It’s been four months since Frank Ocean’s Blonde was released, but of course, there’s still more to learn. According to Complex, when a Reddit user posted an image of Blonde’s liner notes from a CD purchased during Ocean’s exclusive Black Friday sale, we discovered some new information about the album. It was confirmed that Beyoncé provided the vocals for “Pink +White,†and that Kanye was the co-writer of “White Ferrari,†not James Blake. Also, Yung Lean was featured on “Godspeed.†You can find the full list of credits below, via Reddit:
1. “Nikesâ€
(C. Breaux)
Production: Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, and Om’mas Keith
Arrangement: Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, and Om’mas Keith
Mellotron: Malay
Drum Programming: Malay Ho and Om’mas Keith
Additional Programming: Frank Ocean
Additional Vocals: Amber Coffman
2. “Ivyâ€
(C. Breaux, M. Ho)
Production: Frank Ocean, Om’mas Keith, and Rostam Batmanglij
Arrangement: Rostam Batmanglij
Guitars: Fish
3. “Pink + Whiteâ€
(C. Breaux, P. Williams)
Production: Frank Ocean and Pharrell Williams
Keyboards: Pharrell Williams
Drum Programming: Pharrell Williams
Bass: Pharrell Williams
String Arrangement: Jon Brion and Benjamin Wright
Additional Vocals: Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Violin: Eric Gorfain (Concertmaster), Daphne Chen, Marisa Kuney, Charlie Bisharat, Katie Sloan, Songa Lee, Gina Kronstadt, Lisa Dondlinger, Terry Glenny, Chris Woods, Neel Hammond, Marcy Vaj, and Crystal Alforque
Viola: Leah Katz, Rodney Wirtz, Stefan Smith and Adriana Zoppo
Cello: John Krovoza, Simon Huber, Ginger Murphy, Alisha Bauer, and Stefanie Fife
Strings recorded by Greg Keller and Eric Caudieux at Henson Recording
*Beyonce appears courtesy of Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records
4. “Be Yourselfâ€
(B. Ross)
*Contains a sample of ‘Running Around’ by Buddy Ross
5. “Soloâ€
(C. Breaux, M. Ho)
Production: Frank Ocean and James Blake
Arrangement: Frank Ocean and James Blake
Keyboards: James Blake and Mars 1500
Additional Vocals: Jazmine Sullivan
Additional Programming: Frank Ocean
6. “Skyline Toâ€
(C. Breaux, T. Okonma, C. Chassol)
Production: Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, and Om’mas Keith
Arrangement: Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, and Christophe Chassol
Guitars: Malay Ho
Moog Solo: Christophe Chassol
Keyboards: Christophe Chassol and James Blake
Drum Programming: Tyler Okonma
7. “Self Controlâ€
(C. Breaux)
Production: Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, and Jon Brion
Arrangement: Alex Giannascoli, Austin Feinstein, and Jon Brion
String Arrangement: Jon Brion
Guitars: Alex Giannascoli, Austin Feinstein, and Malay Ho
Keyboards: Jon Brion
Programming: Frank Ocean
Violin: Eric Gorfain (Concertmaster), Daphne Chen, Marisa Kuney, Charlie Bisharat, Katie Sloan, Songa Lee, Gina Kronstadt, Lisa Dondlinger, Terry Glenny, Chris Woods, Neel Hammond, Marcy Vaj, and Crystal Alforque
Viola: Leah Katz, Rodney Wirtz, Stefan Smith, and Adriana Zoppo
Cello: John Krovoza, Simon Huber, Ginger Murphy, Alisha Bauer, and Stefanie Fife
Strings recorded by Greg Keller and Eric Caudieux at Henson Recording
8. “Good Guyâ€
(C. Breaux)
Production: Frank Ocean
Keyboards: Frank Ocean
9. “Nightsâ€
(C. Breaux, J. Thornalley, M. Uzowuru)
Production: Frank Ocean, Joe Thornalley, Michael Uzowuru, and Buddy Ross
Arrangement: Frank Ocean, Buddy Ross, Jon Brion, and Joe Thornalley
Guitars: Frank Ocean and Spaceman
Drum Programming: Michael Uzowuru and Joe Thornalley
Keyboards: Buddy Ross, Joe Thornalley and Jon Brion
10. “Solo (Reprise)â€
(A. Benjamin, J. Blake, C. Breaux)
Production: Frank Ocean, James Blake, and Jon Brion
Arrangement: James Blake and Jon Brion
Keyboards: James Blake and Jon Brion
Drum Programming: Jon Brion
*Andre 3000 appears courtesy of Epic Records
11. “Pretty Sweetâ€
(C. Breaux)
Production: Frank Ocean, Malay Ho, and Om’mas Keith
Arrangement: Malay Ho, Om’mas Keith, and Jon Brion
String Arrangement: Jon Brion
Guitars: Malay Ho
Drum Production: Malay And Om’mas Keith
Bass: Buddy Ross
Violin: Eric Gorfain (Concertmaster), Daphne Chen, Marisa Kuney, Charlie Bisharat, Katie Sloan, Songa Lee, Gina Kronstadt, Lisa Dondlinger, Terry Glenny, Chris Woods, Neel Hammond, Marcy Vaj, and Crystal Alforque
Viola: Leah Katz, Rodney Wirtz, Stefan Smith, and Adriana Zoppo
Cello: John Krovoza, Simon Huber, Ginger Murphy, Alisha Bauer, and Stefanie Fife
Strings recorded by Greg Keller and Eric Caudieux at Henson Recording
12. “Facebook Storyâ€
(S. Akchote, B. Ross)
Production: Frank Ocean
*Contains a sample of ‘Running Around’ by Buddy Ross
13. “Close to Youâ€
(C. Breaux, B. Ross, B. Bacharach, H. David)
Production: Frank Ocean, Buddy Ross, and Francis Starlite
Arrangement: Frank Ocean, Buddy Ross, and Francis Starlite
Additional Programming: Buddy Ross
Drum Programming: Joe Thornalley
Keyboards: Buddy Ross
Vocoder: Francis Starlite
*Contains a sample of ‘They Long to Be Close to You’ (Cacharach/David) performed by Stevie Wonder live on The David Frost Show, courtesy of Rellin’ in the Years Productions, LLC
14. “White Ferrariâ€
(C. Breaux, K. West, M. Ho, J. Lennon, P. McCartney)
Production: Frank Ocean, Jon Brion and Om’mas Keith
Arrangement: Frank Ocean, Buddy Ross, Jon Brion, and Alex Giannascoli
Guitars: Alex Giannascoli
Keyboards: Buddy Ross, Malay Ho, and Jon Brion
Drum Programming: Sebastian Akchote
Sample Programming: Sebastian Akchote and Frank Ocean
*Contains an interpolation of ‘Here, There and Everywhere’ by the Beatles
15. “Seigfriedâ€
(C. Breaux, M. Ho, R. Batmanglij, E. Smith)
Production: Frank Ocean and Malay Ho
Guitars: Malay Ho
Bass: Malay Ho
Keyboards: Rostam Batmanglij and Malay Ho
String Arrangement: Johnny Greenwood
Strings: London Contemporary Orchestra
*Contains a quote from ‘A Fond Farewell’ by Elliott Smith and a sample from ‘Untitled’ by Rostam Batmanglij
16. “Goodspeedâ€
(C. Breaux, M. Ho)
Production: Frank Ocean, Om’mas Keith, Malay Ho, and James Blake
Arrangement: Frank Ocean, James Blake and Sebastian Akchote
Keyboards: Malay Ho, James Blake, Mars 1500
Strings: Sebastian Akchote
Featured Vocals: Kim Burrell and Yung Lean
Choir: Frank Ocean
Additional Programming: Frank Ocean
17. “Futura Freeâ€
(C. Breaux, D. Allen, H. Burnham, A. Gill, J. King)
Production: Frank Ocean, Om’mas Keith, and Malay Ho
Arrangement: Om’mas Keith and Malay Ho
Keyboards: Frank Ocean and Malay Ho
Bass: Om’mas Keith
Drum Programming: Frank Ocean and Om’mas Keith
*Contains a sample of ‘Anthrax’ (Allen/Burnham/Gill/King) performed by Gang of Four, produced under license from Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company (for the United States, Canada and Mexico) and Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company (for the rest of the world)
Interviews
(B. Ross)
Interviewer: Mikey Alfred
Subjects: Ryan Moore, Ibrahim Hariri, Na-Kel Smith, Sage Elsessler, Evan Clark, Nabil Hariri, and Frank Ocean
Keyboards: Buddy Ross
*Contains a sample of “Running Around†by Buddy Ross