Instant Vintage

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Instant Vintage
Instant Vintage cover
Studio album by Raphael Saadiq
Released June 11, 2002
Genre R&B, Neo-Soul
Length 76:17
Label Universal
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Producer Raphael Saadiq
Jake & the Phatman
Timothy Christian Riley
Kelvin Wooten
Professional reviews
Raphael Saadiq chronology
Instant Vintage
(2002)		 All Hits at the House of Blues
(2003)

Instant Vintage is the debut album by soul musician Raphael Saadiq. The album earned him his first Grammy nominations, for Best R&B Album, while "Be Here" was nominated for Best R&B Song and Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2003. It reached #25 on the Billboard 200 chart and #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

It is Saadiq's first full-length solo album after spending much of his post-Tony! Toni! Toné! career as session player and producer. The title reflects the old-school style that Saadiq has adopted for the album. However, he describes the type of music — a mix of samples, soul, gospel, and R&B — as "gospedelic".

[edit] Track Listing

  1. "Doing What I Can"
  2. "Body Parts"
  3. "Be Here" (featuring D'Angelo)
  4. "Still Ray"
  5. "Oph"
  6. "You're the One I Like"
  7. "Excuse Me" (featuring Angie Stone and Calvin Richardson)
  8. "Charlie Ray"
  9. "Different Times" (featuring T-Boz of TLC)
  10. "Tick Tock"
  11. "People"
  12. "Tek #1"
  13. "Faithful"
  14. "Make My Day"
  15. "Blindman"
  16. "Tek #2"
  17. "Uptown"
  18. "What's Life Like"
  19. "Skyy, Can You Feel Me"