One of Frank’s friends and interview subjects featured on “Futura Free.” James Blake Credited as a songwriter on “Future Free” due to the sample of Gang of Four’s “Anthrax.”
These days, he works in Artist Relations at Apple Music. Dave Allenįounding member and former guitarist of Gang of Four. Part of the large musical ensemble that makes “Pink + White,” “Self Control” and “Pretty Sweet” sound so good.
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Daphne ChenĪ professional violinist who plays in The Section Quartet and previously worked on Kanye West’s Late Registration and Graduation. Crystal AlforqueĪ professional violinist who played with Rihanna at the 2014 Clara Lionel Foundation Diamond Ball. Professional violinist, comedian and “lucid life coach.” Part of the large musical ensemble that makes “Pink + White,” “Self Control” and “Pretty Sweet” sound so good. “Be Yourself,” “Nights,” “Pretty Sweet,” “Facebook Story,” “Close to You,” “White Ferrari,” “Futura Free”įrank’s touring keyboardist who produced the hypnotic beat used on “Be Yourself,” “Facebook Story” and “Futura Free.” He’s also responsible for the piano intro on “Godspeed,” the synth on the first half of “Nights,” the bass on “Pretty Sweet,” the synth pad on the first half of “White Ferrari,” and many of the musical elements on “Close to You.” Provides backing vocals on “Pink + White" (her airy vocals appear during the song's outro). Wright provides that oh-so-sweet string arrangement on “Pink + White” alongside Jon Brion. Benjamin WrightĪ legendary musical director who’s worked with everyone from Michael Jackson and Barry White to OutKast and Justin Timberlake. “Close to You” samples Stevie Wonder’s talkbox cover of “(They Long to Be) Close to You,” which was written by Bacharach and David and turned into a hit by The Carpenters in 1970. Alongside Hal David, Bacharach wrote over 20 Billboard hits for Dionne Warwick in the ‘60s, as well as for musical greats like The Beatles, Aretha Franklin, and Neil Diamond. One of the most successful songwriters of all time. Part of the large musical ensemble that makes “Pink + White,” “Self Control” and “Pretty Sweet” sound so good. Alisha BauerĪ professional cellist who also teaches at Wilshire Elementary School and Santa Monica Academy of Music. Alex plays guitar on “Self Control” and “White Ferrari,” as well as Frank’s Endless album. Alex Glannascoliīetter known as Alex G, a Pennsylvania native and “lo-fi indie guy” who has over a dozen projects on Bandcamp and is label mates with Blood Orange and Arctic Monkeys. “Pink + White,” “Self Control,” “Pretty Sweet”Ī professional violinist and violist who plays with the Los Angeles Baroque Players and Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra. Without further ado, let’s break them all down.
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To coincide with the launch, Ocean has opened pop-up shops in various cities including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and London where he is giving out free copies of his Boys Don’t Cry magazine to fans.In total, there are 69 people credited on Frank Ocean’s Blonde. The cover art, which includes the title Blond spelled without an “e,” shows a shirtless Ocean with a hand over his face, sporting green hair and a bandaged finger. The 17 tracks feature the previously released “Nikes,” with contributions from music’s biggest names including Beyoncé (“Pink + White”), André 3000 (“Solo Reprise”), Kendrick Lamar (“Skyline To”), Tyler, the Creator, Pharrell, Kanye West, Jazmine Sullivan, and more.Įxclusively on Apple Music. Previously titled Boys Don’t Cry, the project hit Apple Music on Saturday afternoon. After dropping his visual album Endless and a video for “Nikes,” Frank Ocean finally delivers his new album Blonde, the highly-anticipated follow-up to 2012’s channel ORANGE.
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