After independently releasing his 2004 album Ray Ray , Saadiq continued working on other artists ' projects .
After independently releasing his 2004 album Ray Ray , Saadiq developed a partnership with audio engineer Charles Brungardt , who shared the singer 's fascination with historic recording techniques and equipment .
After independently releasing his 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 .