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- Ray Ray is the second studio album by American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Raphael Saadiq. It was released October 5, 2004, by his record label, Pookie Entertainment. After being dropped from Universal Records, Saadiq formed the label and recorded the album. He pursued a 1970s-inspired musical direction that was looser than his 2002 debut album, Instant Vintage, and produced Ray Ray with Michael Angelo, Jake and the Phatman, and Kelvin Wooten. Titled after Saadiq's childhood nickname, Ray Ray features funky, groove-oriented songs and Saadiq's characteristic fusion of programmed beats, strings, neo soul melodies, and live guitar. They are arranged in a song cycle and touch on lighthearted romantic themes and socially conscious messages. The album debuted at number 86 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, but fell off the next week. It received generally positive reviews from music critics. Although some were ambivalent towards its loose blaxploitation concept and Saadiq's songwriting, critics praised the album's production quality and vintage musical approach. It is currently out of print. (en)
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- The duet with singer-songwriter Teedra Moses features Saadiq's characteristic nimble bass playing. (en)
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- Raphael Saadiq (en)
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- UK bonus track (en)
- featuring Joi (en)
- featuring Babyface (en)
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- featuring Allie Baba (en)
- featuring Tony! Toni! Toné! and Lucy Pearl (en)
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- Clearly a man possessed by a bygone era, Saadiq transforms himself into a musical superhero, a good-natured, pseudopimp armed with a bass guitar and a tendency to fall instantly in love. (en)
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- Ozuna, Saadiq, Standridge (en)
- Saadiq, Michael Angelo Saulsberry, Taura Jackson (en)
- Saadiq, Saulsberry, Alvie Wiggins (en)
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- Ray Ray is the second studio album by American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Raphael Saadiq. It was released October 5, 2004, by his record label, Pookie Entertainment. After being dropped from Universal Records, Saadiq formed the label and recorded the album. He pursued a 1970s-inspired musical direction that was looser than his 2002 debut album, Instant Vintage, and produced Ray Ray with Michael Angelo, Jake and the Phatman, and Kelvin Wooten. (en)
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