Ask of You
Raphael Saadiq
1995
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Raphael Saadiq
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Raphael Saadiq first became widely known as a lead singer and bassist with Tony! Toni! Tone!, working alongside D'Wayne Wiggins. The group's albums The Revival, Sons of Soul and House of Music established a catalog rooted in R&B, with songs such as Feels Good and Anniversary. Saadiq also developed production and songwriting collaborations, including work with Babyface. He later joined Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Dawn Robinson in Lucy Pearl.
Artist background sources
Universal Music Japan - Raphael Saadiq biography
English paraphrase of Universal's Japanese biography: performing and writing roles, Tony! Toni! Tone! albums and Lucy Pearl; unsupported religious-conversion claim omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Ask of You by Raphael Saadiq appears at number 83 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1995. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1995 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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Billboard year-end 1995 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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