Raphael Saadiq has long been the man in my books. Whether it’s with Tony Toni Tone, Lucy Pearl or his solo shit, this cat is super talented. Aside from his own projects, he’s also contributed production or instrumentation on several other artist’s tracks, like D’Angelo’s Lady, Total’s Kissing You, John Legend’s Show Me & Kelis’ Glow among others. He’s also done shit with the likes of Joss Stone, Anthony Hamilton, Mary J, Snoop and the list goes on. If you know even a fraction of this guy’s body of work (and I don’t proclaim to know allll his shit) one thing should be apparent to you - he’s got soul. Haha it’s sort of a cliched thing to say, but it’s the simple truth and it’s something that sets a lot of artists apart from the rest. Anyway, the reason I’m blogging on this guy is cos I recently came across a sampler of his next solo album, which is called The Way I See It - and it sounds like it’s gonna be mean as fuck. As the cover suggests, Saadiq’s gone for an old school feel and is out to reproduce that soulful sound of the Motown era we all know and love. The album’s not due out ’til September, and as far as I know it hasn’t leaked on the net yet, but below is a link to the sampler which has 5 full tracks to tide you over. The full album tracklist is after the jump if you’re interested.

The Way I See It sampler (Megaupload): Click here.

Raphael Saadiq The Way I See It tracklist:

1. Sure Hope You Mean It
2. 100 Yard Dash
3. Keep Marchin’
4. Big Easy featuring The Infamous Young Spodie and the Rebirth Brass Band
5. Just One Kiss featuring Joss Stone
6. Love That Girl
7. Calling
8. Staying In Love
9. 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)

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