- contemporary r&b, alternative r&b
- 62 min
- 17 tracks
- Universal Music Australia
Channel Orange is the debut studio album by the American R&B singer-songwriter Frank Ocean. It was released on July 10, 2012, by Def Jam Recordings. 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.
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Character-led, contemporary, grave and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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Metacritic 92/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 8.9/10
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- The Daily Telegraph5/5 ★
- The Guardian5/5 ★
- The Independent4/5 ★
- MSN Music (Expert Witness)A−
- NME7/10
- Pitchfork9.5/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Spin9/10
- USA Today3.5/4 ★
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Tracks
- 1Start0:45
- 2Thinkin Bout You3:20
- 3Fertilizer0:39
- 4Sierra Leone2:28
- 5Sweet Life4:22
- 6Not Just Money1:00
- 7Super Rich Kids5:04
- 8Pilot Jones3:04
- 9Crack Rock3:44
- 10Pyramids9:53
- 11Lost3:54
- 12White1:16
- 13Monks3:21
- 14Bad Religion2:55
- 15Pink Matter4:28
- 16Forrest Gump3:15
- 17End / Golden Girl8:43
17 tracks, 62 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Frank Ocean
- Label
- Universal Music Australia
- Released
- 2012
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- AU
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