Soul man Raphael Saadiq has accurate his alive appearance acknowledging aftermost year's "The Way I See It" with his first-ever concert DVD, "Raphael Saadiq: Alive From the Artists Den," which comes out July 21 from Artists Den Entertainment and Columbia Records.

The 18-track achievement was filmed on December 3 during a clandestine appearance at the Harvard Club of Boston. Portions of it aired on the "Live at the Artists Den" Public Television series, but the DVD will affection songs not included in the advertisement additional benefit account clips. Public Television will accomplish the DVD accessible as a agreement drive advance at publictelevisionrocks.org for 30 canicule afore the artery date.

"It was a abundant night," Saadiq tells Billboard.com about the performance. "The set was acceptable and it was attempt actual able-bodied -- that was important to me -- and it articulate actual good. It apparent everybody in the band, and that's what I was absolutely aflame about. I anticipation it was a allotment that could appearance me in a ablaze I capital to be apparent in."

Saadiq says he was additionally afraid by how abounding bodies saw the aboriginal advertisement of the concert.

"You never acquisition out how abounding bodies watch PBS that you apperceive until that appearance comes on," he notes. "A lot of bodies alleged me up and told me they saw it and were like, 'Oh, God, we saw this PBS show. It was great. Back did that happen? Back was that?' That was appealing cool."

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Saadiq is advancing to blur a video for "Let's Booty a Walk," the next, and apparently final, distinct from "The Way I See It." He has addition ages of anniversary dates planned, including performances at the Bonnaroo Music Anniversary on June 13, the Essence Music Anniversary on July 5 and a European beat with stops at the Montreux Jazz Anniversary in Switzerland, the Pori Jazz Anniversary in Finland and the Anniversary De Nimes in France.

After that, Saadiq says, he affairs to get to assignment in ardent on his abutting album.

"Once I alpha cerebration about it is back I alpha it, and I've been cerebration every day for the aftermost three months," he says. "I do accept some music I put together, but I didn't put any lyrics to it yet. I anticipate it's activity to break in a soulful, catchy vein. I'm aloof addition how I'm activity to booty it to the abutting level. You never apperceive what's activity to appear until you get in that room."

Saadiq has done a bit of assembly afresh as well, alive on advance with Ledisi, Fantasia and Mary J. Blige. He's additionally done some scoring for the accessible blur "Holy War."

The clue account for "Raphael Saadiq: Alive From the Artists Den" includes:

"100 Yard Dash"

"Love That Girl"

"Keep Marching"

"Thinking Of You"

"Living For The Weekend"

"Dance Tonight"

"La La"

"Sure Hope You Mean It"

"Charlie Ray"

"Be Here"

"Still Ray"

"Just One Kiss"

"Oh Girl"

"Let's Booty a Walk"

"Big Easy"

"Staying In Love"

"Love That Girl" (Reprise)

"Skyy, Can You Feel Me"