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''Instant Vintage'' is the debut solo album of American R&B and neo soul musician Raphael Saadiq. It serves as Saadiq's first full-length solo album after spending much of his post-Tony! Toni! Toné! career as session player and producer. Primarily a neo soul album,〔(Product Page: ''Instant Vintage'' ). Muze. Retrieved on 2009-09-06.〕 it also exhibits musical styles such as funk and quiet storm.〔Weingarten, Marc. (Review: ''Instant Vintage'' ). ''Los Angeles Times''. Retrieved on 2009-09-06.〕 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". 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 number 25 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and number 6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.〔(Billboard Albums: ''Instant Vintage'' ). Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-09-06.〕 In December 2009, ''Rhapsody'' ranked the album #10 on its "Best R&B Albums of the Decade" list.〔("Best R&B Albums of the Decade" ) Retrieved 12 January 2010.〕 ==Background== Born Charles Ray Wiggins in Oakland, California Raphael Saadiq branched out from local performances and launched his professional music career as a bass player for Sheila E touring with Prince’s Lovesexy promotion in Japan at the age of seventeen. Saadiq went on to form the group Tony! Toni! Toné! with his cousin Timothy Christian Riley and brother Dwayne Wiggins which brought him experience both as lead vocalist and bass player. Saadiq was also an original member of the group Lucy Pearl with Dawn Robinson and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, before moving on to become a producer and session player, and finally transitioning into a solo artist with the album Instant Vintage.〔Inoue, Todd. (''Interview:Vintage Soul'' ) Metroactive.com Retrieved 6 November 2012〕 Saadiq wrote "Skyy, Can You Feel Me" the night of American singer Aaliyah's death, which he recalled in an interview for ''Billboard'', saying that "I was just feeling kind of 'angel-y' about her." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Instant Vintage」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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