The Way I See It (2008) is the third studio album by American R&B;
singer, songwriter, and producer Raphael Saadiq (pictured), released by
Columbia Records. After independently releasing the 2004 album Ray Ray,
Saadiq continued working on other artists' projects and developed a
partnership with audio engineer Charles Brungardt, who shared the
singer's fascination with historic recording techniques and equipment.
Pursuing classic soul music, they recorded The Way I See It primarily at
Saadiq's North Hollywood studio. Their experimentation produced a
traditional soul album that draws on the Motown Sound and Philadelphia
soul styles. The lyrics mostly deal with romantic subjects. The album
was a critical success and charted steadily on the Billboard 200,
selling 282,000 copies in the United States by 2011, while also
performing well in Europe. Saadiq toured extensively in the US, Europe,
and Asia to support the album.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_I_See_It>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1898:
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat set the first official land speed
record, averaging 63.15 km/h (39.24 mph) over 1 km (0.62 mi).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_speed_record>
1916:
The French defeated German forces around the city of Verdun-
sur-Meuse in northeast France, ending the longest and one of the
bloodiest battles in the First World War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Verdun>
1958:
The United States launched SCORE (launch vehicle pictured), the
world's first communications satellite.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCORE_%28satellite%29>
2010:
The Tunisian Revolution began, and what was initially a series
of protests with a set of demands evolved into nationwide demonstrations
that eventually toppled the regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali after more
than 23 years of rule.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisian_Revolution>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
dim-bulb:
Slow-witted, stupid.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dim-bulb>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heaven to earth come
down, Fix in us thy humble dwelling, All thy faithful mercies crown;
Jesu, thou art all compassion, Pure unbounded love thou art, Visit us
with thy salvation, Enter every trembling heart.
--Charles Wesley
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Charles_Wesley>