Smokey Robinson is a master songwriter (the Library of Congress is going to honor him with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song this coming November). Diamond Life is an album made for cool breezes and hot sheets. Oh, and if you think Sade can’t do heat, check out these “Your Love Is King” lyrics: “Touching the very part of me, it’s making my soul sing / I’m crying out for more, your love is king / I’m coming on, I’m coming / You’re making me dance, inside.” There’s even an amazing cover of Timmy Thomas’ “Why Can’t We Live Together,” which she completely makes her own. Whether she’s singing about a world-traveling ladies’ man in album opener “Smooth Operator,” or urging listeners to hold onto their relationships in “Hang On to Your Love,” it is a sophisticated ride that could soundtrack a fabulous night out or a heated night in. Her reserved vocals hit deep for everyone ready for conversations and connections, for knowing looks and tender smiles. Originally content with a career in fashion design, Sade Adu fell into a singing gig which quickly turned into a band with her name, a major label deal, and a best-selling album. The debut album from Sade, Diamond Life (1984), is a wonderland of smooth jazz-infused R&B. If you are looking to unwind or looking to get busy, pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and turn down the lights. In those intimate moments of alone time or together time, any one of the following albums can help set the mood. More than just smooth R&B and slow jams, it’s music that unwinds a long day, music that makes us feel human again, when we want to focus on ourselves or have some adult time with our significant other, acknowledging that our needs and desires are important and universal. In the '90s quiet storm evolved to include neo-soul, another catch-all label for a style of music that didn’t seem to fit in the R&B/pop of the time.
It’s a catch-all term for R&B ballads and pop, a kind of soft soul version of soft rock. This format became incredibly popular with urban adult audiences and similar quiet storm shows popped up at radio stations across the country. radio show in the late '70s, which in turn took its name from a Smokey Robinson album (more on that later) whose title track became a kind of theme song for host Melvin Lindsey. The quiet storm genre takes its name from a late-night D.C. Before we get into the most sensual list that's ever been run on Vinyl Me, Please, some background on quiet storm.
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