Raphael SaadiqBest Raphael Saadiq Albums Ranked
8.1
Avg Score
9
Opinions
4
Albums
5
Reviewers
Summary from 9 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Raphael Saadiq's catalog across 4 albums from 9 opinions, with an overall average of 8.1/10. The top-rated Raphael Saadiq album is Jimmy Lee (2019) with a 8.7/10 average from 4 ratings, followed by Stone Rollin' and Instant Vintage. The discography on Wavelength spans 2002 to 2019.
Instant Vintage
“Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit Raphael Saadiq’s 2002 debut, a meticulously crafted record that bridged generations of soul and R&B.”
Jimmy Lee
“Since his music career got off the ground 35 years ago, multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter Raphael Saadiq has mostly steered clear of writing the tragedies that punctuated his childhood into his songs. Recruited as a bassist by Sheila E. in 1984, Saadiq landed in Prince’s touring band at the tender age of 18 and never looked back. Following his stint with Prince, Saadiq made his name (then Ra”
Jimmy Lee
“The soul singer’s latest is a multi-perspective, multi-genre examination of addiction and family breakdown.”
Stone Rollin'
“On 2008’s The Way I See It, former Tony! Toni! Toné! frontman and current Malcolm X look-alike Raphael Saadiq did a spot-on impression of Motown circa 1965, defying retro-soul’s bias for Seventies babymaking mush. Some have called Stone Rollin’ his Electric Ladyland, and like the Hendrix classic, it’s an inspired free-for-all, moving backward and forward […]”
The Way I See It (Bonus Track Version)
“Raphael Saadiq's unabashedly retro fourth album doesn't try to "update" old soul sounds; instead, the former Tony! Toni! Toné! frontman works under the simple belief that those styles created in Philadelphia, Detroit, and Memphis during the 1960s speak as loudly now as they did then.”
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