quiet storm
radio format
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Flack
- In Roberta Flack: Career
…key figure in the emerging Quiet Storm soul music genre, which embraced romantic lyrics and smooth, slow-tempo, jazz-inspired elements. In 1981 she composed and produced the soundtrack album for comedian Richard Pryor’s film Bustin’ Loose.
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urban contemporary music
- In urban contemporary music
…nearly synonymous formats, retronuevo and quiet storm (the latter named after a Smokey Robinson hit); both were characterized by a subtle, smooth musical approach that looked back to the rhythm-and-blues ballad tradition. Among the artists who found the greatest success in these formats were Anita Baker and Luther Vandross, both…
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