You know I just realized you are the one and only DiscoDelight. Smack me... I'm slow. BTW, Me and Mrs. Jones is by the great Billy Paul. His "The Whole Town's Talking" was a Gallery favorite.

I've got some more, too:

SUPREMES - REMOVE THIS DOUBT

FOUR TOPS - SAD SOUVENIRS / ASK THE LONELY / YOU KEEP RUNNING AWAY / STILL WATER (LOVE)

JERRY BUTLER & BRENDA LEE EAGER - AIN'T UNDERSTANDING MELLOW

DELFONICS - I GAVE TO YOU

THE MANHATTANS - THERE'S NO ME WITHOUT YOU

CREATIVE SOURCE - I JUST CAN'T SEE MYSELF WITHOUT YOU

THE INTRUDERS - COWBOYS TO GIRLS

FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION - AND I LOVE HIM (Their cover of The Beatles' And I Love Her)

THE LOST GENERATION - THE SLY, SLICK AND THE WICKED

**Mixmachine** · October 20th, 2001, 09:35 PM

Great list, a few more old school Slow jams I used to spin.

Dedicated to the one I love- Temprees

Love is a hurting thing- Lou Rauls

Daddys home – Shep and the Limelites

Put your head in my Shoulders- Paul Anka

Hey there lonely girl- Eddie Holdman

And my all time favorite covered in the 80’s by (?),

Hello Stranger- Barbara Lewis

Yeah

**Anonymous** · October 21st, 2001, 01:49 PM

On 2001-10-20 22:35, Mixmachine wrote:

And my all time favorite covered in the 80’s by (?),

Hello Stranger- Barbara Lewis

Yeah

That wouldn't be Carrie Lucas would it?

**kelvy** · October 21st, 2001, 05:34 PM

On 2001-10-21 14:49, Anonymous wrote:

On 2001-10-20 22:35, Mixmachine wrote:

And my all time favorite covered in the 80’s by (?),

Hello Stranger- Barbara Lewis

Yeah

That wouldn't be Carrie Lucas would it?

That's definitely the vocalist! Came out around the end of 1984.

**markydefad** · October 22nd, 2001, 01:15 PM

There are sooo many, I've been hesitant to even begin a list, but here's a few I treasure:

OH GIRL - The Chi-Lites

FOR THE LOVE OF YOU - The Isley Brothers

REASONS - Earth, Wind & Fire

SO VERY HARD TO GO - Tower Of Power

YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW / BREAK UP TO MAKE UP - The Stylistics (all their stuff with Thom Bell is superb)

SWEET THING/ MAGIC IN HIS EYES - Rufus with Chaka Khan

THE CLOSER I GET TO YOU - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

TOO SHY TO SAY - Diana Ross

SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE - Michael Jackson

COME GO WITH ME - Teddy Pendergrass

REUNITED - Peaches & Herb

SWEET LOVE - The Commodores

I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN - Ann Peebles

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME - Yvonne Fair

LET'S STAY TOGETHER - Al Green

FREE - Deniece Williams

OVERJOYED - Stevie Wonder

WE'RE ALL ALONE - Boz Scaggs

LOVING YOU, LOSING YOU - Phyllis Hyman

TENDER LOVE - Force M.D's

HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE - The Bee Gees

WINTER MELODY - Donna Summer

In recent years, these stand out in my mind:

SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST - Vanessa Williams

AGAIN / EVERY TIME - Janet Jackson

**Leanmean** · October 22nd, 2001, 06:58 PM

Here's some more favorites I forgot to mention!

"Do It Baby" The Miracles (sans Smokey?)

"When Love Calls" Atlantic Starr

"Love Ballad" LTD

"Is It Still Good To You" Ashford & Simpson

"Your Smile" Rene & Angela

"Sweetest Taboo" Sade

"Turn Off the Lights" Teddy Pendergrass

"Sunshine & Rain" Frankie Beverly and Maze

"Love Changes" Mother's Finest

"Call Me" the Reverend Al Green

I'll bet there's more in the cobwebs of my mind. Maybe they'll leak out later.

**paul** · October 23rd, 2001, 12:07 AM

Speaking of Love Changes, I love the duet with Meli'sa Morgan and Kashif. Also, Reasons(the live version).

Another song just slighty more uptempo is "I Found Lovin" by the Fatback Band.

**NickNack** · October 24th, 2001, 01:17 PM

On 2001-10-22 19:58, Leanmean wrote:

Here's some more favorites I forgot to mention!

"Your Smile" Rene & Angela

Oh, Leanmean. This song --- whew! I wish Rene & Angela had kept their thing together a while longer. Anyone know why they broke up? I know Angela (Winbush) has a solo career going but what happened to Rene?

**DISCOLUV** · January 27th, 2002, 03:56 PM

Did someone say slow jams? The top ten of

ALLLTIME!:

1.Loves Holiday-Earth Wind & Fire

2.Come Go With Me -Teddy Pendergrass

3.Dreamin'-Vanessa Williams

4.Through The Fire- Chaka Kahn

5.Lovers Afterall-P.Bryson/M.Manchester

6.One In A Million-David Sanborn

7.First Time Love-Dave Grusin

8.Suddenly-C.Richard/O.N.John

9.Someone-El Debarge

10.Change Your Mind-Al Jarreau

11.Rain-S.W.V.

12.Alone With You-Brian Culbertson

13.Loves Train-ConFunkShun

14.Show Me-Howard Hewett

15.You and Me Tonite-Gary Taylor

Okay ,so that was 15.If you don't have'em,get'em...then go knock somebody up.Have fun!

**Funky Dude** · January 27th, 2002, 07:28 PM

Some of my favourite slow jams are:

Rufus & Chaka Khan - Stop On By 1974

William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got 1974

Al Green - Love & Happiness 1972

Sisters Love - Give Me Your Love 1973

Commodores - Easy 1977

Commodores - This Is Your Life 1975

Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby 1975

KC & The Sunshine Band - S.O.S. 1975

Silvia - Pillow Talk 1973

Isaac Hayes - Moonlight Lovin' 1978

Moments - Girls 1974

Isley Brothers - Lay Away 1972

Kool & The Gang - Summer Madness 1974

Ohio Players - Fopp 1975

O'Jays - Backstabbers 1972

Patti Jo - Make Me Believe In You 1975

Spinners - I'll Be Around 1972

Temptations, The - The Prophet 1974

Willy Hutch - Get Ready For The Get Down 1974

Willy Hutch - Love Power 1975

Zulema - Giving Up 1973