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Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It

I feel a massive 60's & 70's soul/funk/motown revival is on the horizon.

Amy Winehouse clearly had huge success with 'Back to Black'; proving beyond doubt there's a demand. She's sold 10 millions copies of that album.

There are plenty of bands and artists producing their own modern take on the genre. Think Orgone, Connie Price & The Keystones and El Michel's Affair to name just a few.

There are even record labels like Love 'n Haight, Daptone Records and Truth & Soul being created purely to release the records everyone missed first time round or dedicate themselves to those new bands infatuated with it.

However, I have to say I never saw this one coming.

Raphael Saadiq is the latest artist to join in revival with his new album The Way I See It. It's a brave move. A massive departure from his recognised sound.

My initial impressions are good. I'm not expecting him to produce a true authentic 60's soul LP and I'm certainly not going to take the easy route out and brush it off as pure imitation as I'm sure some 'purists' will.

He's got a few high profile collaborations in there for good measure. Joss Stone, Jay Z, CJ Hilton and a certain Stevie Wonder.

Massive respect to Raphael Saadiq and Columbia Records for setting up Raphael Saadiq TV on youtube and actually posting all the tracks from the album.

Picking out one track to put on this blog post was not easy. This track is called 'Oh Girl', a proper soul ballad that sounds like it could have been performed by The Delfonics... it's amazing.

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