slow jam
Sultry bedroom music
A slow jam is a smooth, sensuous R&B or soul song with a relaxed tempo, typically about romance or sex.
The genre emerged in the 1970s and peaked in the 1990s with artists like Boyz II Men and R.
Kelly.
Slow jams are quintessential make-out music: We put on some slow jams and dimmed the lights.
Reducing distress or discomfort
- mellowSoft, ripe, relaxed
- sensualOf bodily pleasure
- intimateClosely personal or private
- romanticConducive to love
tender · sultry · smooth · dreamy · seductive · passionate · yearning · longing
Soulful pop genre
- soulInnermost animating essence
- quiet stormUnderstated yet powerful mood
- neo-soulOrganic, jazz-tinged R&B revival
- balladNarrative poem or song
funk · blues · groove · bassline · melody · harmony · vocals · lyrics
Rock back and forth
Nineties R&B group
- Boyz II MenNineties R&B vocal quartet
- UsherR&B star's surname
- MaxwellScottish-origin given name
- TLCAffectionate attention, abbreviated
R. Kelly · D'Angelo · Aaliyah · Toni Braxton · Ginuwine · Luther Vandross · Marvin Gaye · Barry White
soothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
romantic · tender · sultry · smooth · dreamy · seductive · passionate · yearning · longing · heartfelt
R&B
Soulful pop genre
- soulInnermost animating essence
- quiet stormUnderstated yet powerful mood
- neo-soulOrganic, jazz-tinged R&B revival
ballad · funk · blues · groove · bassline · melody · harmony · vocals · lyrics · beat
sway
Rock back and forth
embrace · hold · rhythm · flow · groove · steppers · ballroom
Jodeci
Nineties R&B group
- Boyz II MenNineties R&B vocal quartet
- UsherR&B star's surname
- MaxwellScottish-origin given name
R. Kelly · D'Angelo · Aaliyah · TLC · Toni Braxton · Ginuwine · Luther Vandross · Marvin Gaye · Barry White · Sade
- love songslove song, romantic ballad, love ballad, serenade, love duet
- slow musicadagio, adagios, andante, largo, lento
- Southern SoulAl Green, deep soul, Memphis soul
- musical performanceconcert, gig, recital, live music, solo
- trackstrack, track number, running track, race track, railroad track
- Bluegrassbanjo, mandolin, fiddle, dobro, flatpicking
slow jamdance track
Rhythmic song for dancing
club banger · dance anthem · drum and bass · banger · party anthem
slow jamhard rock
Loud guitar-driven genre
heavy metal · punk rock · hardcore · thrash · speed metal
slow, jam, slows, slowed, slowing, slower, slowest, slowly, slowness