Songs such as “Pink + White” and “Ivy” recall Ocean’s coming-of-age through the use of vocal pitching. Blonde can therefore be seen as a reflection of Frank’s younger years, detailing his innocence and purity and loss thereof, making the album play out as more autobiographical than any of his previous works. The first is that children normally have blonde hair that darkens to brown as they get older. The word “blonde” itself holds two interpretations. Fans have speculated that the use of “blond” on the album cover and “blonde” on the album listing is a reference to Frank’s bisexuality and the themes of duality between masculinity and femininity in his life with “blond” being the masculine form, and “blonde” being the feminine. Specifically, the reason why the title is spelled differently on the album cover. One aspect of the album that has been subject to much discussion is the title.
In July of 2018, almost two years after the album’s release, Blonde went on to achieve RIAA platinum status. In The Guardian’s review of the album reviewer Tim Jonze called Blonde, “one of the most intriguing and contrary records ever made.” It is considered to be one of the greatest R&B/pop albums of all time.
Blonde debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and sold 276,000 album-equivalent units. Upon its release, the album was met with critical acclaim. On Augthe lead single “Nikes”, was released with an accompanying music video exclusively on Apple Music. The magazine also features an alternate version of Blonde. The magazine, titled Boys Don’t Cry, is a companion piece to Blonde and features various types of content including poetry and interviews from Frank himself. The album was released both physically, in magazines given away in pop-up stores around the country, and digitally on iTunes. The album was released on August 20, 2016, following a four-year hiatus after the release of channel ORANGE. Blonde is the second studio album by the enigmatic Frank Ocean.
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