The Way I See It by Raphael Saadiq

The Way I See It

Raphael Saadiq

2008

The Way I See It is a Soul & Funk album by Raphael Saadiq, originally released in 2008. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.

Sound DNA

  • Soul & Funk
  • Classic Soul
  • warm
  • nostalgic
  • soulful

About

As someone who has been turning to the sounds of Sixties and Seventies soul for inspiration since his days with Tony! Toni! Toné!, it must be frustrating for Raphael Saadiq to remain relatively unknown as neo-soul newcomers rack up Grammy awards and platinum records. Saadiq’s only recourse was to up the ante with <i>The Way I See It</i>. The album inhabits the atmosphere of late-Sixties Motown and Philadelphia International, incorporating the distinctly echo-laden drum shuffles of Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye, as well as the swelling string choruses of the Delfonics and the Stylistics. The album succeeds in spite of, and perhaps because of, its blatant appropriations (listen as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” is recycled twice, for “100 Yard Dash” and “Let’s Take A Walk”). Saadiq makes no secret of his reference points, and his sweet, featherweight tone keeps the album honest and fun. That isn’t to say that Saadiq can’t sing, by the way. The dreamy ballad “Oh Girl” proves that music pours from this performer as easily as it did from Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder before him.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Sure Hope You Mean It
  2. A2100 Yard Dash
  3. A3Keep Marchin'
  4. A4Big Easy
  5. A5Just One Kiss
  6. A6Love That Girl
  7. A7Calling

Side B

  1. B1Staying In Love
  2. B2Oh Girl
  3. B3Let's Take A Walk
  4. B4Never Give You Up
  5. B5Sometimes
  6. B6Oh Girl
  1. Bonus Track

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Performers

6 collectors on Gatefold own this · 13 pressings tracked on Gatefold