Quiet storm is a smooth and soulful music genre that emerged in the 1970s. It features slow-tempo R&B ballads with a focus on romantic and sensual themes. The music is characterized by its mellow and soothing sound, often incorporating jazz and funk elements. Quiet storm is perfect for a relaxing evening or a romantic night in.
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Saxophone, Drum Kit, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Horn Section, Piano, Keyboard/Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Trumpet, Double Bass, Trombone, Clarinet, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica
Popular quiet storm Songs
Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
2004
Touch Me In The Morning
1973
We Are Family (1995 Remaster)
1979
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
1996
Greatest Slow Jams, Vol. 1
2008
Natural Man / Classic Lou
2001
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List of quiet storm artists
Here is a list of quiet storm artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the quiet storm genre. You can find out what quiet storm genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
44
323947
2
46
269911
3
52
441095
4
42
477473
5
48
369910
6
51
232687
7
61
564418
8
43
381132
9
49
343212
10
49
653778
11
50
461261
12
44
558695
13
48
442883
14
46
313399
15
45
326015
16
42
212625
17
42
216244
18
59
905123
19
51
459134
20
54
255553
21
52
626037
22
56
263213
23
51
394353
24
52
837743
25
50
617751
26
49
477995
27
56
1260114
28
54
1052698
29
50
680213
30
53
1239480
31
52
387643
32
57
1228084
33
46
663204
34
57
1339735
35
52
585725
36
48
175814
37
47
454774
38
45
571081
39
47
421933
40
59
1196035
41
65
1826989
42
48
516790
43
43
190757
44
47
392808
45
61
1788196
46
64
1099726
47
50
204515
48
52
281471
49
66
1921335
50
48
359992
51
56
576821
52
51
552305
53
50
533939
54
58
688409
55
62
1575373
56
73
1654612
57
58
629088
58
62
956606
59
55
1289389
60
73
5220015
61
65
1763320
62
47
270999
63
44
235936
64
43
208943
65
57
1181630
66
63
171112
67
48
608375
68
46
569122
69
47
23621
70
52
974539
71
61
906303
72
63
606537
73
64
1824668
74
56
608181
75
46
275111
76
52
832344
77
53
236665
78
50
293246
79
58
1637279
80
63
2943783
81
43
347754
82
44
179515
83
58
1494805
84
44
346558
85
45
423369
86
57
1742962
87
47
750585
88
45
576114
89
50
476527
90
46
414220
91
43
73245
92
50
714022
93
43
15769
94
43
174591
95
59
529477
96
57
607294
97
51
217014
98
51
175430
99
44
168765
100
48
60206
quiet storm playlist created by Chosic
Enjoy this playlist of popular quiet storm music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.