Raphael Saadiq
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Charlie Ray Wiggins (born May 14, 1966, Oakland, California), professionally known as Raphael Saadiq, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer associated with the soul music movement.
Saadiq has been playing music since the age of six. During the 1970s and 1980s, he played bass at church and school. He also enjoyed his onstage moments at various local events in his hometown.
Career
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Saadiq began his professional career as the lead vocalist and bassplayer in the rhythm and blues and dance trio Tony! Toni! Toné!. He used the name Raphael Wiggins while in Tony! Toni! Toné!, where he was joined by his brother Dwayne Wiggins, and his cousin Timothy Christian. He adopted the name of Raphael Saadiq in the mid-1990s.[1]
In 1996, Tony! Toni! Toné! released the album entitled House of Music. His biggest solo success was his 1995 single "Ask of You", which peaked at #19 in the U.S. Saadiq also hooked up with EPMD for 1998's Da Joint.
Lucy Pearl
He produced a few solo tracks, but Saadiq's next big project became the R&B supergroup Lucy Pearl. He recorded the self-titled album with Dawn Robinson (En Vogue) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest). This group only lasted for one album.
Solo work
He released his first solo album Instant Vintage in 2002 and earned 5 Grammy nominations.
Saadiq released his third solo album, The Way I See It, on September 16, 2008, featuring collaborations with Stevie Wonder and Joss Stone. The albums was nominated for three Grammy awards and was named Album of the Year by the iTunes Editorial Team.
Musical producer
His 2000 song collaboration "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" won D'Angelo a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance; it was also nominated for Grammy Award for Best R&B Song [2]. The song was ranked #4 on Rolling Stone's "End of Year Critics & Readers Poll" of the top singles of 2000 [3]. D'Angelo's album Voodo won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 2001 Grammy Awards.
In 2004, Saadiq produced a remix of the song "Crooked Nigga Too" by the late Tupac Shakur which is featured on the album Loyal To The Game.
In 2007, Saadiq had produced Introducing Joss Stone, the third album of British soul singer Joss Stone.
He produced songs for LeToya Luckett's forthcoming second album Lady Love, set for release August 2009.
Other artists he has collaborated with include Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, The Isley Brothers, Teedra Moses, The Roots, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Macy Gray, Angie Stone, Snoop Dogg, Devin the Dude, DJ Quik, Kelis, Q-Tip, Lil' Skeeter, Ludacris, The Bee Gees, Musiq Soulchild, Jaguar Wright, Chanté Moore, Lionel Richie, Marcus Miller, Noel Gourdin, Nappy Roots, Calvin Richardson, T-Boz from TLC, Floetry, Leela James, Amp Fiddler, John Legend, Joss Stone, Young Bellz, Anthony Hamilton, Babyface, Ledisi, Goapele, Ginuwine, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, Bilal, as well as many others.
Other
In 2002, Saadiq founded his own record label, Pookie Entertainment. Among the artists on the label are Joi and Truth Hurts.
On April 13, 2007, Saadiq just played the role of Anthony Hayes from Disturbia.
In 2008 Saadiq formed a new label called Velma Records, a place where Raphael promises "people can express themselves like I did with The Way I See It... where they can dream something up and just go with it".[4]
Discography
- Instant Vintage (2002)
- All Hits at the House of Blues (2003)
- Ray Ray (2004)
- The Way I See It (2008)
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Adult R&B | U.K. | |||||||||||
| 1995 | "Ask of You" | 19 | 2 | — | 76 | Higher Learning OST | ||||||||
| 1999 | "Get Involved" (feat. Q-Tip) | 67 | 21 | — | 36 | The P.J.'s OST | ||||||||
| 2002 | "Be Here" (feat. D'Angelo) | 99 | 68 | — | — | Instant Vintage | ||||||||
| "Still Ray" | — | 79 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2004 | "Rifle Love" (feat. Lucy Pearl & Tony! Toni! Toné!) | — | — | — | — | Ray Ray | ||||||||
| "Chic Like You" (feat. Allie Baba) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2005 | "I Want You Back" (feat. Teedra Moses) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2008 | "Love That Girl" | — | 45 | 13 | — | The Way I See It | ||||||||
| "Big Easy" (feat. The Infamous Young Spodie & The Rebirth Brass Band)[1] | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2009 | "100 Yard Dash" | — | 125 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Never Give You Up" (feat. Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton) | — | 28 | 4 | — | ||||||||||
| "Let's Take a Walk" | TBR | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or wasn't released. | ||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Lorez, Jeff. "Raphael Saadiq 2008 Interview". SoulMusic.com. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
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- ^ Rolling Stone End of year Critic & Readers lists. www.rocklist.net. Retrieved on 2008-08-08.
- ^ Dodds, Dan. "Exclusive UK Interview "Raphael Saadiq talks to Soul Jones"". souljonespresents.com. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
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