Grown and Sexy Slow Jams August 24, 2026: Ten Timeless R&B Records

Luther Vandross, Anita Baker, and Patti LaBelle anchor the Grown & Sexy Slow Jams set for August 24, 2026.

Grown and Sexy Slow Jams August 24, 2026 settles into ten records built around patience, adult feeling, and voices that know how to leave space around a lyric. The sequence moves from private invitation to open devotion, then closes with songs about endurance and self-knowledge. Every artist clears the seven-day rotation, every song clears the available 30-day record, and every selection includes a verified Apple Music preview with a matching full-song link.

Luther Vandross — “If Only for One Night”

Vandross turns a private request into velvet restraint, letting the arrangement breathe around every measured phrase.

Anita Baker — “You Bring Me Joy”

Baker’s low, assured vocal makes gratitude feel intimate rather than decorative, carried by the quiet confidence of Rapture.

Freddie Jackson — “Have You Ever Loved Somebody”

Jackson asks the question with polished urgency, balancing bright production against the ache underneath it.

Patti LaBelle — “If Only You Knew”

A confession grows from hesitation into release as LaBelle makes every climb in the vocal feel emotionally earned.

The Isley Brothers — “Between the Sheets”

The groove is unhurried and instantly recognizable, with Ronald Isley’s lead giving sensuality a conversational ease.

Stephanie Mills — “I Feel Good All Over”

Mills sings joy as a full-body certainty, using gospel-rooted power without losing the song’s romantic warmth.

Lalah Hathaway — “Forever, for Always, for Love”

Hathaway honors Luther Vandross’s writing with a rich, grounded performance that treats devotion as a lasting choice.

Peabo Bryson — “Can You Stop the Rain”

Bryson’s control keeps the heartbreak elegant while the production lets the central question hang in the room.

Anthony Hamilton — “The Point of It All”

Hamilton brings worn-in soul to a song about staying connected after pride and confusion have done their damage.

Ledisi — “Pieces of Me”

Ledisi closes with self-possession, presenting complexity as strength instead of something love needs to simplify.

The set begins with invitation, opens into gratitude and desire, then lands on the harder work of lasting love and knowing yourself inside it. Revisit the August 21 Grown & Sexy Slow Jams edition for another rotation-cleared sequence, and keep Power 104.7 Baltimore | Power1047.com on after dark.