Blonde 2016
By Frank Ocean
- neo soul, alternative r&b, art pop, contemporary r&b
- 60 min
- 17 tracks
- Boys Don’t Cry
Blonde is the second studio album by the American singer Frank Ocean. It was released on August 20, 2016, as a timed exclusive on both the iTunes Store and Apple Music, which followed immediately after the August 19 release of Ocean's video album Endless. The album features guest vocals from André 3000, Beyoncé, and Kim Burrell, among others. Production was handled by Ocean himself, alongside a variety of high-profile record producers, including Malay and Om'Mas Keith, both of whom collaborated with Ocean on Channel Orange. The album also features production from James Blake, Jon Brion, Buddy Ross, Pharrell Williams, Rostam Batmanglij, among others.
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Character
Character-led, grave, contemporary and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
Who loves it, who doesn't
10 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths.
Reviews
- beatsbyleoThe Formalist★★★★★
An album that sounds like a bedroom at 3am. Half the songs do not have drums and you do not notice. Nights is two songs and both are better than most albums.
Tracks
- 1Nikes5:14
- 2Ivy4:09
- 3Pink + White3:04
- 4Be Yourself1:26
- 5Solo4:17
- 6Skyline To3:04
- 7Self Control4:09
- 8Good Guy1:06
- 9Nights5:07
- 10Solo (reprise)1:18
- 11Pretty Sweet2:38
- 12Facebook Story1:08
- 13Close to You1:25
- 14White Ferrari4:08
- 15Seigfried5:34
- 16Godspeed2:57
- 17Futura Free9:24
17 tracks, 60 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Frank Ocean
- Label
- Boys Don’t Cry
- Released
- August 20, 2016
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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