STONE ROLLIN'

Personnel: Taura Stinson (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Chuck Brungardt. Recording information: Blakeslee Recording Company; Ocean Way Studios. Photographer: Alex Prager. Raphael Saadiq continues a streak of throwback-oriented releases with Stone Rollin', his late-'60s/early-'70s soul-inspired fourth studio album. Saadiq says he provided 90 percent of the instrumentation and wrote the same percentage of the material, with assists coming from a handful of artists he admires, including Little Dragon's Yukimi Nagano and Earth, Wind & Fire's Larry Dunn -- both of whom appear on "Just Don't."

• Genre: R&B
• Format: CD
• Released: 05/10/2011