It showcased the singer's original tracks, repurposed songs by other recording acts, and featured musical and lyrical elements unconventional in R&B.
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Since then, it has featured in several professional lists ranking the best albums from the 2010s as well as all time.įrustrated with Def Jam Recordings' inactivity in his recording career, Frank Ocean released his debut mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra online for free in February 2011. At the 2013 Grammy Awards, Channel Orange was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Urban Contemporary Album. Critically, it was the best-reviewed album of 2012 and the year's top-ranked album in numerous critics' lists, including the American Pazz & Jop and the British HMV Poll of Polls. Channel Orange debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 and sold 131,000 copies in its first week, eventually selling 621,000 copies in the US by September 2014. It was promoted with five singles, including Ocean's highest charting single " Thinkin Bout You" (number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100) and a supporting concert tour in July 2012. To prevent Channel Orange from leaking onto the Internet, Ocean and Def Jam released the album digitally one week earlier than its publicly announced date. He titled the album as a reference to the neurological phenomenon grapheme–color synesthesia, through which he had perceived the color orange during the summer he first fell in love. His songwriting explores themes of unrequited love, decadence, class, and drugs through the use of surrealistic imagery, conversational devices, and descriptive narratives depicting dark characters. Vocally, Ocean uses a free-form flow as well as alternating falsetto and tenor registers throughout the album. Noted by writers as musically unconventional, Channel Orange draws on electro-funk, pop-soul, jazz-funk, and psychedelic styles, as well as nonmusical sounds such as film dialogue and ambient noise that function as interludes. Its recording also featured guest appearances from Odd Future rappers Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler, the Creator, vocalist/songwriter André 3000, and guitarist John Mayer. Other producers who worked on the album included Om'Mas Keith and Pharrell Williams. Rather than rely on samples as he had with his mixtape, Ocean wanted to approach sound and song structure differently on the album. After releasing his mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra the previous year, Ocean began writing new songs with Malay, a producer and songwriter who then assisted him with recording Channel Orange at EastWest Studios in Hollywood. It was released on July 10, 2012, by Def Jam Recordings. Self Control Featuring – Austin Feinstein, Yung Leanīlonde (2xLP, Album, Promo, Unofficial, Pur)īlonde (2xLP, Album, Promo, Unofficial, Cle)īlond (2xLP, Album, Promo, Unofficial, Cle)īlonde alternatively titled blond is the second studio album by American singer Frank Ocean.Channel Orange (stylized as channel ORANGE) is the debut studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Frank Ocean. In 2013, Ocean confirmed that his follow up to Channel Orange would be another concept album. Initially known as Boys Don't Cry and teased for a July 2015 release, the album suffered several delays and was the subject of widespread media anticipation. Blonde is the second studio album by the enigmatic Frank Ocean. The album was released on August 20, 2016, following a four-year hiatus after the release of channel ORANGE. The word blonde itself holds two interpretations.įans have speculated that the use of blond on the album cover and blonde on the album listing is a reference to Franks bisexuality and the themes of duality between masculinity and femininity in his life with blond being the masculine form, and blonde being the feminine. Though its rich in luxurious wordplay and melody, Ocean favors impressionism here, from the mood-altering moves of Nights to the velveteen drift of White Ferrari. The result is oblique yet surprisingly emotional and intimate-a tour de force that sneaks up on you. At first, Frank Ocean was simply a great storyteller. Then he became the story-an avatar for all of our fluid modern ideals. He could be the dynamic human of the future, exploding age-old binaries with an eloquent note, melting racial divisions with a devastating turn of phrase or quick flit to falsetto. You represent the race, and you have responsibilities that go beyond your art. Discover all of this album's music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and poster displays an image of Frank Ocean with the blond font. This album was huge for Frank Ocean and a personal favorite.