Album · Raphael Saadiq
The Way I See It by Raphael Saadiq
The Way I See It is an album by Raphael Saadiq, released in 2008. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 9 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “100 Yard Dash”, on 9 lists with a best position of #20.
The Way I See It, Raphael Saadiq's third album, came out on Columbia in September 2008, his first record for the label, and it plays like a man who came home from vacation with old soul records ringing in his ears. After releasing Ray Ray on his own in 2004, he holed up at his North Hollywood studio with engineer Charles Brungardt, a fellow devotee of vintage gear and old-school recording methods, and the two ditched their modern habits to chase the Motown sound, with a dash of Philly soul on the side.
It's retro without the museum dust: bright, bouncing hooks, love songs Saadiq said were really about staying faithful to music itself, and a sleeve dressed up like a lost classic LP. Hardly anybody noticed at first, but it kept selling until it was a sleeper hit, drew a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album and sent him touring the US, Europe and Asia for a newer, wider crowd.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Way I See It on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 Yard Dash | 9 | #20 | – | 2008–2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.