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 and "Never Give You Up", which features some harmonica from Ste...
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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 and "Never Give You Up", which features some harmonica from Stevie Wonder. Critical reviews for The Way I See It were generally favorable, based on an aggregate score of 79/100 from Metacritic. The album has sold 300,000 copies as of March 2009. In 2009, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B; Album at the 51st Grammy Awards.
"I actually went on vacation to The Bahamas and Costa Rica", explained Saadiq to Pete Lewis of 'Blues & Soul': "I was surfing and running into people from all kind of places. But one thing I noticed wherever I was going was that everyone was listening to this...
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