album "The Way I See It"

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"The Way I See It" is a retro-soul album by Raphael Saadiq that pays homage to classic Motown and 1960s R&B styles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf album
studio album
artist Raphael Saadiq
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
surface form: Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Album
chronology Raphael Saadiq albums
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception positive reviews
describedAs homage to 1960s R&B
homage to classic Motown
featuresArtist Jay-Z
Joss Stone
Stevie Wonder
followedBy Stone Rollin'
follows Ray Ray
genre Motown revival
R&B
retro-soul
soul
hasCoverArtStyle vintage aesthetic
hasTrack 100 Yard Dash
The Big Easy
surface form: Big Easy

Calling
Just One Kiss
Keep Marchin'
Kelly Ray
Let’s Take a Walk
Love That Girl
Love That Girl (Remix)
Never Give You Up
Oh Girl
Oh Girl
surface form: Oh Girl (feat. Jay-Z)

Seven
Sometimes
Sometimes (Remix)
Staying In Love
Sure Hope You Mean It
hasType concept album
inspiredBy 1960s R&B
Motown
surface form: Motown sound
language English
mainTheme nostalgia for classic soul
romantic relationships
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
performer Raphael Saadiq
producer Raphael Saadiq
recordLabel Columbia Records
Sony BMG
usesInstrumentation analog recording techniques
live horns
live strings

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Raphael Saadiq notableWork album "The Way I See It"
album "Instant Vintage" follows album "The Way I See It"
subject surface form: Instant Vintage
this entity surface form: The Way I See It (unreleased at the time)