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}} ''The Way I See It'' is the third studio album by American recording artist Raphael Saadiq, released on September 16, 2008, by Columbia Records. After his 2004 album ''Ray Ray'', Saadiq continued working on other artists' projects and developed a partnership with audio engineer Charles Brungardt, who shared his fascination with historic recording techniques and equipment. In 2008, he returned from a vacation that inspired him to pursue classic soul and recorded ''The Way I See It'' with Brungardt at Saadiq's studio in North Hollywood. In an attempt to recreate the Motown aesthetic of the 1960s, Saadiq and Brungardt eschewed their past experiences with modern music production in favor of experimenting with older recording techniques. ''The Way I See It'' is a traditional soul album that draws on the 1960s Motown Sound and Philadelphia soul. Saadiq, whose lyrics mostly deal with romantic subject matter, described it as a series of love songs about music and remaining faithful to it despite trends. Initially overlooked by consumers, ''The Way I See It'' sold steadily and charted for 41 weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 282,000 copies in the United States by May 2011. It also performed well in European countries such as France, where it charted for 51 weeks. The album received generally positive reviews from critics and was an exemplary release of the classic soul revival at the time. Saadiq's extensive touring for the album in the United States, Europe, and Asia garnered him a newer, more diverse audience. == Background == After releasing his second studio album ''Ray Ray'' in 2004, Saadiq continued working as a producer, composer, and instrumentalist on other recording artists' music. He was introduced to audio engineer Charles Brungardt through production and songwriting team Jake and the Phatman, who had worked on ''Ray Ray''. Brungardt interned at Blakeslee Recording Company, Saadiq's North Hollywood recording studio, and eventually became his principal sonic partner on projects. The two shared a fascination with historic recording techniques and equipment. They also studied the 2006 book ''Recording The Beatles'' together and had an interest in the knowledge of recording gear by engineers and technicians for English rock band The Beatles. Brungardt increased his engineering output, and in 2007, Saadiq enlisted him to engineer and mix English singer Joss Stone's studio album ''Introducing Joss Stone'',〔 which Saadiq produced. While vacationing in the Bahamas and Costa Rica in 2008, Saadiq observed people there listening to classic soul music and was inspired to pursue it as a musical direction for his next album. He recounted the experience in an interview for ''Blues & Soul'', saying that "I was like 'Wow, maybe I should tap into this vibe, because it’s actually what I LOVE!' ... I realised that, though you can hear it in many of the records I've done throughout my career, I'd never paid 100% attention to going in that direction before. So the difference this time is that I took a more focused route."〔 As a part of Tony! Toni! Toné! during the late 1980s and 1990s, Saadiq had incorporated classic Motown influences in his songwriting for the group.〔 Before recording ''The Way I See It'', Saadiq signed to Columbia Records. Label executive Rick Rubin visited Saadiq's home studio and was impressed by his material there. He said of Rubin's visit and advice to him as a solo artist, "He told me to never box myself in. I just have to be myself. You've got to follow your own path. I've always gone down the road less traveled, but now I do it even more aggressively." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Way I See It」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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