on what I personally feel or whatev. It's solely based off of when I DJ, and when I go out to parties with other DJs. So if anything, it's biased based on L.A., majority Black crowds, and the 25-40 age range. Some of those songs you mentioned aren't at all club songs, and I've never heard them in a club or at a party before. Some are karaoke songs for sure, which could almost be another category.

>
>>Slow jams:
>>1. Bump and grind
>>2. Weak
>>3. I'm going down
>>4. Pretty brown eyes
>>5. Freak me (Silk)
>>6. Freekin you
>>7. Knockin da boots
>>8. Anytime, anyplace
>>9. Stay (Jodeci)
>>10. Who can I run to
>>11. Nice & Slow
>>12. All I do is think of you (Troop)
>>13. Pillow (TTT)
>
>Love that you put Weak that high. That's my fav/most
>nostalgic slow jam of the 90s. But, I think there are at
>least a few gems missing:
>
>Lauryn Hill - X-Factor
>Dru Hill - 5 Steps or We're Not Making Love No More
>Mista - Blackberry Molasses
>Donnell Jones - Where I Wanna Be
>Prince - The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
>Erykah Badu - Otherside of the Game
>Shai - If I Ever Fall in Love
>Brandy - Have You Ever?

Of these...the ones that would get great reaction at a party are probably just X-Factor and If I ever fall in love....I've seen folks go nuts to those before, but they only work in certain settings and with certain crowds.

>
>And it's kind of tough to keep off Whitney - I Will Always
>Love You

I've never in life heard that at a party...but for karaoke, for sure.


>>
>>Mid tempo jams:
>>1. Touch me, tease me
>>2. I wanna be down
>>3. Come & talk to me (remix)
>>4. I can love you better
>>5. Killing me softly
>>6. Right here (remix)
>>7. Tell me (Groove theory)
>>8. Lady (D'Angelo)
>>9. Sweet thing (Mary J)
>>10. Best friend (Brandy)
>>11. You make me wanna
>>12. Just kickin it
>>13. I'm so into you (Tamia)
>>14. Don't take it personal (Monica)
>>15. Sittin up in my room
>>16. Baby baby baby (TLC)
>>17. Are you that somebody
>
>Good selections, but I'd find a way to work in:
>
>Mariah & Bone Thugs - Breakdown
>Donnell Jones - This Luv
>Aaliyah - If your girl only knew

I may have heard Breakdown at a party before, but I wouldn't place it higher than anything here. "If your girl only knew" tends to be hit and miss for me...it works whenever it's a R&B party, or anything that's dedicated to Aaliyah, but doesn't get that automatic reaction like some of the higher listed tracks. I may even place "Are you that somebody" higher on this list, though.

>>Upbeat/party jams:
>>
>>1. Poison
>>2. This is how we do it
>>3. Candy rain
>>4. My boo (Ghost Town DJs)
>>5. Pony (It's kind of a slow jam but kind of a party jam)
>>6. MotownPhilly
>>7. Fantasy
>>8. Remember the time
>>9. I wanna sex you up
>>10. Kissing game (Hi-Five)
>>10. Return of the mack
>>11. Back & forth
>>12. No Diggity
>>13. Don't walk away
>>14. Every little thing I do (Soul 4 Real)
>>15. Too close
>>16. Freak like me (Adina)
>>17. Only you (Remix)
>>18. Real love
>>19. I'm so into you (SWV)
>>20. Hey Mr. DJ
>
>Kind of blasphemy to not include Johnny Gill - Rub You the
>Right Way
>Also, I can vividly remember Doo Wop (That Thing) killing in
>the clubs and at school dances
>
>I'm not their biggest fan, but I feel like Salt n Peppa have
>to be on here with either Shoop or Whatta Man.

For the under 35 crowd, "Rub you the right way" def isn't on that list. I can see it going hard for the 40-50 for sure, and especially back in the day...but it's so many other songs from that era that go harder.

I count Salt n Pepa as Rap...someone else mentioned "Crush on you" which I def consider as Rap. Same for "Shorty swing my way" which is kinda half and half.

>Also might consider:
>
>112 - Anywhere
>Destiny's Child - Say My Name
>Robin S - Show Me Love

112 "Anywhere" def goes off with folks my age, early 30's and late 20's, nostalgia alone. Def has to be a sexual type mood for it to go off, but it works as good as some of the lower ranked slow songs I have.

"Say my name" works, but to me, it's really just the intro of it that goes. I wouldn't put it above anything on the list, though.

"Show me love" is House to me, and doesn't work with a straight Rap/R&B L.A. crowd under 35. It works for the 35-45 transplants from the East more than anything.