So here we are today doing the impossible: ranking the songs on Blonde from worst (for the record, none of these are bad) to best. To many, it’s already a classic.Ī body of work that’s considered a classic, and feels perfectly whole, has some songs that hit just as deep as they did when you first saw Frank place his hand over his eyes. Initially known as Boys Dont Cry and teased for a July 2015 release, the album suffered several delays. The album was released on August 20, 2016, following a four-year hiatus after the release of channel ORANGE.The album was released. It was released on August 20, 2016, as a timed exclusive on the iTunes Store and Apple Music, and followed the August 19 release of Oceans video album Endless. Blonde is the second studio album by the enigmatic Frank Ocean. Frank Ocean teased this album back in 2012 and spent 4 years pouring his soul to create the musical embodiment of his vulnerability as a human. However, with there being some indication that a new album. Frank Ocean’s Blonde topped charts with its original release in 2016, and has remained one of the most influential albums of our generation ever since. Since releasing Endless and Blonde back-to-back in 2016, Frank Ocean hasn’t put out an album. An artist who moves to the beat of his own drum as much as anyone else today. 173 this week), has since been certified platinum by the RIAA, and has surfaced on all-time album lists while its legacy is still in its infancy. Blonde is the second studio album by American singer Frank Ocean. It’s this kind of predictability that makes Frank Ocean an enigma in the music industry. Away from the spotlight and music industry, Frank was quietly crafting his sophomore album, Blonde. An album which saw Frank Ocean tucked away in London at Abbey Road Studios working 16-hour shifts. There’s a reason it still floats on and off of the Billboard 200 chart five years later (most recently at No. August 20th, 2018 marked the second anniversary of the album the world was yearning for.
But whether the heads of Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group Doug Morris and Stephen Cooper. But if you spun “Self Control” at your most emotionally vulnerable state, “held together” may not be the right terminology.īlonde has been the album we turn to when we need a good cry, when we’re searching for a moment of reflection, and when the only thing we desire is a French producer to remind us of the dangers of social media. Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’ Album Heading for No. When it was hell on earth and when the city was on fire, Frank Ocean’s Blonde-released on this date in 2016-held us together for half a decade of pandemics, political turmoil, and poolside convos turned failed romances.