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Thread started 08/09/16 3:08am

Hudson

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Please recommend some chillaxing male R&B songs and/or crooner ballads

I'm working on a playlist for the music game I play, and it's heavy on female songs because that's what I know best. Need some relaxing songs/ballads from men (R&B or soft rock) and some old crooner songs (The Way You Look Tonight, A Kiss To Build a Dream on etc). Prince won't be eligible for the list unless it's a song that is available on a separate compilation, since they can only use songs that are available digitally. Prefer mostly well-known songs and singles but a few hidden album gems are okay too. Female songs are okay too but don't need as many of them.


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Reply #1 posted 08/09/16 3:35am

EmmaMcG

Lenny Williams - Cause I Love You.
Simply put, the best love song ever written.
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Reply #2 posted 08/09/16 3:38am

EmmaMcG

Earth Wind and Fire - Love's Holiday.
I could listen to this song all day, every day.
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Reply #3 posted 08/09/16 3:40am

EmmaMcG

Bon Jovi - Bitter Wine
I'm not sure if it fits your criteria but still well worth a listen.
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Reply #4 posted 08/09/16 3:42am

Hudson

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I'll check those out later, thanks. I'm looking for music that would be good to listen to in a bathtub surrounded by candles.

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Reply #5 posted 08/09/16 3:42am

EmmaMcG

Just thought of two more:


Larry Graham - One In A Million

Bootsy Collins -I'd Rather Be With You.
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Reply #6 posted 08/09/16 8:35am

Graycap23

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Check out Frank Mccomb

Darien Brockington

Cameron Korvet

Eric Roberson

Maxwell

Gallant

FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent.
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Reply #7 posted 08/09/16 8:50am

phunkdaddy

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I was gonna start a thread listing some of your favorite ballads. I have a different idea.
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #8 posted 08/09/16 8:52am

phunkdaddy

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EmmaMcG said:

Earth Wind and Fire - Love's Holiday.
I could listen to this song all day, every day.


Not bands. Solo singers but stay tuned it's coming. lol
Don't laugh at my funk
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Reply #9 posted 08/09/16 9:47am

PliablyPurple

Get some Syl Johnson in your life. Could I Be Falling in Love is a good start.

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Reply #10 posted 08/09/16 9:47am

MickyDolenz

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Little River Band ~ Reminiscing

New Birth ~ Falling In Love Again

Atlantic Starr ~ Let's Get Closer

Tyrone Davis ~ Don't Let It Be Too Late

Smokey Robinson ~ Silent Partner In A Three Way Love Affair

Gap Band ~ I Can't Get Over You

The Dramatics ~ I Can't Get Over You {different song from Gap Band}

Johnnie Taylor ~ Just Because

Hall & Oates ~ Nothing At All

Malo ~ Suavecito

Jerry Butler ~ So In Love With You

Black Ivory ~ You And I

Johnny Mathis ~ Stardust {1975 version}

El DeBarge ~ Heart Mind & Soul

Christión ~ Full Of Smoke

Wham! ~ Nothing Looks The Same In The Light

Color Me Badd ~ The Bells

Blue Magic ~ When Ya Coming Home

Ambrosia ~ How Much I Feel

Teddy Pendergrass ~ The Whole Town's Laughing At Me

Shai ~ If I Ever Fall In Love {acapella version}

Jackson 5 ~ All I Do Is Think Of You

Jermaine Jackson ~ Castles Of Sand

George Benson ~ My Woman's Good To Me

Ink Spots ~ If I Didn't Care

Az Yet ~ Last Night

Chuck Jackson ~ Tell Him I'm Not Home

Joe Simon ~ It Be's That Way Sometimes

Softones ~ My Dream

Garland Green ~ Jealous Kind Of Fella

O'Bryan ~ Lady I Love You

Jackie Wilson ~ This Love Is Mine

Morris Day ~ Changes

The O'Jays ~ Cry Together

Eddie Holman ~ Hey There Lonely Girl

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #11 posted 08/09/16 9:56am

phunkdaddy

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This one always takes me back to the winter of 78 or 79 when we were

snowed in Columbia SC and talking on the phone with my middle school girlfriend

Don't laugh at my funk
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Reply #12 posted 08/09/16 9:57am

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Graycap23 said:

Check out Frank Mccomb

Darien Brockington

Cameron Korvet

Eric Roberson

Maxwell

Gallant

I like Frank. He has a new album out. I like Eric Roberson too. I'm gonna get that new joint he

has out with Phonte. I'm a little disappointed in Maxwell's new album.

Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #13 posted 08/09/16 3:17pm

Hudson

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MickyDolenz said:

Little River Band ~ Reminiscing

New Birth ~ Falling In Love Again

Atlantic Starr ~ Let's Get Closer

Tyrone Davis ~ Don't Let It Be Too Late

Smokey Robinson ~ Silent Partner In A Three Way Love Affair

Gap Band ~ I Can't Get Over You

The Dramatics ~ I Can't Get Over You {different song from Gap Band}

Johnnie Taylor ~ Just Because

Hall & Oates ~ Nothing At All

Malo ~ Suavecito

Jerry Butler ~ So In Love With You

Black Ivory ~ You And I

Johnny Mathis ~ Stardust {1975 version}

El DeBarge ~ Heart Mind & Soul

Christión ~ Full Of Smoke

Wham! ~ Nothing Looks The Same In The Light

Color Me Badd ~ The Bells

Blue Magic ~ When Ya Coming Home

Ambrosia ~ How Much I Feel

Teddy Pendergrass ~ The Whole Town's Laughing At Me

Shai ~ If I Ever Fall In Love {acapella version}

Jackson 5 ~ All I Do Is Think Of You

Jermaine Jackson ~ Castles Of Sand

George Benson ~ My Woman's Good To Me

Ink Spots ~ If I Didn't Care

Az Yet ~ Last Night

Chuck Jackson ~ Tell Him I'm Not Home

Joe Simon ~ It Be's That Way Sometimes

Softones ~ My Dream

Garland Green ~ Jealous Kind Of Fella

O'Bryan ~ Lady I Love You

Jackie Wilson ~ This Love Is Mine

Morris Day ~ Changes

The O'Jays ~ Cry Together

Eddie Holman ~ Hey There Lonely Girl



Knew I could count on you for some hidden gems. biggrin

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Reply #14 posted 08/09/16 3:18pm

Hudson

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phunkdaddy said:

EmmaMcG said:
Earth Wind and Fire - Love's Holiday. I could listen to this song all day, every day.
Not bands. Solo singers but stay tuned it's coming. lol



Bands are okay! smile

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Reply #15 posted 08/09/16 3:43pm

phunkdaddy

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Hudson said:



phunkdaddy said:


EmmaMcG said:
Earth Wind and Fire - Love's Holiday. I could listen to this song all day, every day.

Not bands. Solo singers but stay tuned it's coming. lol



Bands are okay! smile



Okay at first I thought you were confining it to solo male artists.
My mistake. lol
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #16 posted 08/09/16 3:47pm

2freaky4church
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Family Stand, Quiet Desperation:

ahhh

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #17 posted 08/09/16 8:20pm

728huey

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Some 70's soul ballads:

Show and Tell - Al Wilson

Love Ballad - LTD
Come and Go With Me - Teddy Pendergrass

Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris

Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson

You Are My Starship - Norman Connors

Don't Say Goodnight - The Isley Brothers

Feel The Fire - Peabo Bryson



80's R&B/Soul ballads:

On The Wings of Love - Jeffrey Osborne
After All - Al Jarreau

A House Is Not A Home - Luther Vandross

Tender Love - Force MD's

Rock Me Tonight - Freddy Jackson

One On One - Daryl Hall and John Oates

Gotta Get You Home Tonight - Eugene Wilde

Two Occasions - The Deele

If You Were Here Tonight - Alexander O'Neal

Love You Down - Ready For the World
Make It Last Forever - Keith Sweat

One More Try - George Michael


90's Quiet Storm Ballads:

With You - Tony Terry

My My My - Johnny Gill
Let's Chill - Guy
Anniversary - Tony Toni Tone
Freak Me - Silk
All The Things (Yor Man Won't Do) - Joe
Nobody Knows - The Tony Rich Project
Don't Cry - Seal

Lady - D'Angelo
Happily Ever After - Case

This is hardly representative of all the songs out there. It would take me all night to get a comprehensive list, and I'm already way too sleep deprived. bored zzz

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Reply #18 posted 08/09/16 8:23pm

Graycap23

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Don't forget some Charlie Wilson joints.

FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent.
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Reply #19 posted 08/10/16 9:56am

namepeace

728huey said:

Some 70's soul ballads:


Show and Tell - Al Wilson
Come and Go With Me - Teddy Pendergrass

Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris

You Are My Starship - Norman Connors

Early Sunday Morning -- Isaac Hayes (instr.)

Intimate Friends -- Eddie Kendricks


80's R&B/Soul ballads:

A House Is Not A Home - Luther Vandross

Forever, For Always, For Love -- Luther Vandross

Adore -- Prince
Ribbon In The Sky -- Stevie Wonder


90's Quiet Storm Ballads


Song -- Lewis Taylor
Til' The Cops Come Knockin' -- Maxwell



00's Ballads

Soul Sista -- Bilal
Send It On -- D'Angelo
Stop The World -- Maxwell
Seconds of Pleasure -- Van Hunt


Great list, Huey . . . co-signing several of yours and adding some of mine.

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Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #20 posted 08/10/16 9:57am

namepeace

phunkdaddy said:

EmmaMcG said:
Earth Wind and Fire - Love's Holiday. I could listen to this song all day, every day.
Not bands. Solo singers but stay tuned it's coming. lol


Sorry about that!

Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #21 posted 08/10/16 11:12am

2freaky4church
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Bobby Caldwell, My Flame. Rupert Holmes, Him. Hamilton, Joe, Frank and Reynolds, Fallin In Love.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #22 posted 08/10/16 1:33pm

Comser

Billy Ocean "There'll Be Sad Songs"
Gregory Abbott "Shake You Down"
Lionel Richie "Say You, Say Me"
Billy Vera "At This Moment"
Chris DeBurgh "Lady In Red"
George Michael "One More Try"
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Reply #23 posted 08/10/16 1:54pm

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Some suggestions:

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'Tell Me Do U Wanna', Ginuwine

'Nice 'n' Slow', Usher

'Once Upon A Time', Montell Jordan

'Back At One', Brian McKnight

'5 Steps', Dru Hill (group)

'It's Over Now', 112 (group)

'Butta Love', Next (group)

'Ascension', Maxwell

'Ready Or Not', After 7 (group)

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I don't want your rhythm without your rhyme
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Reply #24 posted 08/11/16 12:53pm

MickyDolenz

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Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell ~ If This World Were Mine

Michael McDonald ~ Distant Lover

Enchantment ~ Sunshine

Switch ~ I Wanna Be Closer

The Spinners ~ Love Don't Love Nobody

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #25 posted 08/15/16 7:53pm

Conor

Maxwell. Here's one Prince would have admired:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ituDAbbgdV0

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Reply #26 posted 08/15/16 7:54pm

Conor

Another huge Maxwell tune:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMnf9GKiblA&list=PLBFCA248F840EC98A&index=5

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Reply #27 posted 08/16/16 3:41am

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Twisted by Keith Sweat

Let's Chill by Guy

Roni by Bobby Brown

Giving My All To You by Johnny Gill

Whip Apeal by Babyface

When The Party Is Over by Alexander O'Neal

Joy by Blackstreet

It Never Rains In Californa by Tony Toni Tone

Coming Home To You by New Edition

Suddenly by Billy Ocean

Tender Love by Force MD

My Dear by Mint Condition

Sweet Caroline by The Gap Band

Sign Your Name by Terence Trent Darby

Sensitivity by Ralph Tresvant

If I Ever Fall In Love by Shai


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Keep Calm & Listen To Prince
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Reply #28 posted 08/16/16 11:02am

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You and I - O'Bryan
The Show Must Go On - Sam Dees
Night and Day - Smokey Robinson
Gonna Make You An Offer - Jimmy Helms
Just to keep you satisifed - Marvin
A different corner - George Michael
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Reply #29 posted 08/23/16 7:41pm

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Mel Torme ~ Autumn In New York


You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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