Soul songs at 72 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 415 soul songs with a verified tempo of 72 BPM: classic soul with real voices. Here are some of the best known.
72 BPM sits in the laid-back pocket where soul, slow jams, and a lot of classic hip hop live. It suits cooldowns, easy lifting between sets, and long drives.
Popular 72 BPM soul songs
A Message From Aretha
Trey Songz (2005)
Teardrops From My Eyes
Ray Charles (2011)
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
Aretha Franklin (2011)
Temptation
Destiny’s Child (1999)
He’s Funny That Way
Etta James (2001)
Don’t Leave Me This Way
Otis Redding (2013)
The Sweetest Love
Robin Thicke (2008)
Someday in My Life
Simply Red (1998)
Streets of Glory
Paloma Faith (2012)
Ol’ Man River
The Temptations (1994)
All the Woman I Need
Luther Vandross (1994)
La‐La for You
Al Green (1972)
I’m a Mess
Anthony Hamilton (2003)
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
The Supremes (1975)
neversaygoodbye
Brian McKnight (2009)
Deja Vu
Dionne Warwick (1989)
Canadian Sunset
Sam Cooke (1958)
Walk
Kwabs (2014)
Chocolate Legs
Eric Benét (2008)
You Are Too Beautiful
The Platters (1957)
Spontaneous Combustion
Cannonball Adderley (1955)
You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Diana Ross & The Supremes (1965)
It Takes a Lot of Strength to Say Goodbye
Bobby Womack (1984)
Give Me a Friend
Beres Hammond (2001)
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