Raphael Saadiq

Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It (2008)



Artist: Raphael Saadiq
Title Of Album: The Way I See It
Year Of Release: 16 Sep 2008
Label: Columbia
Genre: Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B


Tracklist

01. Sure Hope You Mean It
02. 100 Yard Dash
03. Keep Marchin'
04. Big Easy featuring The Infamous Young Spodie and the Rebirth Brass Band
05. Just One Kiss featuring Joss Stone
06. Love That Girl
07. Calling
08. Staying In Love
09. Oh Girl
10. Let's Take A Walk
11. Never Give You Up featuring Stevie Wonder and C.J.
12. Sometimes
13. Oh Girl (Remix featuring Jay-Z)

In 'The Way I See It' Raphael Saadiq goes back to the Motown era - except, unlike other artists who have covered existing material, Saadiq has written 12 ORIGINAL tracks inspired by the era - complete with the vinyl-limited track lengths of the period (which is why the album is short). The result is a stunning, live instrument-driven album that pops with echoes of Curtis Mayfield (Love That Girl), Smokey Robinson (Just One Kiss), Stevie Wonder (Let's Take a Walk) and the Temptations. Some of the stand-out tracks on the album are 'Never Give You Up', which (even in the title) has echoes of Marvin Gaye and features a lovely harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder and 'Sometimes', which actually reminds me of some of the work Ali Tennant did on his album Bitter Honey, which bristles with Al Green's edgy soul. The version of 'Oh Girl' featuring a rap by Jay-Z is totally unnecessary, but it won't stop me from giving 'The Way I See It' five funky stars!

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