However, he praised the "noticeable increase in the prominence of choir singing, tinkling piano motifs, and the silky sound of string instruments."

The orchestra's strings and winds produced a silky, refined sound in the opening Adagio and in the lovely Romance.

There is a scene in which Armstrong tells Lombardo he is making a big mistake by jazzing up his silky sound.

She laughed, a soft silky sound that turned the room into a cozy, pleasant place.

In the silence, I heard a strange, silky, rustling sound in the dark and misty passage ahead.

Vocally, she had a few dry moments, but for the most part she brought a silky, attractive sound to the sweet turns Mozart gave Pamina.

With each sound went the silky sound of electricity.

"Sure it was," he crooned, and that low, silky sound made her shudder convulsively.

Now Rosie could hear the whicker of approaching footsteps, the silky sound of grass slipping across skin.

Critics have noted the album's atmospheric, silky sounds and funky instrumentation, highlighted by mellow horns, wah wah guitar, Rhodes piano and deep, articulate bass lines.