Uptown soul can be considered the R&B equivalent of adult contemporary music, at least for the period of time in which it was popular, from about 1962 or so through the end of that decade. The typical "Uptown Soul" song is much less rhythmic than other soul songs; the soul comes across almost entirely in the vocal performance, backed by lush strings and horns and (usually) Sixties-pop style background voices.

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