The most important thing I paid attention to was how powerful the emotion in each song is, which is often the effect of the combination of lyrics and production. The album is also full of excellent, unexpected production, with many switches and distinctive portions of each song. Lyrics are an incredibly important part of Ocean's music, so I had to keep the Genius tab open. After a few listens to the album, it's clear that it's a beautiful and challenging work of art, filled with altered otherworldly vocals, introspective reveals, and gorgeous production, along with a few slightly bizarre spoken word portions.Īs I was attempting the difficult feat of ranking the tracks on Blonde, a lot of factors came into consideration. As Endless is experimental and more of a preview of the full album, it's easier to listen to and rank the tracks on Frank Ocean's Blonde, a more traditional record – although "easy" might not be the best way to describe ranking one of Ocean's new songs over another. Gill, J.After four years of speculation and false starts, Frank Ocean released two albums in two days: the visual album Endless and, a day later, Blonde.
Keyboards: Malay Ho, James Blake, Mars 1500įeatured Vocals: Kim Burrell and Yung Lean Production: Frank Ocean, Om'mas Keith, Malay Ho, and James BlakeĪrrangement: Frank Ocean, James Blake and Sebastian Akchote *Contains a quote from 'A Fond Farewell' by Elliott Smith and a sample from 'Untitled' by Rostam Batmanglij
Keyboards: Rostam Batmanglij and Malay Ho *Contains an interpolation of 'Here, There and Everywhere' by the Beatles Sample Programming: Sebastian Akchote and Frank Ocean Keyboards: Buddy Ross, Malay Ho, and Jon Brion Production: Frank Ocean, Jon Brion and Om'mas KeithĪrrangement: Frank Ocean, Buddy Ross, Jon Brion, and Alex Giannascoli *Contains a sample of 'They Long to Be Close to You' (Cacharach/David) performed by Stevie Wonder live on The David Frost Show, courtesy of Rellin' in the Years Productions, LLC Production: Frank Ocean, Buddy Ross, and Francis StarliteĪrrangement: Frank Ocean, Buddy Ross, and Francis Starlite *Andre 3000 appears courtesy of Epic RecordsĪrrangement: Malay Ho, Om'mas Keith, and Jon Brion Production: Frank Ocean, James Blake, and Jon Brion Keyboards: Buddy Ross, Joe Thornalley and Jon Brion Production: Frank Ocean, Joe Thornalley, Michael Uzowuru, and Buddy RossĪrrangement: Frank Ocean, Buddy Ross, Jon Brion, and Joe Thornalleyĭrum Programming: Michael Uzowuru and Joe Thornalley Viola: Leah Katz, Rodney Wirtz, Stefan Smith, and Adriana Zoppo Guitars: Alex Giannascoli, Austin Feinstein, and Malay Ho Production: Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, and Jon BrionĪrrangement: Alex Giannascoli, Austin Feinstein, and Jon Brion Keyboards: Christophe Chassol and James Blake *Contains a sample of 'Running Around' by Buddy RossĪrrangement: Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, and Christophe Chassol *Beyonce appears courtesy of Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records Strings recorded by Greg Keller and Eric Caudieux at Henson Recording Viola: Leah Katz, Rodney Wirtz, Stefan Smith and Adriana ZoppoĬello: John Krovoza, Simon Huber, Ginger Murphy, Alisha Bauer, and Stefanie Fife Violin: Eric Gorfain (Concertmaster), Daphne Chen, Marisa Kuney, Charlie Bisharat, Katie Sloan, Songa Lee, Gina Kronstadt, Lisa Dondlinger, Terry Glenny, Chris Woods, Neel Hammond, Marcy Vaj, and Crystal Alforque String Arrangement: Jon Brion and Benjamin WrightĪdditional Vocals: Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Production: Frank Ocean and Pharrell Williams Production: Frank Ocean, Om'mas Keith, and Rostam Batmanglij Production: Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, and Om'mas KeithĪrrangement: Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, and Om'mas Keithĭrum Programming: Malay Ho and Om'mas Keith 2013-ban Ocean bejelentette, hogy a Channel Orange-et követ album is koncepcióalbum lesz. augusztus 20-án jelent meg, csak az iTunes Store és az Apple Music platformokon, az Endless videóalbum augusztus 19-i kiadása után. (A happy customer broke the news on Reddit.) A Blonde (vagy blond) Frank Ocean amerikai énekes második stúdióalbuma, amely 2016. We love when brilliant minds come together for the love of music.Īll of this information was revealed in the linear notes of the Blond(e) CDs that were available to purchase during Ocean’s exclusive Black Friday sale. Needless to say, playing any part in the creation of this album is truly an honor.
Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij also collaborated with Ocean on the tracks "Ivy" and "Seigfried." Oh, and remember Yung Lean? He was featured on "Godspeed," no big deal. Turns out that Beyoncé ("Pink + White"), Kanye West ("White Ferrari"), Pharrell Williams ("Pink + White"), and James Blake ("Solo," "Godspeed") were among a few of the selected artists to lend their expertise on some of the tracks. The latest includes the list of contributors that helped shape Blond(e) into the record-breaking album that it is today. Frank Ocean continues to be full of little surprises.
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