{{About|the song by Quincy Jones|the song by Twista|Slow Jamz||Slow Jam (disambiguation){{!}}Slow Jam}} {{Infobox song | name = Slow Jams | cover = QJ-Slow Jams.jpg | alt = | border = yes | type = single | artist = Quincy Jones featuring Babyface and Tamia with Portrait and Barry White | album = Q's Jook Joint | released = 1996 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = R&B | length = 4:28 | label = Qwest | writer = Rod Temperton | producer = | chronology = Tamia | prev_title = You Put a Move on My Heart | prev_year = 1995 | next_title = Missing You | next_year = 1996 }}
"'''Slow Jams'''" is a song by American musician Quincy Jones from his studio album ''Q's Jook Joint'' (1995). Written and produced by Rod Temperton, vocals for the song were initially recorded by Babyface, Portrait, Barry White and SWV. A remix version, released in 1996 as the album's second single, replaced the latter's vocals with Tamia. A commercial success, it peaked at number 2 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and reached the top 20 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Hot R&B Singles chart. The original version featuring SWV<ref>{{Cite web |title=39th Annual GRAMMY Awards {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/39th-annual-grammy-awards |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=grammy.com}}</ref> earned a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 39th Grammy Awards in 1997.
==Charts==
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1996) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Quincy Jones|song=Slow Jams|rowheader=true|access-date=June 9, 2012}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|68|artist=Quincy Jones|rowheader=true|access-date=May 7, 2015}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|19|artist=Quincy Jones|rowheader=true|access-date=June 9, 2012}} |}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1996) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/?chart=3885|title=End of Year Charts 1996|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 3, 2017}}</ref> | 18 |- ! scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1996|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 20, 2021|archive-date=August 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803035752/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs|url-status=live}}</ref> | 78 |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=single|artist=Q Jones / Babyface / Tamia|title=Slow Jams|relyear=1996|certyear=1996|id=1996-09-06|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum}} {{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=yes}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:1995 songs Category:1996 singles Category:Quincy Jones songs Category:Tamia songs Category:Barry White songs Category:Song recordings produced by Quincy Jones Category:Songs written by Rod Temperton Category:Contemporary R&B ballads Category:1990s ballads Category:Qwest Records singles