channel ORANGE

~ Release by Frank Ocean (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Start
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
Start
writer:
Christopher Breaux and James Ho (record producer, songwriter and engineer)
Frank Ocean2.50:45
2Thinkin Bout You
producer:
Shea Taylor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 5), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 256) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 367)
recording of:
Thinkin Bout You
writer:
Christopher Edwin Breaux, Frank Ocean and Robert Taylor
Frank Ocean3.853:20
3Fertilizer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
Fertilizer
writer:
James Fauntleroy and Reginald Perry (songwriter, record producer and musician)
Frank Ocean2.50:39
4Sierra Leone
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
Sierra Leone
writer:
Christopher Breaux and James Ho (record producer, songwriter and engineer)
Frank Ocean32:28
5Sweet Life
producer:
Om’Mas Keith, Malay (record producer, songwriter and engineer), Frank Ocean and Pharrell Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
Sweet Life
writer:
Christopher Breaux and Pharrell Williams
Frank Ocean3.54:22
6Not Just Money
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
Not Just Money
lyricist:
Rosie Watson
Frank Ocean2.50:59
7Super Rich Kids
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
Super Rich Kids
writer:
Christopher Breaux, Roy C. Hammond (US southern soul singer & songwriter), James Ho (record producer, songwriter and engineer), Thebe Kgositsile, Kirk Robinson (Milk Dee), Mark Morales, Nat Robinson and Cory Rooney
Frank Ocean feat. Earl Sweatshirt4.355:04
8Pilot Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
Pilot Jones
writer:
Christopher Breaux and Shea Taylor
Frank Ocean33:04
9Crack Rock
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
Crack Rock
writer:
Christopher Breaux and James Ho (record producer, songwriter and engineer)
Frank Ocean43:44
10Pyramids
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
music videos:
Pyramids by Frank Ocean
part of:
The Gummy Awards: Your Top 20 Tracks of 2012 (number: 3), Stereogum Readers’ 10 Favorite Songs of the 2010s (number: 7), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 29), TheNeedleDrop: Top 100 Songs of the 2010s (number: 39) and Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 89)
recording of:
Pyramids
writer:
Christopher Breaux, James Ho (record producer, songwriter and engineer) and Taylor Johnson (guitarist)
Frank Ocean4.359:52
11Lost
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
Lost
writer:
Christopher Breaux, James Ho (record producer, songwriter and engineer), Micah Otano and Paul Shelton
Frank Ocean3.653:54
12White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
White
composer:
Christopher Breaux and Tyler Okonma (Tyler, The Creator)
publisher:
Golf Wang Steak Sauce, Heavens Research LP and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Frank Ocean feat. John Mayer2.51:16
13Monks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
Monks
writer:
Christopher Breaux and James Ho (record producer, songwriter and engineer)
Frank Ocean3.653:20
14Bad Religion
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
Bad Religion
writer:
Christopher Breaux, Dirty Swift, Charles Gambetta and Waynne Nugent
Frank Ocean42:55
15Pink Matter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
Pink Matter
writer:
André Benjamin, Christopher Breaux and James Ho (record producer, songwriter and engineer)
Frank Ocean feat. André 300044:28
16Forrest Gump
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
Forrest Gump
writer:
Christopher Breaux and James Ho (record producer, songwriter and engineer)
Frank Ocean43:14
17End
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2012)
recording of:
End
writer:
Christopher Breaux and James Ho (record producer, songwriter and engineer)
Frank Ocean32:14

Credits

Release

ASIN:UK: B008CNG52O [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Thinkin Bout You
part of:The Gummy Awards: Your Top 20 Albums of 2012 (number: 1) (order: 1)
Grammy Award: Best Progressive R&B Album nominees (number: 2013) (order: 2)
Nuorgam: Maailman parhaat levyt vuonna 2012 (number: 2) (order: 2)
Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s (number: 3) (order: 3)
Grammy Award: Best Progressive R&B Album nominees (number: 2013 winner) (order: 4)
Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s (number: 6) (order: 6)
NME’s Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s (number: 7) (order: 7)
Sue: Vuoden levyt 2012, ulkomaiset (number: 9) (order: 9)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 10) (order: 10)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2022-07-01) (number: 13) (order: 13)
Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 13) (order: 13)
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 37) (order: 37)
Musikexpress – Die 100 besten Alben des 21. Jahrhunderts (2025) (number: 42) (order: 42)
The Wire: 2012 Rewind (number: 45) (order: 45)
Vice: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 48) (order: 48)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 148) (order: 148)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 148) (order: 148)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2013) (order: 253)
Pitchfork: Best New Album (number: 2012.07.12) (order: 412)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/454284 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Frank-ocean/Channel-orange [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/h5pn [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/frank_ocean/channel_orange/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/frank-ocean/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002394636 [info]
Wikidata:Q402035 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/Frank+Ocean/channel+ORANGE [info]