Instant Vintage

Infobox Album |
Name = Instant Vintage
Type = studio
Artist = Raphael Saadiq


Background =
Released = June 11, 2002
Recorded =
Genre = R&B, Neo-Soul
Length = 76:17
Label = Universal
016654
Producer = Raphael Saadiq
Jake & the Phatman
Timothy Christian Riley
Kelvin Wooten
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jjfyxq90ld6e link]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (B) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,262625,00.html link]
*"Rolling Stone" (favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/raphaelsaadiq/albums/album/122532/review/5946748/instant_vintage link]
*SPIN Rating|7|10 [http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/3522504/a/Instant+Vintage.htm link]
Last album =
This album = "Instant Vintage"
(2002)
Next album = "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".

Track listing

# "Doing What I Can"
# "Body Parts"
# "Be Here" (featuring D'Angelo)
# "Still Ray"
# "Oph"
# "You're the One I Like"
# "Excuse Me" (featuring Angie Stone and Calvin Richardson)
# "Charlie Ray"
# "Different Times" (featuring T-Boz of TLC)
# "Tick Tock"
# "People"
# "Tek #1"
# "Faithful"
# "Make My Day"
# "Blindman"
# "Tek #2"
# "Uptown"
# "What's Life Like"
# "Skyy, Can You Feel Me"

Chart Positions