Slow Jams

"Slow Jams"
"Slow Jams"
Single by Quincy Jones featuring Babyface and Tamia with Portrait and Barry White
from the album Q's Jook Joint
Released	1996
Genre	R&B;
Length	4:28
Label	Qwest;
Songwriter(s)	Rod Temperton
Tamia singles chronology

"Slow Jams" is a song by American musician Quincy Jones, taken from his studio album Q's Jook Joint (1995). Written and produced by Rod Temperton, vocals for the song were initially recorded by Babyface, Portrait, Barry White and SWV. A remix version, released in 1996 as the album's second single, replaced the latter's vocals with Tamia. A commercial success, it peaked at number 2 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and reached the top 20 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart. The original version featuring SWV^[1] earned a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 39th Grammy Awards in 1997.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[2]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	68
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[4]	19

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[5]	18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[6]	78

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[7]	Platinum	10,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "39th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
^ "Quincy Jones – Slow Jams". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
^ "Quincy Jones Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ "Quincy Jones Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
^ "End of Year Charts 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
^ "New Zealand single certifications – Q Jones / Babyface / Tamia – Slow Jams". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

[1] "39th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.

[sc_New_Zealand_Quincy_Jones-2] "Quincy Jones – Slow Jams". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 9, 2012.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Quincy_Jones-3] "Quincy Jones Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Quincy_Jones-4] "Quincy Jones Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2012.

[5] "End of Year Charts 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.

[6] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

[New_ZealandQ_Jones_/_Babyface_/_TamiaSlow_JamssingleCertRef-7] "New Zealand single certifications – Q Jones / Babyface / Tamia – Slow Jams". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

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v t e Babyface
Discography Songs written
Studio albums	Lovers (1986) Tender Lover (1989) A Closer Look (1991) For the Cool in You (1993) The Day (1996) Face2Face (2001) Grown & Sexy (2005) Playlist (2007) Return of the Tender Lover (2015) Girls Night Out (2022)
Christmas albums	Christmas with Babyface (1998)
Duet albums	Love, Marriage & Divorce (2014)
Other albums	Babyface Unplugged (1997) A Collection of His Greatest Hits (2000) Love Songs (2001) The Essential Babyface (2003) The Other Side of Cool (2005)
Singles	"I Love You Babe" "It's No Crime" "Tender Lover" "Whip Appeal" "My Kinda Girl" "Love Makes Things Happen" "Give U My Heart" "For the Cool in You" "Never Keeping Secrets" "And Our Feelings" "When Can I See You" "Dream Away" "This Is for the Lover in You" "Every Time I Close My Eyes" "How Come, How Long" "Talk to Me" "There She Goes" "What If"
Featured singles	"Love Makes Things Happen" "Change the World" "Someone to Love"
Tours	Toni Braxton & Babyface Live
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Awards and nominations Discography Songs
Studio albums	Tamia A Nu Day More Between Friends Beautiful Surprise Love Life Passion Like Fire
Singles	"Imagination" "So Into You" "Loving You Still" "Can't Go for That" "Stranger in My House" "Tell Me Who" "Officially Missing You" "Questions" "Still" "Can't Get Enough" "Me" "Almost" "Beautiful Surprise" "Give Me You" "Sandwich and a Soda" "Stuck with Me" "Love Falls Over Me" "Leave It Smokin' "It's Yours"
Featured singles	"You Put a Move on My Heart" "Slow Jams" "Missing You" "Spend My Life with You" "Into You"

v t e Barry White
Studio albums	I've Got So Much to Give (1973) Stone Gon' (1973) Can't Get Enough (1974) Just Another Way to Say I Love You (1975) Let the Music Play (1976) Is This Whatcha Wont? (1976) Barry White Sings for Someone You Love (1977) The Man (1978) The Message Is Love (1979) I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing (1979) Sheet Music (1980) Barry & Glodean (1981) Beware! (1981) Change (1982) Dedicated (1983) The Right Night & Barry White (1987) The Man Is Back! (1989) Put Me in Your Mix (1991) The Icon Is Love (1994) Staying Power (1999)
Compilations	Barry White's Greatest Hits (1975) The Collection (1988) All-Time Greatest Hits (1994) The Ultimate Collection (2000) Gold: The Very Best of Barry White (2005)
Singles	"In the Ghetto" "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" "I've Got So Much to Give" "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" "What Am I Gonna Do with You" "You See the Trouble with Me" "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" "Just the Way You Are" "It's Only Love Doing Its Thing" "Louie Louie" "Practice What You Preach" "The Longer We Make Love" (with Lisa Stansfield & Chaka Khan)
Featured singles	"The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" (with Quincy Jones, Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, & El DeBarge) "Slow Jams" (with Quincy Jones, Babyface, Tamia, & Portrait) "In Your Wildest Dreams" (with Tina Turner)
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