Is channel ORANGE good?

Riffiter listeners rate channel ORANGE 4.3/5 from 121 ratings.

What is the highest-rated track on channel ORANGE?

Thinkin Bout You, rated 4.8/5 by 14 listeners on Riffiter.

When was channel ORANGE released?

channel ORANGE was released in 2012.

How many tracks are on channel ORANGE?

channel ORANGE has 17 tracks, with a runtime of 56 minutes.

What genre is channel ORANGE?

channel ORANGE is catalogued under Contemporary R&B, Alternative R&B, Pop.

What BPM is channel ORANGE?

channel ORANGE runs at a median tempo of 121 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# minor, measured from audio analysis.

What albums are similar to channel ORANGE?

Listeners of channel ORANGE also rate Freudian by Daniel Caesar, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West, IGOR by Tyler, the Creator.

Who produced channel ORANGE?

channel ORANGE was produced by Frank Ocean, Malay, Om’Mas Keith and Malay, among 8 credited in total. Frank Ocean produced 6 of them.

Who wrote the songs on channel ORANGE?

channel ORANGE was written by Frank Ocean, Malay, Micah Otano and Paul Phamous, among 7 credited in total. Frank Ocean wrote 5 of them.

AlbumE · 2012

channel ORANGE

by Frank Ocean

channel ORANGE is a 2012 contemporary r&b album by Frank Ocean. It runs 17 tracks across 56 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.3/5 from 121 ratings.

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Contemporary R&B · Alternative R&B · Pop

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4.3 /5
121 ratings: 89 /100
10 critics: 17
Tracks: 56 min
Runtime: 121 bpm
Tempo: A# minor
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The Daily Telegraph5/5
AllMusic5/5
The Guardian5/5
Pitchfork9.5/10
MSN Music (Expert Witness)A−
Spin9/10
USA Today3.5/4
Rolling Stone4/5
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NME7/10
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channel ORANGE album cover

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The channel ORANGE cover was photographed by Nabil Elderkin and illustrated by Aaron Martinez, Phil Toselli and Thomas Mastorakos. Riffiter listeners rate it 5.0 out of 5 from 1 rating.

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Illustration: Aaron Martinez, Phil Toselli, Thomas Mastorakos

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Channel Orange (stylized as channel ORANGE) is the debut studio album of American singer-songwriter Frank Ocean, released on July 10, 2012, by Def Jam Recordings. After releasing his 2011 mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra, Ocean began writing the album with creative partner Malay, who assisted him with its recording at EastWest Studio in Hollywood. Ocean eschewed his mixtape's reliance on samples and wanted to approach sound and song structure differently on Channel Orange. He titled the album as a reference to the neurological phenomenon grapheme–color synesthesia and the color he perceived during the summer he first fell in love.

An R&B and neo soul album, Channel Orange has an unconventional musical style, film-inspired segue tracks, and influences from electro-funk, pop-soul, jazz-funk, and psychedelic music. Its songs are characterized by unconventional melodies, spatial arrangements, mid-tempo beats, and instruments such as electronic keyboards, muted percussion, and shifting synthesizers. Ocean's songwriting explores themes of unrequited love, sex, decadence, class, and drugs with empathic lyrics, surrealistic imagery, conversational devices, and descriptive narratives depicting dark characters. His subtle baritone singing on the album exhibits free-form flow and alternating falsetto and tenor registers. To prevent it from leaking onto the Internet, Ocean released the album digitally one week earlier than its publicly announced date. He promoted it with five singles, including his highest charting single "Thinkin Bout You", and a supporting tour in July 2012. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 on sales of 131,000 copies and, as of February 20, 2013, has sold 508,200 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Channel Orange received rave reviews from music critics, who praised its idiosyncratic production, musical scope, and Ocean's songwriting, and was named the best album of the year by numerous publications.

In brief

Is channel ORANGE good?: Riffiter listeners rate channel ORANGE 4.3/5 from 121 ratings.
What is the highest-rated track on channel ORANGE?: Thinkin Bout You, rated 4.8/5 by 14 listeners on Riffiter.
When was channel ORANGE released?: channel ORANGE was released in 2012.
How many tracks are on channel ORANGE?: channel ORANGE has 17 tracks, with a runtime of 56 minutes.
What genre is channel ORANGE?: channel ORANGE is catalogued under Contemporary R&B, Alternative R&B, Pop.
What BPM is channel ORANGE?: channel ORANGE runs at a median tempo of 121 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to channel ORANGE?: Listeners of channel ORANGE also rate Freudian by Daniel Caesar, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West, IGOR by Tyler, the Creator.
Who produced channel ORANGE?: channel ORANGE was produced by Frank Ocean, Malay, Om’Mas Keith and Malay, among 8 credited in total. Frank Ocean produced 6 of them.
Who wrote the songs on channel ORANGE?: channel ORANGE was written by Frank Ocean, Malay, Micah Otano and Paul Phamous, among 7 credited in total. Frank Ocean wrote 5 of them.