A slow jam is an umbrella term for music with R&B and Soul influences. Slow jams are commonly R&B ballads or downtempo songs. The term is most commonly reserved for soft-sounding songs with heavily emotional or romantic lyrical content. This definition has led to intense debate over whether particular songs should be classified as a "slow jam", e.g. Ginuwine's 1996 hit single "Pony". 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*
- Soft rock*
- Reggae
- Hip hop*
- Jazz
- Funk*
- Quiet storm
Asterisks (*) denote genres with variable tempos which constitute the use of dance music.
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