We’ve chosen 10 favorite R&B hits for your to sit back and reminisce to – unwind with some smooth and mellow songs with slow tempos, sensual melodies and soulful vocals that evoke feelings of love, romance and intimacy.
1. Keith Sweat: I’ll Give All My Love To You – 1990 (Keith Sweat, Bobby Wooten)
2. Quincy Jones: The Secret Garden – 1989 (Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Siedah Garrett, El DeBarge)
3. Guy: Let’s Chill – 1990 (Bernard Belle, Teddy Riley)
4. Temptations: Hey, Girl (I like your style): 1973 (Barret Strong, Norman Whitfield)
5. Marvin Gaye – Come Get To This: 1974 (Marvin Gaye)
6. LeVert – Baby I’m Ready: 1990 (Gerald Levert and Marc Gordon)
7. Jasmine Guy – Just Want To Hold You: 1991 (Melanie Andrews, Cal Harris Jr., Tony Andrews)
8. Rose Royce – I Wanna Get Next To You: 1976 (Norman Whitfield)
9. Gap Band – Yearning For Your Love: 1981 (Ronnie Wilson and Oliver Scott)
10. Smokey Robinson – Baby Come Close: 1973 (Smokey Robinson)
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