Raphael Saadiq - Let’s Take a Walk
Raphael Saadiq is one of few artists who has managed to generate long-term success as a musician as the sounds and possibilities for his music grow and expand over time. Most of us were first introduced to Saadiq as lead singer of “Tony Toni Tone” with hits like “Anniversary”, “If I had no loot”, and “Lay your head on my pillow”. Beyond his work as a part of this group, Saadiq was also a part of the group “Lucy Pearl” with Dawn Robinson (formerly of En Vogue) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (formerly of A Tribe Called Quest).
Since that time, Saadiq has released three solo albums, all of which have distinctly different sounds. He made is solo debut in the summer of 2002 with the album, “Instant Vintage”. This album featured a distinct new sound that the artist describes as ‘gospel-delic’. In fall 2004 Saadiq dropped his second album,”Ray Ray”, which displayed a futuristic sound that was nothing like his debut. With his most recent 2008 release, “The Way I See It”, he turns in a completely different direction to give listeners the sounds of Motown in a way that clearly shows Raphael making the same sounds that made the soul music famous.
If you listen to his latest album, you’ll hear familiar sounds in an original context. For the first 12 tracks, the album plays like it was produced over forty-years ago. Saadiq dates the record in a bonus track by featuring Jay-Z in a remix of an earlier song. I’m feeling this entire album both for the sound, and for the statement it makes about Saadiq as an artist. While I love every track, I’m sharing track 10 entitled, “Let’s Take A Walk”. In this track, Ray Saadiq kind of takes me back to one of the club scenes in the movie “Ray” where Jamie Foxx depicts Ray Charles at his greatest. I hope this track does the same for you. Enjoy.
-Sparkman (guest contributor)
This place is crowded
Don’t know about you
I need some sex
Some sex with you
Cause your on my mind
I can feel your sweat
your body’s wet
and I need some help
Girl you know what we need to do
Girl,let’s take a walk
( walk)
outside
(walk outside)
let’s take a walk
( walk)
outside
(walk outside)
let’s take a walk
( walk)
outside
(walk outside)
I’m ready to go
go grab your coat
it’s hard to hold
I’m ready to let go
the mood is right
the city’s bright
hey..don’t you fight
I know the time is right
Girl my lips is what I need you to have
Girl,let’s take a walk
( walk)
outside
(walk outside)
let’s take a walk
( walk)
outside
(walk outside)
hey..let’s take a walk
( walk)
outside
(walk outside)
Girl,let’s take a walk
let’s take a walk
Baby ..lets take a walk
baby, lets take a walk
Listen now
Don’t know you
nothing happened
any way
I know its cold girl
but I don’t care
let’s take a walk
( walk)
outside
(walk outside)
let’s take a walk
( walk)
outside
(walk outside)
not in my car
(walk)
outside
(walk outside)
you can swing my name
and you be glad you came,babe
lets take a walk, a walk
(walk)
a walk, a walk, walk
(walk outside)
a walk , a walk, walk
( walk)
a walk , a walk, walk
(walk outside)
