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}} ''Channel Orange'' (stylized as ''channel ORANGE'') is the debut studio album by American recording artist 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. Rather than rely on samples as he had with his mixtape, Ocean 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. ''Channel Orange'' has an unconventional musical style, film-inspired segue tracks, and songs that draw on electro-funk, pop-soul, jazz-funk, and psychedelic music. Ocean's songwriting touches on themes such as unrequited love, decadence, class, and drugs through the use of surrealistic imagery, conversational devices, and descriptive narratives depicting dark characters. His 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. ''Channel Orange'' debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 and sold 131,000 copies in its first week. It received widespread acclaim from critics and was named the best album of 2012 by numerous publications. As of September 2014, the album has sold 621,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. == Background == Frustrated with Def Jam Recordings' inactivity in his recording career, Ocean released his debut mixtape ''Nostalgia, Ultra'' online for free in February 2011. It showcased Ocean's original tracks, repurposed songs by other recording acts, and featured musical and lyrical elements unconventional in R&B. Although it lacked conventional promotion, the mixtape attained a following among listeners and received critical acclaim.〔 Ocean and Def Jam subsequently mended their relationship,〔 and although a contracted edition of ''Nostalgia, Ultra'' never materialized, the label released two of its songs as singles, including the ''Billboard'' charting "Novacane". They subsequently agreed to release a tentative follow-up album for 2012.〔 In June 2012,〔 news outlets and music journalists from pre-release listening events for ''Channel Orange'' raised questions about certain songs' lyrics and Ocean's sexuality. The lyrics addressed a male object of love and deviated from the heterosexual perspective of his past songs.〔 Scrapping his original plan of including it in the album's liner notes, Ocean published a TextEdit file as an open letter through his Tumblr blog on July 4.〔 Originally written in December 2011, it recounted his unrequited feelings for a man when he was 19 years old, citing the experience as his first love. Ocean's disclosure was received with support from Def Jam and praise from other recording artists and cultural commentators.〔 He also remarked on writing ''Channel Orange'' after years of emotional struggle with the experience, stating in the letter, "I wrote to keep myself busy and sane. I wanted to create worlds that were rosier than mine. I tried to channel overwhelming emotions."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Channel Orange」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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