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* This Is Hip Hop (95/100) [http://kevinnottingham.com/myblog/2008/10/25/raphael-saadiq-the-way-i-see-it/] |
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*[[Rolling Stone]] {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/raphaelsaadiq/albums/album/22955163/review/23589128/the_way_i_see_it] |
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The Way I See It is the fourth studio album by American musician and vocalist Raphael Saadiq, released internationally on September 16, 2008. It includes the debut single "Love That Girl (So Sweet and Tender)," as well as "100 Yard Dash." The LP also features the song "Just One Kiss," on which Joss Stone appears, for whom Saadiq produced the album Introducing Joss Stone in early 2007.
Chart Positions
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 8 |
Tracklisting
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sure Hope You Mean It | 3:40 |
| 2. | 100 Yard Dash | 2:18 |
| 3. | Keep Marchin' | 2:37 |
| 4. | Big Easy (featuring The Infamous Young Spodie & the Rebirth Brass Band) | 3:18 |
| 5. | Just One Kiss (featuring Joss Stone) | 2:32 |
| 6. | Love That Girl | 3:04 |
| 7. | Calling (featuring Rocio Mendoza) | 3:44 |
| 8. | Staying In Love | 2:53 |
| 9. | Oh Girl | 3:34 |
| 10. | Let's Take a Walk | 2:28 |
| 11. | Never Give You Up (featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton) | 4:12 |
| 12. | Sometimes | 4:03 |
| 13. | Oh Girl (Remix) (featuring Jay-Z) | 3:41 |
| 14. | Kelly Ray (iTunes Bonus Track) | 3:30 |
Saadiq about the album
"While I was making the album, I watched videos by Gladys Knight & The Pips, Al Green, The Four Tops ... And fused them all together," Saadiq said of the further inspiration he found for creating the album. The song "Oh Girl" conjures up images of famed Philly soul harmony groups like The Delfonics and The Stylistics: "I love the ballads by those groups, they're among my favorite songs. When I listen to them, I wonder where did that sound come from. "Oh Girl" is like the kind of slow jam (director) Quentin Tarantino has used in his movies..." Another director, Spike Lee provided the impetus for the fast-moving "Big Easy". The Way I See It ends appropriately with the Sam Cooke-influenced "Sometimes" which, Saadiq explains, is "the story of my mother and my grandmother who have always been such an inspiration to me through this journey. It felt right to close out the record this way."
Saadiq said the album was harder to produce than all the collaborations he had done before. The album was nominated for three 2009 Grammy Awards nominations, including Best R&B Album.
References
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