In 2008, Raphael Saadiq released his third album The Way I See It, which featured 1960s Motown Sound-inspired songs with traditional soul music influences. He supported the release with a concert tour from March to August 2011. It also became the singer's highest-charting album in the United States, reaching number 14 on the Billboard 200. With the help of arranger Paul Riser and engineer Gerry Brown, the singer also incorporated string and orchestral arrangements to the songs.Ī widespread critical success, Stone Rollin ' was deemed by some reviewers as Saadiq's best work and noted for its stylistic breadth, groove-based compositions, and varied subject matter. Most of the album's instrumentation was played by Saadiq, including the prominently featured Mellotron keyboard. Joined again by sound engineer Charles Brungardt, he expanded on its predecessor's traditional soul music style with sounds from rhythm and blues, rock, funk, blues, and psychedelic music. Saadiq was inspired by the loud, raw quality of his concert performances in support of the 2008 album The Way I See It, leading him to pursue a grittier, more aggressive sound for Stone Rollin '. It was released on March 25, 2011, by Columbia Records and recorded at Saadiq's studio Blakesee Recording Company in Los Angeles over the course of a year. Stone Rollin ' is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Raphael Saadiq.
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