The Way I See It (studio album)
by Raphael Saadiq

The Way I See It by Raphael Saadiq
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-09-16
Overall rank: 11,112th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 35 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 2008 (201st)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,963rd)
Award Best albums of all time (11,112th)

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Raphael Saadiq bestography

The Way I See It is ranked 2nd best out of 5 albums by Raphael Saadiq on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Raphael Saadiq is Stone Rollin' which is ranked number 9748 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 123.

Raphael Saadiq album bestography « Higher ranked (9,748th)
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This album (11,112th)
The Way I See It
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The Way I See It

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The Way I See It rankings

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Overall rank: 11,112th | 2000s rank: 1,963rd | 2008 rank: 201st

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 35 votes)
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10/27/2025 05:34 Tamthebam   22,85769/100
 
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04/20/2024 18:16 dukeboxkool   1,97772/100

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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.2.

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From 08/10/2025 08:49 | #310497
Shortlisted for R&B album of the year at the 2009 Grammys. The winner was Jennifer Hudson by Jennifer Hudson
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From 09/12/2019 16:43 | #242514
21st century Retro-Soul at its finest. Saadiq is one of a contingent along with D'Angelo and The Roots who have looked back into the past for inspiration and into the future for destination. Saadiq's duet with British Soul diva Joss Stone is sublime on "Just One Kiss" (I wish it could go on forever). Throughout the album I couldn't help hearing Smokey Robinson in his prime.
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From 10/29/2013 15:23 | #89698
Great retro soul album. If you love motown or stax, this is for you.
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From 04/22/2012 21:49 | #40680
Another consistent record from Saadiq. "Oh Girl" is one his best vocal tracks ever, too bad the remix has the opportunistic Jay-Z on it, though it does help Saadiq out with publicity. I would not say this is better than Ray Ray, they simply touch on different eras (this is 60s Motown, Ray Ray is 70s funkish soul).
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