Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and producer Raphael Saadiq has launched a vinyl membership.
The Raphael Saadiq Vinyl Membership will give followers entry to his decade-spanning catalog. In line with press supplies, “This unique membership permits followers to obtain unique quarterly releases of Saadiq’s most celebrated albums.”
Up first is a vinyl reissue of Saadiq’s group Lucy Pearl’s self-titled lone album. The 2LP 180g vinyl, out there in an opaque white urgent, will embody the never-before-released monitor “Gonna Miss U.”
Moreover the vinyl, restricted to solely 300 pressings, will are available in all new packing designed by Brian Randall.
“The very factor that obtained me began was vinyl. The vinyl membership is one thing I’ve wished to do for a very long time. This primary vinyl is essential for me to launch. I name it Lucy Pearl 2.0,” says Saadiq.
The reissue of Lucy Pearl aligns with the album’s milestone twenty fifth anniversary in Could. The trio consisting of Saadiq, Daybreak Robinson, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, launched their first and solely album on Could 23, 2000.
The album included their Grammy-nominated hit “Dance Tonight,” which acquired a nod for Finest R&B Efficiency By A Duo Or Group With Vocal on the forty third Grammy Awards. The graceful groove was a prime 40 hit on the Billboard Sizzling 100.
Lucy Pearl, which additionally included “Don’t Mess With My Man,” was licensed gold by the RIAA in August 2000 for promoting over 500,000 copies.
This summer season, Saadiq will reissue his second solo album, Ray Ray, on vinyl. The album was initially launched in 2004 through his unbiased label Pookie Leisure. It featured collaborations with each of his teams Tony! Toni! Toné! and Lucy Pearl, plus Babyface, Teedra Moses, and extra.
Raphael Saadiq Vinyl Membership members will mechanically obtain all 4 vinyl releases all year long — and that’s not all.
“Whenever you be a part of the membership you get merch, perhaps a music, a obtain in the midst of the night time,” says Saadiq. “Possibly I’ll drop one thing on to you, entry to non-public exhibits. We’re gonna be including issues to it on a regular basis. It’s going to be new music, I’m not simply gonna maintain stuff within the studio. I’m gonna put stuff that I’ve within the vault.”
The launch of Saadiq’s vinyl membership comes on the heels of profitable Album of the Yr on the 2025 Grammys for his contribution to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter.
He co-wrote and co-produced a number of tracks, together with the No. 1 hit “Texas Maintain ‘Em,” “16 Carriages,” “Ameriican Requiem” and “Bodyguard.” Earlier than that, he teamed with Beyoncé to create the Grammy-winning “Cuff It” from her 2022 album, Renaissance.
In different information, Saadiq beforehand confirmed that Tony! Toni! Toné! is engaged on new music. In 2023, he informed Vulture, “We positively gonna do an album after this tour. We’re engaged on it as we converse, in all these rooms.”
Membership is now open for the Raphael Saadiq Vinyl Membership at raphaelsaadiqvinylclub.com.
Raphael Saadiq’s Lucy Pearl 2.0 Vinyl Tracklist
Aspect A: (13:07)
- Lucy Pearl’s Means – 2:52
- Trippin’ – 3:04
- Dance Tonight – 3:41
- LaLa – 3:30
Aspect B: (15:50)
- On a regular basis – 4:00
- Can’t Stand Your Mom – 3:43
- Good Love – 4:10
- With out You – 3:57
Aspect C: (13:43)
- Don’t Mess With My Man – 3:37
- Hollywood – 3:51
- Bear in mind the Instances – 3:06
- They Can’t – 3:09
Aspect D: (15:26)
- Do it for the Individuals – 2:32
- You – 4:26
- Lucy Pearl Tells – 5:24
- Gonna Miss U – 3:04 (BONUS TRACK)
Get the Lucy Pearl 2.0 vinyl right here.