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
323844
2
46
269911
3
52
441095
4
42
477473
5
51
232603
6
48
369832
7
61
564418
8
43
381029
9
49
343027
10
49
652715
11
50
461261
12
44
558695
13
46
312858
14
48
442883
15
45
325917
16
42
216191
17
42
212569
18
59
905123
19
51
459134
20
54
255490
21
52
625601
22
56
263042
23
51
394353
24
52
837743
25
50
616677
26
49
477898
27
56
1260114
28
54
1052698
29
50
679861
30
53
1239480
31
52
387643
32
57
1226821
33
46
662510
34
52
585587
35
57
1339735
36
48
175814
37
47
454774
38
45
570952
39
47
421863
40
59
1194810
41
65
1826989
42
48
516790
43
43
190681
44
61
1788196
45
47
392808
46
64
1099726
47
52
281471
48
50
204515
49
66
1916269
50
48
359992
51
56
576821
52
51
551446
53
50
533939
54
58
688409
55
62
1575373
56
58
629088
57
73
1654612
58
62
956606
59
55
1282431
60
73
5220015
61
65
1763320
62
47
270999
63
44
235868
64
43
208873
65
57
1181630
66
48
608375
67
63
170405
68
46
568862
69
46
23390
70
52
974001
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
179435
83
58
1494805
84
44
346417
85
45
423059
86
57
1742962
87
47
750585
88
45
576114
89
50
476527
90
46
414220
91
43
73245
92
50
714022
93
43
174591
94
43
15769
95
59
529477
96
57
607294
97
51
216872
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.