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Quiet Storm
- Genre family
- R&B / Soul
- Starting recordings
- 55
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Quiet Storm
Quiet Storm is a branch of the R&B / Soul family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Quiet Storm is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Luther Vandross, Atlantic Starr and Keith Washington.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreR&B / Soul
Current genreQuiet Storm
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Binibini2014 · Quiet Storm · quiet stormOpen in new tab 02今夜可否留低2022 · Quiet Storm · quiet stormOpen in new tab 03Breathe Life Into Me1988 · Quiet Storm · quiet stormOpen in new tab 04With a Christmas HeartQuiet Storm · quiet stormOpen in new tab 05Special Lady2004 · Quiet Storm · quiet stormOpen in new tab 06Thinkin' of You2009 · Quiet Storm · soulOpen in new tab 07I’m the One Who Knows1991 · Quiet Storm · soulOpen in new tab 08Free (Louie Vega dub)2005 · Quiet Storm · quiet stormOpen in new tab 09Overjoyed (12″ version)1985 · Quiet Storm · quiet stormOpen in new tab 10A Letter to Myself1992 · Quiet Storm · soulOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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LOCAL GRAPH
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